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Mainstream Data to distribute Bloomberg News worldwide
MUMBAI: US-based Global network solutions provider Mainstream Data has won the Bloomberg LP’s global distribution platform account of Bloomberg News.
The New York-based global media company, Bloomberg LP, will use Mainstream’s unique MediasNet distribution network – an Internet-based streaming protocol that provides real-time, guaranteed and secure data transmission.
Bloomberg is also installing Mainstream’s Media Server at its customer sites, which is an input agnostic (Internet, leased circuit, or satellite) multimedia server that captures feeds, stores content locally and interfaces with end-user applications.
Bloomberg News’ media relations team leader Dylan Cohen was quoted as saying, “Mainstream won the business because it can help Bloomberg News meet the ever-changing demands of our global newspaper customers better. We are now able to deliver to all our print media subscribers, a customised news feed that is tailored to their editorial system and will adapt as their needs change. Regardless of the language, location or technical requirements, Bloomberg now has a news feed solution that matches the real-time world in which we operate.”
In addition to providing real time push delivery of Bloomberg News, Mainstream designed and hosts a website for Bloomberg that serves as backup to its MediasNet ‘push’ delivery network as well as a primary distribution medium for customers looking for a browser-based solution.
“We are pleased to have been selected by Bloomberg,” said Mainstream Data president Scott Calder. “Our partnership with Bloomberg illustrates Mainstream’s collaborative, customer-focused approach, allowing them to focus their resources on creating ‘must have’ content, while we take care of the ‘bits and bytes’ required to deliver it.”
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
