Bloomberg TV no longer on E!

[MarcB]

Noticed last week that Bloomberg TV is no longer on E! in the morning. It's back to Infomercials til 7AM.

 

[Firebird]

December 31st was the last day Bloomberg TV aired on E!

 

[radiolives]

It used to be on USA Network back in the day I remember. I don't understand why cable companies don't just put Bloomberg TV on regular cable instead of digital cable. Its just stock information news.

 

[stationi]

It used to be on USA Network back in the day I remember. I don't understand why cable companies don't just put Bloomberg TV on regular cable instead of digital cable. Its just stock information news.

A few reasons.... 1) cable companies have to pay Bloomberg per subscriber [more subscribers on basic, more money] 2) Bloomberg doesn't have any demand from cable customers 3) putting Bloomberg on basic would displace more popular channels.

 

[radiolives]

Time Warner put two channels that were digital on regular cable those two being Noggin and VH-1 Classic.

 

[stationi]

Time Warner put two channels that were digital on regular cable those two being Noggin and VH-1 Classic.

Most likely Time Warner was forced by the owner, Viacom, to carry theses channels in order to continue to carry their more popular networks like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.

 

[DToTheJ]

I believe those modifications are a result of the recent near-blackout of Viacom-owned channels on Time Warner cable systems.

Getting back to the topic at hand...

Didn't Bloomberg lease their time on E!, and USA Network before it?

 

[radiolives]

Not to talk about those two channels again as this is about Bloomberg TV. But Time Warner moved VH-1 Classic and Noggin on regular cable (early summer) before the problem happened last month.

As for Bloomberg TV are they looking for another network to get time on?