LONDON, March 13, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
announced today the debut of its first live show to
originate outside the U.S - News Hub GMT - airing live each
weekday at 12 noon GMT/07:00 EST on WSJ.com and WSJ Live,
in a move which significantly expands the Journal's
live programming across the globe.
Hosted by Dow Jones columnist Nick Hastings in London, News
Hub GMT airs as a 20-minute show, bringing the
Journal's global audience an authoritative take on the
day's leading business, financial and general news
stories, including the latest breaking news and
developments.
As part of the growing stable of live video from the
Journal, the show will tap the resources of bureaus in
Europe - including Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, Brussels,
Moscow and Athens - as well as the global network of more
than 2,000 journalists across Dow Jones, including the
Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and MarketWatch.
"News Hub GMT showcases the expertise of our team of
reporters around Europe and allows our readers to engage
with them on a new platform," said Tracy Corrigan,
editor-in-chief, Europe, The Wall Street Journal. "The
show brings an added dimension to our news reporting and
analysis during the European business day."
Wall Street Journal video features more than four hours of
live programming each business day, with multiple shows,
news updates, reporting from the field, exclusive
interviews and special events coverage as well as an
extensive archive of on-demand video. News Hub GMT joins
current live shows, including Digits, Lunch Break, Mean
Street, Markets Hub, Opinion Journal, Off Duty and News Hub
AM/PM from New York. Show segments are available on-demand
following the live airing.
The WSJ Live app is currently available for free via
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, YouTube and Hulu, as well as Boxee,
Roku, Google TV, Etisalat, Panasonic's VIERA Connect™
-enabled HDTVs, Samsung 2011 Smart TVs, Sony Internet TV,
VIZIO Internet Apps® HDTVs, and the Yahoo!® Connected TV
platform.
Contact:
Kate Dobbin
Dow Jones & Company
Kate.dobbin@dowjones.com
Tel: +44 203 426 1164
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