UBC Media Strikes Deal With Bloomberg For Provision Of Financial Radio Services

Content provider to the radio and internet industries, UBC Media Group has signed a deal with Bloomberg which will see the financial information services company become the exclusive supplier of business bulletins and market reports for analogue commercial radio stations in the UK.

The reports will be heard immediately on the 70 analogue and digital services which already have an agreement with UBC to run financial reports from the company’s production arm, Unique Broadcasting. The deal will also see Bloomberg information and reports being made available on new digital radio services. UBC’s prior involvement with digital radio services has included the introduction of services which allow broadcast data to accompany audio channels and work with Psion’s Wavefinder, which allows PCs to receive digital radio.

Simon Cole, CEO of UBC commented on the deal: “There is no doubt that with Bloomberg’s global presence we can create significant business opportunities in the UK. I am particularly excited about the work we will do together in digital radio. It is important here that we use our early mover advantage in data services to forge relationships with the companies that are likely to have the most compelling content available.”

Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.co.uk UBC: 020 7402 1011 www.ubcmedia.co.uk

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