Eye to Eye (British TV series)
| Eye to Eye | |
|---|---|
 Title card of Eye To Eye | |
| Presented by | Francine Lacqua |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | London Eye, U.K. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bloomberg Television |
| Release | March 28, 2011 – present |
Eye to Eye is a business-themed television interview program hosted by Francine Lacqua, which airs in selected regions on Bloomberg Television.[1] In each episode, Lacqua interviews prominent or senior business figures inside one of the passenger capsules of the London Eye Ferris wheel in London.[2]
The program is similar to another Bloomberg Television series High Flyers, which conducts interviews on the Singapore Flyer.
Broadcast[edit]
The series premiered on 28 March 2011 on Bloomberg Television's Europe, the Middle East and Africa feeds.[3] The series premiered in Asia Pacific markets on 11 June 2011.[4]
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2011)[edit]
| No. | Guest[2] | Original UK air date[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sir Phillip Green" | March 28, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews Sir Phillip Green, founder of retailer Topshop. | |||
| 2 | "Christian Louboutin" | April 4, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin. | |||
| 3 | "Michael O'Leary" | April 11, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews Irish CEO of low cost airline Ryanair. | |||
| 4 | "Sir Martin Sorrell" | April 18, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews CEO of communications company WPP Group. | |||
| 5 | "Bianca Jagger" | April 25, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews social and human rights advocate Bianca Jagger. | |||
| 1 | "Margherita Missoni" | June 2, 2011 | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews Missoni brand ambassador Margherita Missoni. | |||
Season 2 (2011)[edit]
| No. | Guest | Original UK air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "George Soros" | October 6, 2011[5][6] | |
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Francine Lacqua interviews George Soros, a billionaire investor and founder of Soros Fund Management. | |||
Awards[edit]
| List of accolades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2013 | AIBs | International TV personality[7] | Francine Lacqua (host of Eye To Eye) | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ Parker, Rebecca (31 July 2015). "Interview with Bloomberg Television Anchor and Editor-at-Large, Francine Lacqua". Kettle Mag. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bloomberg Television Debuts 'Eye To Eye'". NFV Zone. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Bloomberg Television Goes 'Eye To Eye' With Business Visionaries". Bloomberg. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Bloomberg Television goes 'Eye to Eye' with business visionaries". On Screen Asia. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Westbrook, Jesse (7 October 2011). "Soros Says Europe, U.S. Turmoil Reminds Him of Soviet Collapse". Bloomberg.
- ^ @flacqua (3 October 2011). "Series 2 of Eye-to-Eye launches this Thursday, watch George Soros at 8pm London time, Oct 6th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "AIBs – 2013 Winners and Highly Commended Announced". Association for International Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links[edit]
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