Media & Tech
Media and technology play an increasingly vital role in driving prosperity and economic growth.
Media and technology are changing every industry and helping us find new ways to address major challenges. The media and tech sectors are engines of job creation, and attract new business and new investment to cities. Growing tech sectors also help us harness data that innovative governments and businesses can use to make communities better places to live and work. Cities that support these industries will have a competitive edge in the 21st century. At the same time, we must find ways to connect more people to jobs in media and tech.
Timeline
2022
June 2022
As the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, Mike Bloomberg was sworn in to lead a group of renowned-experts and leaders from across the nation’s innovation base who will provide strategic insights and recommendations on technology and innovation to address the Department’s highest national security priorities.
2021
April 2021
As a member of the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, Bloomberg’s ambitious emissions reduction targets are now officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the leading global body that assesses the scientifically soundness of private sector climate action. Bloomberg is making progress to achieve net zero carbon emissions across operations by 2025,
2020
August 2020
Reflecting a companywide commitment to sustainability, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency names Bloomberg to its list of top 50 green power organizations for its use of renewable electricity.
January 2020
Bloomberg Green launches as a new multiplatform editorial brand focused on climate change news, analysis, and solutions which includes a new website featuring a global, interactive climate data dashboard, a daily email newsletter, a podcast, and a magazine.
2019
October 2019
UK government authorizes Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL) as a regulated UK benchmark administrator, under the European Union Benchmark Regulation (EU BMR).
2018
May 2018
Bloomberg Radio celebrates 25 years of providing 24-hour business radio. WBBR follows various financial markets around the world.
April 2018
Business News Network (BNN) Bloomberg launches in Canada through a partnership between Bloomberg’s global media platform and BNN’s innovative journalism to provide business news to Canadian audiences.
2017
November 2017
The London Mithraeum, located beneath Bloomberg headquarters, is open to the public. The cultural destination features an immersive reconstruction of the Temple of Mithras.
October 2017
In London, Bloomberg LP opens its European headquarters – rated the most sustainable office building in the world. Designed by architect Norman Foster, the building is designed to encourage cooperation and collaboration.
October 2017
The Bloomberg Tokyo office was established in 1987, paving the way for expansion into other markets. Bloomberg hosted a special anniversary event in Tokyo for more than 100 clients to celebrate the many valuable partnerships built over the years.
September 2017
The Bloomberg Global Business Forum convenes the world’s CEOs and heads of state in New York City for on-the-record mainstage discussions and private bilateral and multilateral meetings, to address the most pressing economic issues facing us today.
September 2017
Cornell Tech is created from a 2010 Bloomberg administration competition, inviting top universities to compete to open an applied-science graduate center. Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology win and are awarded $100 million along with land on Roosevelt Island.
2016
June 2016
Mike Bloomberg takes part in the 20th graduating class of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program, where entrepreneurs from around the US are given access to resources and advising to help grow their businesses and the tools to succeed.
May 2016
Bloomberg LP announces a new function to the Bloomberg Terminal, the Gender Equality Index – or GEI – which will provide gender-based statistics, policies and practices from leading global financial services firms.
2015
December 2015
Bloomberg LP launches Bloomberg Radio in Washington, D.C. on WNEW FM 99.1, delivering business and financial news along with non-partisan coverage of politics, policy, power, and influence to the capital region.
December 2015
Bloomberg LP enters into an agreement to acquire Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions Ltd., which will provide more independence, liquidity and transparency to the marketplace, improve industry innovation and further meet the diverse needs of Bloomberg’s global client base.
December 2015
To bring greater transparency for investors, the Financial Stability Board creates a disclosure task force on climate-related financial risks and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney appoints Mike Bloomberg as Chair.
November 2015
Mike Bloomberg is appointed Chair of the newly formed Working Group on U.S. RMB Trading and Clearing, which establishes the trading and clearing of the Chinese currency renminbi in the U.S. to improve the competitiveness of U.S. companies and increase market transparency.
November 2015
Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa announces the creation of a $1 million fund to help build civil society community media organizations in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. The support advances business and financial journalism, social justice, innovation and the importance of data.
October 2015
The Computer History Museum adds the Bloomberg Terminal to its permanent collection. The terminal joins the museum’s “Tools of the Trade” display which tracks the evolution of financial technology from QuoTrek to the AT&T Data-Phone to the Bloomberg Terminal.
September 2015
Lord Norman Foster and Mike Bloomberg host the topping out ceremony of Bloomberg LP’s new European headquarters in London. One of the largest construction projects in the city, the new space will help London grow as a thriving financial, technology and media hub.
September 2015
Morgan Stanley and Bloomberg LP partner for a new data signage deal in Times Square. Bloomberg’s winning concept capitalized on cutting-edge, high resolution screens, stunning visuals and the depth and breadth of Bloomberg data, transforming the most trafficked destination in New York City.
September 2015
Bloomberg LP celebrates 25 years in Singapore with a series of events, including the launch of the Bloomberg Career Express, a specially outfitted vehicle designed to educate and inspire students to careers in business and finance.
July 2015
Bloomberg LP unveils a unique and innovative solar project on three warehouses in Queens, NY which will provide clean energy for the company’s world headquarters at 731 Lexington Avenue and other Bloomberg facilities.
July 2015
Bloomberg LP opens a dedicated R&D office in San Francisco to help engage more directly and consistently with the technology community in the Bay Area. The new hub shares its experiences and contributes to the tech community while learning about new technologies being developed every day.
May 2015
Through funding and support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, as part of the Bloomberg Connects program, the New York Botanical Garden launches a unique mobile experience for visitors to engage with its FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life exhibition.
April 2015
Zach Mider wins Bloomberg’s first Pulitzer Prize for his “Tax Runaways” series, in which he documented how U.S. corporations could lower their taxes and gain an edge on competitors by claiming a new legal address in a foreign country, even if their top executives remained in the U.S.
February 2015
The Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable honors Bloomberg LP as the Outstanding Corporate Leader of 2014. The company receives an “A” for Climate performance from CDP and becomes the second company ever to receive LEED Gold recognition for New Construction Data Centers.
February 2015
In an effort to bring transparency to most liquid African bond markets, Bloomberg partners with The African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch its AfDB/ AFMISM Bloomberg African Bond Index (ABABI).
2014
December 2014
Bloomberg Businessweek celebrates its 85th anniversary with an issue dedicated to the “85 Most Disruptive Ideas in Our History.”
September 2014
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ rebrands its global Digital Engagement Initiative as Bloomberg Connects and commits another $17 million for cultural institutions to develop digital tools that engage visitors with cultural institutions.
July 2014
Bloomberg opens a dedicated R&D facility in San Francisco, including sales, news and media operations, and Bloomberg Beta. The office positions the company to more deeply engage with the local technology community.
June 2014
Mike Bloomberg and London Mayor Boris Johnson co-host the fourth Bloomberg Technology Summit in London. Bloomberg releases a new report, “London: Digital City on the Rise,” which found that London’s technology and information sector employs 382,000 workers, an increase of 11% since 2009.
February 2014
The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, a three-year pan-African program in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, launches to build media capacity, convene international leaders and improve access to information in order to advance transparency, accountability and governance on the continent.
2013
December 2013
Mayor Bloomberg makes his debut on “Made In NY” television show Saturday Night Live in a surprise cameo just after midnight on the program’s satirical news skit Weekend Update.
December 2013
After an estimated 500 shows together in the past 12 years, Mayor Bloomberg makes his final appearance on John Gambling’s WOR radio show–marking Mr. Gambling’s last day as he retires after a decades’ long career.
October 2013
Mayor Bloomberg unveils the “Made In NY” Media Center in DUMBO. The incubator provides a working space and training for creatives the film, television, gaming and advertising industries.
September 2013
Mayor Bloomberg and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee co-host the second Bloomberg Technology Summit in New York City. A new economic report shows that New York’s tech/information sector has grown rapidly over the past five years and is now the second largest driver of the New York economy.
September 2013
Mayor Bloomberg launches WiredNYC, a new program to establish a Wired Certification rating system for the city’s commercial real estate. WiredNYC encourages and accelerates deployment of broadband technologies and creates transparency in the commercial real estate market.
September 2013
The City’s official website NYC.gov launches with a full redesign, making it more user-friendly, intuitive and accessible than ever before. The site serves more than 35 million unique visitors per year and is critical to connecting residents with City programs and services.
September 2013
Championed by Mayor Bloomberg, the City of New York releases 200 new data sets – bringing the total number of data sets to 1,100, an enhanced NYC Open Data portal, and the citywide plan for unlocking all public data by 2018.
June 2013
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Engagement Initiative funds the development of mobile apps at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Jewish Museum, the Met Museum, MoMA, Tate Modern, the Met Opera, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Guggenheim Museum.
April 2013
Bloomberg LP becomes an anchor participant in the Mayors Carbon Challenge, which invites the private sector to match New York City government’s goal to reduce its emissions by 30% in 10 years – part of the broader PlaNYC goal to reduce citywide emissions 30% by 2030.
April 2013
Bloomberg LP becomes the first financial information platform to integrate real-time Twitter feeds into the investment workflows of market professionals. This news follows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to allow the use of social media for corporate disclosures.
2012
November 2012
The Bloomberg App Portal launches, giving subscribers access to a range of specialty applications developed by third parties and powered by data and news from the Bloomberg Professional service.
October 2012
In 2012, Mayor Bloomberg hosts the inaugural Bloomberg Technology Summit, bringing together business, tech, government, and community leaders for an off-the-record conversation and collaboration on the future of technology, and its role in our economy.
May 2012
An economic study reveals that filmed entertainment in New York City has seen remarkable growth and is currently the strongest in its history, generating direct spending of $7.1 billion in 2011, an increase of over $2 billion dollars annually since 2002, and employing 130,000 people.
May 2012
Bloomberg LP acquires Dublin-based software provider PolarLake and launches a new enterprise data management (EDM) service to help companies acquire, manage and distribute data across their organizations.
March 2012
To demonstrate Mike Bloomberg’s overarching commitment to sustainability, Bloomberg LP completes an 8-acre solar energy system to help power the company’s New Jersey office.
2011
December 2011
Mayor Bloomberg announces an historic partnership with Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a two-million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
October 2011
Mayor Bloomberg launches the City’s computerized, online permit system, allowing film and television productions to apply for permits online; the system saves productions time and money, and streamlines city services.
July 2011
To spark innovation, the City of New York hosts its first-ever hackathon bringing together technologists and government officials to reinvent the City’s official website NYC.gov.
July 2011
Mayor Bloomberg announces the competition for Applied Sciences NYC, the City’s initiative to build a state-of-the-art engineering and applied sciences campus in New York City. The initiative will help transform the city’s economy, generating $6 billion in economic activity.
May 2011
Mayor Bloomberg unveils Road Map for the Digital City – a comprehensive strategy for realizing the city’s digital potential. The roadmap offers a framework to enhance engagement with residents, increase access, further transparency, and promote the technology sector.
May 2011
Bloomberg View, the new opinion section of Bloomberg News launches with its first columns on Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg Professional service. The launch of Bloomberg View coincides with the debut of a newly designed homepage and the next evolution of Bloomberg.com.
May 2011
Bloomberg LP publishes its first public sustainability report, which reveals among other findings, that the company achieved a 20% reduction in emissions intensity from the previous year.
January 2011
Bloomberg LP launches real-time compliance with Bloomberg Vault, the first compliance solution to integrate real-time monitoring, search analytics and archiving of Bloomberg messaging and corporate email.
January 2011
Bloomberg LP launches Bloomberg Government in Washington, D.C., a standalone tool for professionals who need insights into the business impacts of government actions. The new service provides information, data, news and analysis on legislation, regulation and government spending.
2010
July 2010
2009
December 2009
Bloomberg LP acquires New Energy Finance, a global leader in news, data and analysis on renewable energy, carbon markets, energy efficiency, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear power.
December 2009
Bloomberg LP acquires BusinessWeek, the market leader among business periodicals with more than 4.7 million readers each week in 140 countries. The publication is renamed Bloomberg Businessweek.
June 2009
The NYC Big Apps competition launches, inviting developers to build innovative Web applications using city data. The annual event has spurred economic development in the local technology sector, encouraged agencies to provide new data sets and become a model for other cities.
2007
June 2007
Mayor Bloomberg and Media and Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver present the inaugural “Made in NY” Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the local media and entertainment industry.
2005
June 2005
Bloomberg LP moves to its new global headquarters in New York City, located at 731 Lexington Avenue. The 55-story building is designed by Cesar Pelli and his son Rafael.
2004
December 2004
Bloomberg Professional service subscriptions surpass 200,000 worldwide.
September 2004
Mayor Bloomberg unveils the “Made in New York Incentive Program,” featuring a combination of tax and marketing credits, along with expanded customer service for film and television productions in New York City.
2003
December 2003
Recognizing the rise in mobile computing, Bloomberg LP introduces Bloomberg Anywhere, providing subscribers secure access from any location via the web.
September 2003
Instant Bloomberg (“IB”) instant messaging goes live on Bloomberg.
2001
November 2001
In a major initiative to increase user security, Bloomberg LP introduces biometric authentication for subscribers.
2000
January 2000
Bloomberg LP launches a multi-bank foreign exchange trading platform, FX, to enable traders, corporate treasurers and market participants to access liquidity from global providers.
1999
March 1999
Bloomberg LP begins to sponsor audio guides at museums starting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies is now the leading funder of digital access initiatives at cultural organizations through its Bloomberg Connects program.
1998
July 1998
Bloomberg Professional service subscriptions surpass 100,000.
1997
March 1997
Bloomberg Professional Service evolves from a closed system to a dynamic data exchange with the launch of the data license desktop API.
1996
December 1996
Addressing a lack of control, clarity and speed in trading execution, Bloomberg LP launches Tradebook, a global agency broker for institutional traders, broker-dealers, hedge fund managers, market makers and portfolio managers worldwide.
1995
September 1995
Moving beyond the traditional “terminal” model, the Bloomberg Professional Service can now be installed on any subscriber’s desktop or laptop computer.
1994
February 1994
The Bloomberg Television network launches, creating the first 24-hour business and financial news channel. Today, Bloomberg TV is produced and distributed globally.
1993
February 1993
Bloomberg LP introduces secure electronic messaging, connecting users across the Bloomberg Professional Service network years before email becomes ubiquitous. Today, subscribers exchange more than 215 million messages on Bloomberg each day.
January 1993
Bloomberg Radio’s channel WBBR 1130 takes to the airwaves. Instead of using traditional live broadcasting, Bloomberg Radio was completely digital. Reporters recorded sound bites of written news then fed it to the computer system – essentially, creating the first ever podcast.
1990
June 1990
A six-person team led by editor-in-chief Matthew Winkler launches Bloomberg News to provide real-time news relevant to traders and other active in the market.
1987
January 1987
The first international Bloomberg office opens overseas in London. Today, with nearly 3,000 employees, London is the company’s second-largest office after New York. Over the next few years, Bloomberg offices open worldwide, including Singapore (1990), Frankfurt (1992), and Hong Kong (1993).
1986
January 1986
Recognizing the need for real-time information beyond fixed-income markets, Bloomberg introduces functionality across all asset classes.
1981
October 1981
Using severance pay he received from his previous employer, Mike Bloomberg launches the company that would become Bloomberg LP. In a market lacking transparency, the Bloomberg Professional Service levels the playing field by providing never-before available data on fixed income markets.