The Cable Gamer has always had a high opinion of Bloomberg News. The terminals, that is--they are full of information; nobody can be a legit Wall Streeter without a "Bloomberg," and if you happen to be visiting a master of the universe, they are fun to peruse.
But as for the Bloomberg TV channel, and the online video presence, not so much. The channel has always been cluttered and un-television-y, and dominated, editorially, by retreads, such as Al Hunt, the former in-house liberal at The Wall Street Journal and his coterie of snobby liberal friends, such as ex-Time staffer Margaret Carlson.
But now, speaking of liberal retreads, I seethe news that Bloomberg has just hired the even more over-the-hill Andy Lack to run its new-media operations. Lack was hot in the 80s, at CBS, and then he floundered at NBC and floundered even more at Sony. So of course, ever since he has been networking around Michael's restaurant on W. 55th, angling for another gig.
Lack long ago lost his mojo. But it's no big deal. Bloomberg can afford to make mistakes. And Mike would rather be mayor for life, anyway, so who cares what happens to the operation?
And speaking of Carlsons, I am sure that Tucker Carlson will soon be pitching a show for Bloomberg.
