Sportfolio, the weekly sports business show hosted by Rick Horrow on Bloomberg Television, will take a 360 degree look at the business of the Olympics this week. Bloomberg TV reporter Dominic Chu talks to Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson about her unique partnership with Procter and Gamble's "Thank You, Mom" program, and to VISA Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio about the company's extension of its "Go World" campaign into social media. Citigroup Chief Brand Officer Dermot Boden joins Horrow in studio to examine Citi’s "Every Step of The Way" campaign.
Bloomberg West reporter Jon Erlichman sits down at Dodger Stadium with new Dodgers owner and entertainment mogul Peter Guber and golf legend Gary Player joins the show via satellite to analyze the state of international golf and the industry as a whole.
The show will premiere Wednesday, May 16 at 9 PM and Midnight ET on Bloomberg TV (DirecTV 353, check your local cable systems for the channel near you).
Now over six months into its weekly run, this weeks edition of "Sportfolio" will add to a guest list that has already included: NBA Commissioner David Stern, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, MLS Commissioner Doug Garber, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, Padres owner Jeff Moorad, NASCAR’s Brian France, Jeff Gordon, Masters Champion Bubba Watson, IZOD Indy Car’s Randy Bernard, and many, many others, with additional shows on the business of sport planned well into the summer. The show reaches more than 270 million households through first-run and syndicated airings.
For all the archived shows visit bloomberg.com/ sportfolio
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