Eye to Eye (UK TV series)

Eye to Eye

Title card of Eye To Eye
Presented by Francine Lacqua
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Location(s) London Eye, U.K.
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network Bloomberg Television
Original release March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28) – present
External links
Website

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

Francine Lacqua, the host of Eye to Eye.

The series premiered on 28 March 2011 on Bloomberg Television's Europe, the Middle East and Africa feeds.[2] The series premiered in Asia Pacific markets on 11 June 2011.[3]

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

No. Guest[2] Original UK air date[2]
1"Sir Phillip Green"March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
Francine Lacqua interviews Sir Phillip Green, founder of retailer Topshop.
2"Christian Louboutin"April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
Francine Lacqua interviews luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
3"Michael O'Leary"April 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
Francine Lacqua interviews Irish CEO of low cost airline Ryanair.
4"Sir Martin Sorrell"April 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
Francine Lacqua interviews CEO of communications company WPP Group.
5"Bianca Jagger"April 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
Francine Lacqua interviews social and human rights advocate Bianca Jagger.
1"Margherita Missoni"June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
Francine Lacqua interviews Missoni brand ambassador Margherita Missoni.

Season 2 (2011)

No. Guest Original UK air date
1"George Soros"October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)[4][5]
Francine Lacqua interviews George Soros, a billionaire investor and founder of Soros Fund Management.

Awards

List of accolades
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2013 AIBs International TV personality[6] Francine Lacqua (host of Eye To Eye) Won

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bloomberg Television Debuts 'Eye To Eye'". NFV Zone. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. Westbrook, Jesse (7 October 2011). "Soros Says Europe, U.S. Turmoil Reminds Him of Soviet Collapse". Bloomberg.
  5. https://twitter.com/flacqua/status/120806142883540992
  6. "AIBs – 2013 Winners and Highly Commended Announced". Association for International Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 August 2015.


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