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Eye to Eye
Title card of Eye To Eye
Presented byFrancine Lacqua
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsLondon Eye, U.K.
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkBloomberg Television
ReleaseMarch 28, 2011 (2011-03-28) –
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

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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.[3] The series premiered in Asia Pacific markets on 11 June 2011.[4]

Episodes

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Season 1 (2011)

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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)

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

Awards

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List of accolades
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2013 AIBs International TV personality[7] Francine Lacqua (host of Eye To Eye) Won

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bloomberg Television Goes 'Eye To Eye' With Business Visionaries". Bloomberg. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Westbrook, Jesse (7 October 2011). "Soros Says Europe, U.S. Turmoil Reminds Him of Soviet Collapse". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ @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.
  7. ^ "AIBs – 2013 Winners and Highly Commended Announced". Association for International Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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