Bloomberg Television Names Lindsey Oliver as Commercial Director, EMEA and Asia

Bloomberg Television has named Lindsey Oliver as Commercial Director in charge of distribution for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.  Oliver will add to her current responsibilities and oversee marketing and distribution for Asia, effective immediately.  She will continue to report to Brian Martinez, Bloomberg Television’s head for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

In 2009, Oliver increased the distribution of Bloomberg Television’s single, global English-language network across Europe, Africa and the Middle East to more than 140 million households, up from 28 million in 2008.  She was also instrumental in establishing Bloomberg Television’s brand collaboration in Turkey, BloombergHT (Haberturk), which began airing this January.

“Lindsey has made tremendous strides in securing new distribution for Bloomberg Television, helping us grow to the largest business network in the region of Europe, Africa and Middle East. She also played a key role in helping us partner with a local operator in Turkey,” said Brian Martinez. “With her newly expanded duties overseeing Asia, she will allow us to make even greater strides in striking new distribution deals and gaining a greater global footprint.”

Oliver joined Bloomberg Television in January 2009.  She has previously served as commercial director at Al Jazeera International, where she launched the network in 80 million households, as well as CNBC Europe.