Eye to Eye (British TV series)
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]
| Eye to Eye | |
|---|---|
 Title card of Eye To Eye | |
| Presented by | Francine Lacqua |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | London Eye, U.K. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bloomberg Television |
| Original release | March 28, 2011 – present |
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.[3] The series premiered in Asia Pacific markets on 11 June 2011.[4]
Episodes
Season 1 (2011)
| No. | Guest[2] | Original UK air date[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sir Phillip Green" | March 28, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews Sir Phillip Green, founder of retailer Topshop. | |||
| 2 | "Christian Louboutin" | April 4, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin. | |||
| 3 | "Michael O'Leary" | April 11, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews Irish CEO of low cost airline Ryanair. | |||
| 4 | "Sir Martin Sorrell" | April 18, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews CEO of communications company WPP Group. | |||
| 5 | "Bianca Jagger" | April 25, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews social and human rights advocate Bianca Jagger. | |||
| 1 | "Margherita Missoni" | June 2, 2011 | |
| Francine Lacqua interviews Missoni brand ambassador Margherita Missoni. | |||
Season 2 (2011)
| No. | Guest | Original UK air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "George Soros" | October 6, 2011[5][6] | |
| 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[7] | Francine Lacqua (host of Eye To Eye) | Won |
References
- 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.
- "Bloomberg Television Debuts 'Eye To Eye'". NFV Zone. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- "Bloomberg Television Goes 'Eye To Eye' With Business Visionaries". Bloomberg. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- "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.
- Westbrook, Jesse (7 October 2011). "Soros Says Europe, U.S. Turmoil Reminds Him of Soviet Collapse". Bloomberg.
- @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.
- "AIBs – 2013 Winners and Highly Commended Announced". Association for International Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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