• Bloomberg will interview President Barack Obama tomorrow at 4pm ET.  The interview will be conducted by Al Hunt as part of the White House rollout of regulatory reform.
• After weeks of speculation, TVNewser reports that Fast Money presenter Jeff Macke has left CNBC.  Spokesman Brian Steel said "Jeff is no longer with CNBC, We wish him all the best and we thank him for his quality contributions.

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CNBC's three global networks have agreed a continuing association with Qatar Airways, the national carrier of Qatar surrounding the global daily business news programme, Worldwide Exchange.  The deal, which runs through to February 2010, includes commercial break bumpers, billboards and standard commercials during breaks. 

Qatar Airways also sponsors the weather on the UK's Sky News.

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• CNBC has appointed a new head of operations for the Asia-Pacific region.  The current global CFO Satpal Brainch will carry on where Jeremy Pink left off who has moved to New Jersey to take up the role of Senior Vice President.

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With the bankruptcy of General Motors expected at 08:00 ET (13:00 BST), it is certainly going to turn out to be a very historic, and very busy day for televsion and radio business and news channels worldwide, especially with the wider ramifications of the chapter 11 filing for GM in Europe where thousands of UK and EU jobs remain on the line.  It goes without saying that CNBC worldwide, along with Bloomberg and Fox Business Network will have extensive coverage of the collapse, but also the UK's Sky News and the BBC will cover the story along with CNN International, CNN in the US, and many other news networks around the globe.

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ITN, the provider of news programming and information in the UK, including ITV and Channel 4's main news bulletins are facing a £40m pension deficit, which is expected to increase further this year casting doubt over the organisations continuing viability as a going concern.  In its annual accounts, audited by Deloitte, an "Emphasis of Matter" has been included.  Deloitte said in a statement regarding the deficit that it ""indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern".

ITN said in its annual report notes that "there have been discussions with the pension fund trustees to put a new funding plan in place," and that the group is confident that a solution would be found by the March 2010 deadline.

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Following the announcement that long serving business editor Michael Wilson will retire at the end of this month, Sky News have announced the appointment of the Sunday Telegraph's Mark Kleinman to the newly created role of City Editor.

Head of Sky News, John Ryley said; "Business news has been the biggest continuous story over the last 18 months or more. The public's ever increasing appetite for business news means we need to improve our ability to deliver original journalism, world-class analysis and the biggest interviews. Mark will help us achieve these goals."

Sky News' press statement added; "In addition to his Sky News role, in which he will focus on delivering agenda-setting off-diary stories, Mark will also be writing a weekly business column for The Times and will be writing a blog on major stories in the City and the world of business."

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Michael Wilson, Sky News' business editor for 20 years is to retire at the end of May.  He joined the network from its launch and is the UK's longest serving business editor.  On the news, he said; "I've done almost twenty years at Sky and I'm leaving when I've still got the appetite for some new ventures. Sky has redefined the provision of television news and I'm proud to have played a part." 

John Riley, head of Sky News said; "Sky News has benefitted enormously from Michael's enthusiasm for business news and I want to thank him very much for his commitment and contribution to Sky News's business coverage."

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CNBC in Europe continues its expansion into the UK market by launching an SMS update service tailored exclusively for its UK audience.  Fresh off the back of the successful launch of its first UK only programme, Strictly Money, viewers in the UK can now get European  stock market updates and financial news summaries direct to their mobile phones via a subscription SMS service.  Two services are available, a market update service, and a guest alert service. 

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This morning has been rife in the media world with rumours about the future of former CNBC presenter, Dylan Ratigan, particularly following his sudden departure from the network in March this year.  NBC have been desperate to keep him in the corporation, particularly with other sharks, notably ABC circling to snap him up.  Because of a clause in his contract with CNBC, NBC have had time scramble, move heaven and earth, and finally announce a deal to keep Ratigan with the Corporation, this time on MSNBC, presenting the 9am - 11am et hours.   Click read more for the press release.

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