(October 10 – 10:30 ET) – AGF Management Limited has taken a major stake in Moneyworld Media Inc. to launch moneyworld, a television series that will broadcast online at themoneyworld.com.
themoneyworld.com has signed content deals with companies such as Stockpoint, TheFinancials.com and features streaming video updates from the floor of major stock exchanges as well as breaking news, interviews and financial news from around the world.
Shot around the world with guests such as Bill Clinton, Larry Ellison, Dennis Rodman, Tony Blair and Thomas Friedman, moneyworld television connects the dots between the trends, events and personalities that are transforming the global business landscape. It features 18 thematically focused episodes that give a unique and unexpected perspective on the world of money.
“This is a growth strategy and business investment that harnesses AGF’s belief in the potential of media convergence,” said Blake Goldring, president and chief executive officer, AGF Management Ltd.
The venture will build the AGF brand, he said. The multimedia property has already reached advertising, sponsorship and online revenue targets projected for the first phase of operation.
“moneyworld does what no other business information medium can do,” said Goldring. “For financial advisors and investors, moneyworld blends finance with media and mixes broadcast with internet to create a financial information powerhouse. Together they break down borders to give advisors and their clients a complete view of the world of money.”
moneyworld television and themoneyworld.com launch October 15 in Canada on CanWest Global network and in Asia on CNBC Asia and Nikkei Japan. moneyworld begins Sunday, October 15 at 10:30 a.m. EST on the Global Television Network and Sunday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m. on Prime.
-IE Staff