Business Today (BBC News programme)
Daily television news programme for BBC News
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Business Today is a television business news programme produced by BBC News and shown on BBC News Channel and BBC One on weekdays. Each edition lasts 25 minutes. The 05:30 edition is also seen on BBC One, and the 11:30 edition also airs on BBC Two during their simulcasts of BBC News Channel. The main presenters of the programme are Sally Bundock, Ben Thompson,[1] Michelle Fleury (New York), and Steve Lai (Singapore). Other business journalists act as relief presenters.
Ben Thompson
Michelle Fleury
Steve Lai
| Business Today | |
|---|---|
Title card used since 2024 | |
| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | Sally Bundock Ben Thompson Michelle Fleury Steve Lai |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studios E & C, Broadcasting House, London New York Singapore |
| Running time | 12 - 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC News BBC One BBC Two |
| Release | 7 May 2024 – present |
| Related | |
| World Business Report (TV programme) Asia Business Report Middle East Business Report Africa Business Report India Business Report Business Edition | |
This show was introduced to replace World Business Report[1] and Asia Business Report, which ran for decades.
During the 14:30 segment, the show is renamed Business Today - NYSE Opening Bell, focussing on the New York Stock Exchange.[2]
Programme details
| Air time (GMT) | Duration (mins)[3] | Location | Main presenter Monday - Thursday | Main presenter Friday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:30 | 12 | Singapore | Steve Lai | ||
| 02:30 | 12 | Simulcasted on BBC One | |||
| 03:30 | 12 | ||||
| 04:30 | |||||
| 05:30 | 20 | London | Sally Bundock | Lukwesa Burak | |
| 06:30 | 20 | ||||
| 07:30 | 20 | ||||
| 08:30 | 10 | Unbranded | |||
| 11:30 | 12 | Ben Thompson | Simulcasted on BBC Two | ||
| 14:30 | 12 | New York | Michelle Fleury | Focusing on the opening bell of the NYSE | |
| 16:30 | 12 | London | Ben Thompson | N/A | Focusing on the closing bell and end of the day in European markets |
Relief presenters
London
- Tanya Beckett
- Samantha Simmonds
- Vishala Sri-Pathma
Singapore
- Arunoday Mukharji
- Mariko Oi
- Katie Silver
- Suranjana Tewari
New York
- Erin Delmore