Charlie Rose to Bloomberg…sort of…

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter writes that PBS’ Charlie Rose show will be repeated the next day on Bloomberg TV…whifch raises the question “How do you cut up a nearly 60 minute commercial free program and make it fit on commercial TV?”

In a deal that is expected to be announced on Thursday, Bloomberg will rebroadcast Charlie Rose’s show in prime time around the world. The arrangement marks one of Bloomberg’s boldest steps yet to refashion its programming to better compete with CNBC and other channels.

The pact will take effect in September, Bloomberg officials said Wednesday.

The one-hour program will continue to be syndicated to PBS affiliates in the United States, as it has since 1991; the editions will be replayed the next evening on Bloomberg.