Bloomberg L.P. operates as an information-services, news, and media company. The company offers BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service and media services that provide financial and market data, pricing, trading, news, and communications tools to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals, and individuals; Bloomberg Tradebook, an agency broker used by institutional equity, foreign exchange, and energy trading professionals; and Bloomberg Law, which is a legal, regulatory, and compliance platform. It also involves in the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION business, and produces and distributes financial network on various channels; and offers BLOOMBERG RADIO services, which provide news on XM, Sirius, and WorldSpace satellite radio. In addition, the company publishes Bloomberg Markets magazine and BLOOMBERG PRESS books for investment professionals. Bloomberg L.P was founded in 1981 and is based in New York, New York.