Yahoo Finance to Exclusively Livestream Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting
April 14 2021 - 9:00AM
Yahoo Finance, the leading business and financial
news brand, returns as the exclusive livestream host of the annual
Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting on Saturday, May 1st
beginning at 12:30pm ET. Watch the live stream here:
https://finance.yahoo.com/brklivestream.
The Yahoo Finance exclusive livestream of the meeting will be
the only destination for investors, business professionals,
journalists and consumers alike to tune in live from the comfort of
their homes. Viewers can virtually watch Chairman and CEO Warren
Buffett, Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of
Non-Insurance Operations Greg Abel and Vice Chairman of Insurance
Operations Ajit Jain share their candid outlook on economic
recovery, today’s markets, the company, and more.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has again led us to make changes to the
annual meeting, but we’re delighted to be in Los Angeles with
Charlie Munger and pleased to know that anyone who wants to watch
the meeting can do so thanks to the worldwide streaming provided by
Yahoo Finance,” said Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc.
“Yahoo Finance is proud to be the exclusive global livestream
partner for the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting. We remain
committed to connecting diverse audiences to trusted financial news
and important events during a pivotal time in our economy,” said Jo
Lambert, Head of Consumer at Verizon Media.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholders Meeting is a defining
event for the business community as thousands of people from around
the world tune in to hear insights from the “Woodstock for
Capitalists.” Again this year, due to the worldwide impact of
COVID-19, the meeting will take place remotely, broadcast live
exclusively by Yahoo Finance from Los Angeles, where Buffett will
address the shareholders.
On Saturday, May 1st, Yahoo Finance will be on the ground with
Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, along with a team of on-air hosts from
Yahoo Finance who will provide insight, analysis and news-making
interviews via remote operations. The schedule of live coverage is
below, with special guests and interviews for the pre- and
post-shows to be announced at a later date.
Yahoo Finance Livestream Programming
Schedule:
- 12:30pm ET Yahoo Finance pre-show
- 1:30pm ET Q&A with Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Ajit
Jain, and Greg Abel
- 5:00pm ET Berkshire Hathaway business meeting
- 5:30pm ET Yahoo Finance post-show
- 6:00pm ET Live stream ends
2021 marks the sixth year where Yahoo Finance is the exclusive
livestream host and will be streamed with 100% closed captioning
this year. Once again, the global livestream will be available in
both English and Mandarin, with VOD replay available following the
meeting. An audio replay of the meeting and accompanying interviews
will also be available via podcast on iTunes and other podcast
stores starting Monday, May 3rd. Yahoo Finance is available on
desktop and mobile web via finance.yahoo.com, the Yahoo Finance
app, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV+, Roku and is now
available on linear broadcast via Fios.
For the first time, Yahoo Finance will livestream the event on
TikTok, attracting a wider audience and reaching the next
generation of investors and future financial experts. Also new to
audiences this year, Yahoo Finance will offer users the ability to
connect and interact through its “Watch Together” co-viewing
experience.
Experiencing the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting with
“Watch Together” allows users the opportunity to invite their
colleagues and friends to a private video chat room to view a
synchronized livestream of the meeting together from the comfort of
their homes. Yahoo Finance will unveil new features during the
experience including seamless, real-time analysis and interactive
stock charts for the companies that Buffett and Munger mention on
stage. “Watch Together” will be available on desktop, here:
https://finance.yahoo.com/brklivestream.
For more information on the Berkshire Hathaway Live Stream,
visit the landing page on Yahoo Finance or add the event to your
calendar. Follow the conversation on Twitter with @YahooFinance
#YFBuffett, or on the Yahoo Finance Instagram, TikTok and Facebook
pages. The Yahoo Finance Network is #1 in Business/Finance
News.*
MEDIA USAGE TERMS
FOR BROADCAST: Hi-res downloadable clips will be made
available and distributed day-of.
- Only those clips provided directly by Yahoo Finance may be used
on-air; clips may NOT be pulled for broadcast use from Yahoo
Finance site.
- Clips provided MUST appear in full; clips may NOT be re-cut,
edited or altered in any way.
- Clips MUST retain Yahoo Finance logo, and be accompanied by a
verbal reference “Courtesy of Yahoo Finance” OR cited in text on
screen.
FOR ONLINE: Embeddable VOD clips will
be available at
https://finance.yahoo.com/brklivestream/
- Full live stream will be available on Yahoo Finance ONLY.
- VOD clips may be embedded from Yahoo Finance; clips are not to
be downloaded or posted elsewhere directly, and not to be altered
or edited in any way.
- Embeds must be accompanied by a mention and link back
to Yahoo Finance.
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world.
* Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform,
Total Audience, Yahoo-HuffPost Finance Network, Business/Finance
News category, February 2021, U.S."
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