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Say hello to Bloomberg Media Group, a combination of the business operations of Bloomberg L.P. units Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets magazine, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg Mobile, uniting the company’s television, print, radio, mobile, and digital media properties under one umbrella.

Bloomberg Businessweek president Paul Bascobert will serve as head of business operations for Bloomberg Media Group, retaining his role at Bloomberg Businessweek and reporting to Bloomberg Media Group CEO Andy Lack.

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Bloomberg.com established a special Davos-themed site for its coverage of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 26-30.

The site will feature live streaming and archived versions of television and radio coverage, as well as commentary from Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker, Francine Lacqua, and Tom Keene.

Bloomberg’s apps for the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android will also offer access to breaking news stories from Davos.

Bloomberg Game Changers has been a game-changer for Bloomberg.com, as comScore data showed a record traffic spike in October, with the media company’s Web properties totaling some 21 million unique visitors for the month, and the seven episodes of the documentary series contributing to those robust numbers.

Episodes of Bloomberg Game Changers account for four of the 15 most viewed videos on Bloomberg.com, with the installment featuring Apple chairman and CEO Steve Jobs coming in at No. 2 on that list and totaling nearly 500,000 views.

Other subjects of Bloomberg Game Changers: Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Google co-founder and president, technology Sergey Brin and co-founder and president, products Larry Page; Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts co-founder Henry Kravis; hip-hop mogul Jay-Z; and Oracle co-founder and CEO Larry Ellison.