ADVISORY, Sept. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

What: Esquire Network, the lifestyle and entertainment television network, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary.  Esquire is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and features programming that speaks to classic and contemporary passions and interests of today’s modern man, from fashion and style to food and drink, travel, family and relationships.

Who: In honor of the occasion, FRANCES BERWICK, President of NBCUniversal’s Cable Entertainment’s Lifestyle Networks, and Ilan Hall, Chef and Judge of Esquire Network’s “Knife Fight,” will ring the Opening Bell. The hit franchise “Knife Fight” premieres season four on Tuesday, November 10th at 9/8c. Shot tournament style, notable nation-wide chefs compete in the underground cooking competition series to conquer mystery ingredients and each other, with only one left standing.

Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET       

Esquire Network Media Contact:
Ivana Nimoh      
(323) 692-5132
[email protected]

Nasdaq MarketSite:
Hilary Edelstein
(646) 678-2321
[email protected]

Feed Information:
Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463
Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West
18 mhz Lower
DL 3811 Vertical
FEC 3/4
SR 13.235
DR 18.295411
MOD 4:2:0
DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:
A webcast of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at:
https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
         
About Esquire Network:
Esquire Network champions the pursuit of a well-played life. The lifestyle and entertainment network, which debuted in September 2013, features programming that speaks to classic and contemporary passions and interests, from fashion and style to food and drink, travel, family and relationships. Building on Esquire magazine’s 80 years of insight into what makes men tick, Esquire Network is available wherever viewers are watching:  in 75 million homes nationwide, online at http://esquiretv.com, On Demand, via mobile with the Esquire TV Now app and other platforms. Esquire Network is a unit of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal. To find Esquire Network, visit: http://esquiretv.com/channelfinder.

About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 70 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world’s securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to more than 3,600 listed companies with a market value of approximately $9.6 trillion and more than 10,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.

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