What version of TWS is required for Bloomberg TV?

Bloomberg TV streaming service in TWS requires that you have one of the following TWS versions or one that was updated February 2, 2020.

  • TWS Stable 972.1v
  • TWS Latest 978.1e
  • TWS Beta 979.1a

Linux OS Requirements

If you are running TWS on Linux and your version of TWS still does not play Bloomberg TV, please make the following changes.

1. Confirm if you can play MP4 files, if not install libav codecs using the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository universe<br />sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-libav<br />``

If codecs are already installed and OS is newer than Ubuntu 16, a newer version of Java is needed to run TWS.

  1. Download and install Java 1.8.0_171 or newer
  1. Change Java run-time version using the following commands

export appjavahome=1.8.0_171/.tws<br /><br />

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