Tim Baskerville Named President of Kagan Research
Tim Baskerville, former founder and CEO of London-based Baskerville Communications, has taken the helm as President of 35-year old media business analyst firm, Kagan Research, LLC. As President, Baskerville will be responsible for Kagans Monterey, California-based publishing, consulting and events businesses serving the media, communications and entertainment sectors.
(PRWEB) February 4, 2005 -- Tim Baskerville has taken the helm as President of 35-year old media business analyst firm, Kagan Research, LLC. Baskerville brings to Kagan an experienced hand in developing its publishing, consulting and events businesses. The Monterey, California-based firm serves the media, communications and entertainment sectors.
Kagan Research provides data and analysis of financial and tech developments, industry projections, trend tracking, and business valuations for hundreds of privately held and publicly traded media and communications companies - via consulting services, newsletters, analyst reports and sector-focused databooks.
Baskerville successfully grew and sold several publishing and research businesses over the last 15 years. Most recently Baskerville ran his own consulting firm advising media-related companies on product development, strategy and execution. He had founded and was CEO of London-based Baskerville Communications, a leading provider of information, analysis and consulting services in the entertainment, electronic media and wireless industries. Baskerville Communications was acquired by Informa Group PLC in 1999. Baskerville was also President and Publisher of Vidmar Communications, a Phillips Publishing subsidiary that pioneered analysis and primary research in the home entertainment industry. Early in his career he served as an editor at Kagan and as a journalist, columnist, editor and producer for such organizations as CBS, Cox Broadcasting, Billboard, Radio News West and Television News, Inc.
"Kagan truly created the tools to analyze and forecast the whole landscape of new media and content, from the early days of cable TV to the Internet age. It's an honor to carry that tradition into a new growth era at Kagan Research," said Baskerville.
For more Information about Kagan Research go to http://www.kagan.com
About Kagan Research, LLC:
For more than 35 years, media strategists and decision makers have turned to Kagan for the data and critical insight they need to anticipate market developments. Kagan is known for expert intelligence and independent analysis. Kagan Research LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of MCG Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: MCGC) and publishes analytics in the form of newsletters, databooks and electronic databases and covers valuation, M&A deals and operating trends in cable, broadcast, home video, motion picture, newspaper and wireless industries. Kagan sponsors conferences, provides appraisals and offers litigation support and expert testimony on valuations to the industries it serves.
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