Derek Baine has been with SNL Kagan for over 14 years. He manages the firm's Entertainment and Programming Practice. Mr. Baine closely follows trends in cable networks, film, television and video and specializes in setting up tax-driven movie and TV deals, business plans for cable networks and start-ups, as well as valuations of TV and film libraries. He authors one of SNL Kagan’s flagship annual studies, Economics of Basic Cable Networks, and is also a frequent contributor to a variety of exclusive SNL Kagan’s features, including Economics of Networks, Economics of Cable TV Advertising and Wireless Investor. The analyst group under his direction is responsible for several expert intelligence newsletters, including Cable Program Investor, Motion Picture Investor, and VOD & ITV Investor. He is regularly quoted in major publications, such as Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, New York Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. [Education: Graduated cum laude, B.S., Accounting, Golden Gate University; M.B.A. and M.S., Finance, Golden Gate University, San Francisco CA, finished all educational requirements for Doctorate in Business Administration and is currently working on his dissertation].

Robin Flynn manages SNL Kagan’s Cable TV and Broadcast divisions. Ms. Flynn has been analyzing and valuing companies and assets in the multichannel and radio/TV station fields for 20 years, since joining SNL Kagan in 1988. Her team of dedicated analysts and researchers monitor the cable television, broadcast television, radio and satellite sectors. With her guidance they produce a number of SNL Kagan newsletters, including Broadcast Investor: Deals & Finance, Cable TV Investor: Deals & Finance and Media Money. She also authors many of SNL Kagan’s industry-leading, reports: Telco TV Outlook, Broadband Cable Financial Databook, TV Station Deals & Finance and Radio Financial Databook. She is called upon regularly to provide independent fair-market-value appraisals, as well as testimony and exhibits in matters of litigation. Ms. Flynn is frequently quoted in national, business, and industry press. She also hosts several SNL Kagan events, such as the SNL Kagan Radio/TV Values & Finance Summit, and appears regularly as a panelist and speaker at leading industry conferences. [Education: B.A.,Duke University, Durham NC; M.B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey CA].

Sharon Armbrust joined SNL Kagan in 1979, serving as senior analyst across multiple media and telecom sectors, and authoring a number of studies covering investments in emerging technologies. After relocating to Europe in 2003, Sharon has been an essential cog of the Kagan Media Appraisals team, providing the firm with a worldwide perspective. Today, Ms. Armbrust is SNL Kagan's senior consultant specializing in wired/wireless telecommunications and cable TV practices with a focus on investments in wireless spectrum, distribution networks and technology and provides appraisals, business plans and legal testimony for SNL Kagan's wireless, tower and cable TV clients. She also writes for the online feature Wireless Investor and contributes to SNL Kagan's wireless offering. [Education: M.A., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, and B.A., University of Michigan].

Joining the firm in 1996, Deana Myers is a Senior Analyst at SNL Kagan focusing on the television market. She specializes in film and TV library valuations, profit participation analysis, industry white papers, and network business plans. Deana regularly authors top SNL Kagan studies and online features, including Economics of TV Programming and Syndication, Media Trends, The Economics of Hispanic TV and Radio in the U.S., Economics of Networks, Economics of Internet Media and Economics of TV and Film. She and her team also publish leading industry newsletters, including Cable Program Investor and VOD & ITV Investor. Her areas of expertise include: Premium Networks, Cable and Broadcast Networks; Syndicated TV; TV Programming; VOD/PPV; Digital Distribution of Content; Film and Video; new media and emerging technologies; and the Hispanic TV market. Ms. Myers is frequently quoted in major business and trade publications such as The Wall St. Journal, The New York Times, The USA Today, Fortune, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and TV Week. She has also served as moderator at several SNL Kagan events and frequently serves as a panelist at major industry conferences. [Education: B.A., Economics and B.A., Women's Studies, both from the University of California, San Diego CA].

Ian Olgeirson is SNL Kagan's lead cable analyst tracking voice, video, data and other advanced broadband services. Mr. Olgeirson leads consulting projects vetting the current and future technological capabilities of cable infrastructures in North America. He is a prolific contributor to many SNL Kagan studies, providing forecasts and direction for investment, deployment and marketing of digital video, on-demand, high-speed data, DVRs, HDTV, and IP telephony services. Ian also authors recognized SNL Kagan reports like Telco TV Outlook and Video on Demand. Mr. Olgeirson is a regular contributor to SNL Kagan newsletters, including Broadband Technology, VOD & ITV Investor, and Cable TV Investor. Mr. Olgeirson's expertise has been quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and BusinessWeek, among others. [Education: B.S., Journalism and B.A., English, both from the University of Colorado, Boulder].

Ben Reneker is a Senior Analyst at SNL Kagan, and heads up the company’s international media markets research team in addition to following emerging media technologies, digital rights management and mobile entertainment. He is the lead analyst on SNL Kagan’s exclusive Global Multichannel coverage including high definition TV and global Internet video trends. Mr. Reneker also serves as a consultant for SNL Kagan Media Appraisals specializing in global pay-TV markets, IP-VOD systems and new media business models. Prior to joining the company in February 2002, Mr. Reneker operated as an independent new media and mobile device consultant while serving as founder and president of ReelMind, Inc. a streaming media affinity portal targeting independent filmmakers and animators. [Education: B.A., The Colorado College: MSc, awarded with distinction, London School of Economics and Political Science.]