TV International

In his position as Principal Analyst Media, Simon is responsible for the teams at Informa Telecoms and Media that produce the TV Intelligence Centre, six newsletters, two magazines, two electronic briefings, 15 annual management reports, six conferences and two annual directories. Simon also undertakes consultancy projects as well as chairing and presenting at top industry events.

Adam is Media Research Manager within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division. In this role Adam is responsible for Informa's output in the TV sector. Adam’s team is responsible for much of the content on the TV Intelligence Centre, while his most recent piece of research covers Eastern European Television*. It assesses the current status of the Eastern European TV sector, the threats to traditional TV services from emerging technologies, including an in-depth analysis of the viability of the new services. Adam has published research on the TV sectors in Asia Pacific, Latin America, North America, the Middle East, Africa and across Europe.

Adam has more than 10 years experience in the TV and wider media sector as both an analyst and a journalist. He worked as a reporter at CIA Medianetwork’s Channel 11, authored media research analysis for the Corporate Intelligence Group and was senior media analyst at Market Tracking International. He also wrote for the PSI’s prestigious Cultural Trends journal, before joining Informa Telecoms & Media in 2000. He graduated from Guildhall University in 1994, with a first class honours degree in Communications.

Simon Dyson has authored several management and strategic reports on all aspects of the music industry and has also completed several music-related consultancy projects for music companies and music retailers. His knowledge of the music industry extends back more than 15 years and was gained through performance, management and record company ownership. His opinion is widely sought by TV, radio and newspaper journalists on digital music issues as well as the traditional sector.

Following a lengthy career in the music industry he returned to education and gained a BSc in Media Studies at South Bank University. He then worked for a specialist music research agency for three years before joining Informa Telecoms & Media in 2000. Since then he has lead authorship on reports including: Music on the Internet, The Future of Portable Music, The Global Music Industry and Music for Hire.

Ted is a Senior Research Analyst on Informa Telecoms & Media’s TV reports team. In his time with the company, Ted has analysed all aspects of the TV industry and has covered countries in all geographical regions. His areas of expertise cover some of the world’s most active and lucrative markets, such as the US, UK and Japan. He is also responsible for researching and analysing all countries in Western Europe’s Nordic region.

Ted graduated from the University of Reading with a first class honours degree in English Literature in 2005. Before moving into research, he took up temporary roles within the law and education industries. Work with a leading international law firm was followed by a brief role with a major UK examination board.