Study Group: Magazine Publishing Experts (North America)

Council Members in this Study Group: 46

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Albert Greco

Senior Researcher
Institute for Publishing Research, Inc.

Albert Greco: Senior Researcher at Institute for Publishing Research; and Professor at Fordham's Graduate School of Business Administration. He prepares projections for "Publishers Weekly;" between 1999-2008 he prepared data for "Book Industry Trends."...

Joshua Pollack

Chief Executive Officer
NXTCOM CORP

Joshua Pollack is the Chief Executive Officer of NXTCOM CORP, an investment management company focused in the media, sports, entertainment, publishing, video game, internet and digital distribution industries. Mr. Pollack recently led a feature film slate...

Tracey Clanton

President
MARC

Tracey Clanton is the President of MARC- Marketing Aimed 2 Reach Consumers. MARC is a consulting firm operating as a full service Agency providing Marketing, Advertising and Media for retail clients. Recently, Tracey held the position of Group Account...

Louis Bilka

President
Communications Two Group

Louis Bilka is the President of Communications Two Group, a direct response consulting company. He is responsible for recommending and implementing mailing list, credit card inserts, newspaper inserts, space advertising, radio and television spot buying...

GLG News^SM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

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Best to Listen to the Obvious

December 12, 2006

Analysis by:Joshua Pollack, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:At UBS: News Corp. Chernin Touts Traditional Media | adage.com

This article is important because it highlights a very clear concept that is not being given enough attention...traditional media companies still have a great deal of reach, assets and power.

KKR gets it done

December 1, 2006

Analysis by:Joshua Pollack, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:Private equity groups could bid for Clear Channel | www.latimes.com

KKR and their partners know the value of a unique basket assets like this. Accordingly, they quickly moved to get control of this tremendous opportunity, which includes significant market share. They will now be able to sell off the pieces to groups of smallers operators who desperately want these stations at a premium.

Cablevision raises the bar

October 18, 2006

Analysis by:Joshua Pollack, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:Fox's triple play - News net ups rate at Cablevision | www.variety.com

This article is important because Cablevision has now raised the bar for what cable operators need to pay for news channels. Cablevision did not need to do this but figures they can benefit from a big friends like Fox.

The Dolans are the Challenge

October 10, 2006

Analysis by:Joshua Pollack, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:Dolan Family Makes a New Play for Cablevision | online.wsj.com

This article is important because the two predominant players have established a precedent of relying on acquisitions to continue growing at such a substantial rate.

A good idea drives stock up

August 21, 2006

Analysis by:Joshua Pollack, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:Marwyn Investment Plans to Buy Alliance Atlantis Unit | www.bloomberg.com

This article is important becasue as the film business continues to be a driver of major content, owning key distribution and sales outlets remains a key competitive advantage.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

Individual/Small Consultancy
Full Service Advertising Agency
Media Specialist Agency
Independent Consulting Firm
Magazine Publisher
Market Research Company*
PR Agency
Publisher's Rep Firm
Application & Web Development Company

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

Chief Executive Officer
President
Director
Consultant
Media Supervisor
Partner
Strategy Director

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