Summary
The media landscape continues to navigate ongoing digital transformation in 2025 which is disrupting traditional content creation and distribution models while offering new monetization opportunities for both incumbents and new entrants. Annual revenue and cash flows are at stake as traditional media giants defend against tech companies encroaching on their content, advertising, and subscription sectors.
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The Media & Telecom Summit teams Kagan research experts with their partners in industry to lay out the data, projections and answers to the critical questions we need to inform the course we take into next year. As we pass the midpoint in 2025, join us to assess first half performance and filter through key market dynamics for the second half of 2025 -- and look to 2026 and beyond!
Join Kagan veteran analysts John Fletcher, Justin Nielson, Scott Robson and Seth Shafer and S&P Technology, Media, Telecom Industry Editor Sarah James and Senior Reporter Mike Reynolds along with esteemed industry guests.
Who Should Attend
CEOs, CIOs, CMOs, and other executives at top media and tech companies
Executives from professional sports teams and leagues
Leaders from prominent device manufacturers and media distributors
Heads of strategy, distribution, content, and media rights
Digital experience, marketing, and sales directors
Investors, bankers, brokers, regulatory agencies, and trade associations
Advertising agencies and AdTech focused on media and telecommunications
Agenda
Speakers
Nokia
Lori Adams
Nokia
Vice President of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Lori (Sherwood) Adams currently serves as the Vice President of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy for Nokia. She holds a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Lori is also a diehard Boston Red Sox fan and may hold the world record for the number of U2 concerts attended by one person.
Nokia
David Eckard
Vice President of Broadband Partners
David Eckard is currently the Vice President of the North American Market Development overseeing the company’s response to the historical influx of capital from the various federal and state funding programs that aims to close the digital inequities in our country. Since 1999, David has been a key contributor, advocate and industry leader for the creation and adoption of fiber access in the United States and around the world. He brings a unique multi-disciplinary perspective to the industry and serves as a trusted consultant to executives, policy makers and industry decision makers on market and technology challenges. He previously has held various leadership positions in Nokia as the VP of Strategy and Technology of North America, VP of Business Strategy for the Optical Networking Product Division and the Chief Technology Officer for the Fixed Networks division. He has overseen the development and investment of key enabling technologies that has allowed Nokia to be a trusted partner for next generation fiber networks.
He is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, holds many patents in optical access technologies, has represented Nokia in standardization forums for next generation optical access networks and resides on the boards of various trade associations representing Nokia.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
John Fletcher
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Principal Analyst
John Fletcher (Sr. Analyst) has spent over two decades as an industry analyst researching and forecasting the metrics and finances of the Telecommunication, Media and Technology (TMT) industry. Subjects covered have included cable networks, box office, mobile networks, fixed wireless, towers, broadband, mobile entertainment and consumer/b2b surveys.
He is currently leading the Americas research teams for broadband, multichannel video and mobile/towers at S&P Global Market Intelligence with a focus on the changing video subscription space and how the U.S. can close the broadband digital divide.
Mr. Fletcher holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from Saint Mary’s College of California. He is a frequent speaker and has been quoted in numerous publications including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Economist.
Tarana Wireless, Inc.
Dirk Gates
SVP, Customer Experience
Dirk Gates is an SVP at Tarana where he spearheads the company's mission to revolutionize broadband delivery with its next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) technology. He's been pivotal in the global commercialization of Tarana's Gigabit 1 (G1) platform. Launched in mid-2021, the G1 platform has been adopted by hundreds of service providers worldwide, significantly expanding high-speed internet access in both mainstream and underserved communities. Prior to Tarana, Dirk founded Xircom, Inc., which achieved a $2 billion valuation, and Xirrus, Inc., a disruptor in high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.
TelevisaUnivision
Andrew Golding
TelevisaUnivision
Sports Strategy, TelevisaUnivision
Andrew Golding is a research strategist at TelevisiaUnivision with 15+ years of experience in developing insights-based analysis for content, sales and distribution teams. Andrew is an energetic and passionate presenter focused on impacting decision-making. Prior to joining TelevisiaUnivision in 2012, Andrew was a Manager of Research at MTV Networks. He holds a BA in Communications from the University of Michigan.
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Brian Gordon
SVP of Broadcast
Two-time Sports Emmy Award winner Brian Gordon is currently the SVP of Broadcast and Media for the National Women’s Soccer League. He joined the league in October, 2021 and oversees production for more than 150 national and 190 global NWSL live broadcasts. In 2024, he helped drive the NWSL’s record breaking media deal that increased rights 40x higher than the previous deal. He manages the day-to-day relationships with the league’s broadcast partners CBS, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps/ION, and is an Executive Producer of the NWSL’s first ever Prime Docuseries “For the Win, NWSL.”
Prior to joining the NWSL, he was the SVP of Marketing and Media for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee where he was the Executive Producer of more than 120 hours of Original and Live Event Programming airing on NBC, NBC Sports Network and the Olympic Channel. His team was nominated for two National Sports Emmy Awards for “Road to Rio, the Paralympic Super Trials” and the reality show “Milk Life presents the Next Olympic Hopeful.” Under his leadership and using state-of-the-art data and analytics reporting tools, the TeamUSA.org website and social media network experienced record growth in traffic, social engagement and video consumption.
Brian was also the key USOPC programming and production liaison between the USOPC, NBC and the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees, helping coordinate media, marketing and sales activations for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Brian helped produce NBC’s 2014 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and assisted with primetime programming originating from International Broadcast Center. Additional NBC productions included the Emmy Award winning broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX, Horse Racing’s Triple Crown, the Breeder’s Cup and the Premier Boxing Champions Series.
Previously as the V.P. of marketing brand content and distribution for Van Heusen and IZOD, he co-created the award-winning “Van Heusen Institute of Style” campaign starring Steve Young and Jerry Rice as well as “IZOD’s Race to the Party” campaign starring Mark Wahlberg, Mario Andretti and Danica Patrick. Brian also negotiated multi-million-dollar/multi-platform Van Heusen and IZOD media buys with NBC Sports, NBC Sports Network, and ESPN.
He worked from 2004-2010 as vice president and executive producer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions, where he produced both original and live event programming for ESPN, ABC and NBC.
As associate director of ABC Sports, he won a 2002 Sports Emmy Award for the Monday Night Football Opening. He was named producer with ABC Sports in 2002 after beginning work with the network in 1990 when his work included four Super Bowls, College Football, Bowl Championship Series and National Championship games, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar Series, NASCAR, ABC's Wide World of Sports, Horse Racing's Triple Crown, the PGA Tour, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Golf Championships.
CreditSights
Davis Hebert
Senior Fixed Income Analyst
Davis Hebert joined CreditSights in 2020 and serves as co-head of High Yield Research and has primary coverage responsibilities for High Yield, Media, Cable Telecom and Satellite. Prior to CreditSights, Davis spent nearly 20 years in banking, including 13 years as a sell-side publishing analyst with Wells Fargo High Yield Research, where he was a member of the Institutional Investor All-America Fixed Income Research team from 2014 to 2019, recognized in Broadcasting & Publishing (#1 for four consecutive years), Telecom Services (ranked five consecutive years, including #2 in 2018 and Runner-Up in 2019) and Cable & Satellite (ranked four consecutive years, including #3 in 2019). He received a BSBA in finance from Appalachian State University and an MBA from Virginia Tech.
Davis holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA North Carolina Society. Having covered media and communications for the duration of his career, Davis has been quoted in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Economist, Barron’s, Radio & Television Business Report and Multichannel News.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sarah James
S&P Global Market Intelligence
TMT News Lead
Sarah has more than a decade of experience writing and editing data-driven, sector-focused content, covering everything from retransmission consent disputes to municipal broadband deployment. She has moderated various panels at industry events like Mobile World Congress and Streaming Media West, and she continues to produce articles around environmental, social and governance issues.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Erik Keith
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Research Analyst, Broadband Technology
Erik M. Keith is Senior Research Analyst for Broadband Infrastructure at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. Erik's coverage of the broadband infrastructure market includes fixed network solutions such as FTTH, DSL and DOCSIS/cable technologies, wireless networking solutions such as 4G LTE and 5G, and related technologies such as Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). Erik has worked as an industry analyst since 1998, initially at Current Analysis, then with GlobalData, prior to joining S&P Global.
Guggenheim
Drew Marcus
Guggenheim
Senior Advisor
Drew Marcus has been a Senior Advisor at Guggenheim Securities since 2017. Drew has focused on media, sports and technology during his entire career which has included roles as an analyst, banker, portfolio manager and venture capitalist. Additionally, he is Managing Partner of Sugarloaf Rock Capital, which invests in TMT, Sports and Consumer companies, and serves as a Venture Advisor at Walden Venture Capital. He has been involved in over $150 billion of deals.
Drew was Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager of SLRC Media Opportunities Fund from 2009-2016. The Fund focused on long term investing in public equity and debt securities in the TMT sectors. Drew was Vice Chairman of Global Banking at Deutsche Bank from 2005-2008. He was previously Managing Director, Global Head of Media Research and Senior Media Analyst. Drew joined Alex. Brown Inc. in 1992 as a founder of its Media Group, which was subsequently acquired by Deutsche Bank. Prior to that, he was in the Media and Technology Research Group at Kidder Peabody.
During his 20 years as an analyst, Drew covered the radio and TV broadcasting, outdoor and entertainment sectors. He was ranked as the number one Broadcasting Analyst in surveys conducted by Institutional Investor. In addition, he is an eight-time Institutional Investor “All American” and a six-time Wall Street Journal "Master Stock Picker.”
Mr. Marcus is on the Endowment Committee at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation and on the Advisory Board at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich. In addition, he is on the University of Michigan Economics Leadership Council. Drew graduated from the University of Michigan and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
The E.W. Scripps Company
Terrence Monagas
The E.W. Scripps Company
Director, Distribution Analytics and Strategy
Terrence Monagas is a media strategy and analytics leader with over 15 years of professional experience. As Director of Distribution Analytics and Strategy at E.W. Scripps, he leads initiatives that leverage data to optimize network performance, identify new markets, launch new networks, and drive revenue growth. Terrence brings a strong foundation in finance, cross-platform analytics, and media economics, with prior experience at iHeartMedia and deep expertise in tools like Nielsen, Tableau, and MediaCensus.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Justin Nielson
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Head of Kagan Research
Justin Nielson is a Principal Analyst and Head of S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, covering the broadcast, networks, sports, digital audio, and streaming video sectors. Mr. Nielson leads a team of 30+ research analysts creating qualitative analysis, quantitative forecast models, event driven articles and trend reports published on the CapIQ Pro platform.
His 17+ years of industry experience and knowledge have made Mr. Nielson a frequently quoted analyst in numerous trade publications as well as such national press as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNBC, and Bloomberg. He has been a panelist, presenter, and moderator for industry conferences and investor summits such as the National Association of Broadcasters Show, Wells Fargo Media & Telecom Summit, RadioInk Forecast and the Kagan Media Summit. In addition, Mr. Nielson has hosted and spoken on S&P webinars and podcasts including Next in Tech and MediaTalk.
Prior to Kagan, Mr. Nielson worked as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch and an Investment Representative at Edward Jones in Carlsbad, CA. Mr. Nielson holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in Global Business from Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Analytics degree at Georgia Tech along with multiple professional certificates in the fields of data science and analytics.
S&P Global Ratings
Rose Oberman, CFA
Director, Corporate Ratings
Rose Oberman is a Director in the Corporate Ratings group at S&P Global. Based in New York, Rose is part of the media and telecom group, where she is primarily responsible for a portfolio of television and radio broadcasters, outdoor advertising companies, and digital advertising companies.
For the first four years of her career at S&P Global, Rose followed companies in the telecom industry, where her portfolio primarily included data center operators, satellite service providers, and business process outsourcing providers.
Before joining S&P in 2014, Rose worked for FactSet Research Systems as an Assistant Vice President in their Global Banking & Brokerage division. Rose holds a Bachelor of Science in finance and a Masters of Business Administration from Binghamton University.
The CW Network
Mike Perman
The CW Network
Senior Vice President, Sports
Mike Perman oversees all strategy, programming, and media rights on behalf of CW Sports. Perman brings more than 20 years of experience with three globally acclaimed sports media brands to his new role, serving most recently as Senior Vice President, Global Media Rights, at Aggregate Sports, a media agency working with premier sports properties to increase their value, generate revenue, and negotiate media rights agreements. Previously, Perman was Vice President Programming, NBC Sports Group, where he oversaw acquisitions, program planning, and scheduling for NBC and NBCSN, including several tent-pole properties such as NASCAR, the National Hockey League, IndyCar, and the Tour de France. Prior to the merger between Comcast and NBC Universal, Perman served as Director of Scheduling for the Comcast-owned cable sports channel, where he managed the network’s relationships with the UFC, boxing, and college sports. Prior to NBC Sports, Perman served as Director, International Programming, at the National Basketball Association, where he was responsible for creating and overseeing the day-to-day operations of NBA TV International and the scheduling of NBA programming around the world. Perman also played an instrumental role in building the NBA brand on a global basis. Perman has a Bachelors’ Degree from Ithaca College.
BMO Capital Markets
Brian Pitz
BMO Capital Markets
Managing Director, Head of Internet and Interactive Entertainment
Brian J. Pitz joined BMO Capital Markets in 2023 as a Managing Director and Head of Internet and Interactive Entertainment Equity Research. Brian also served nearly two decades as a top-ranked Institutional Investor analyst covering the Internet, Interactive Entertainment, and Media at Jefferies & Co., UBS Investment Bank, Banc of America Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley as part of a number one ranked technology and media franchise.
Just prior to BMO, Brian founded and served as CEO of AmTech Capital Partners, LLC and was CFO, a member of the Board of Directors, and a member of the audit committee of publicly traded Inflection Point Acquisition Corp that completed a business combination with Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR). Brian was also a Managing Director and Head of Internet investment banking at Deutsche Bank.
Brian received a B.S. from Villanova University and is a Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corp and a Member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
TEGNA
Brad Ramsey
SVP, Media Operations and Head of Sports Rights
Brad Ramsey is senior vice president of Media Operations for TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), where he oversees day-to-day operations and has full P&L responsibility for some of the most successful and trusted local media brands in the country. As head of sports rights, Brad has led the execution of 15 agreements in the past 18 months with some of the most prominent teams in professional sports. In 2025, TEGNA became the first broadcast company in the modern distribution era with full-season team rights across the NBA, WNBA, NHL, and MLB.
Brad also oversees syndicated programming across TEGNA’s 51 markets and represents the company on the ABC Television Affiliate Board of Governors, where he serves on the executive committee and chairs the network news committee.
Previously, Brad served as president and general manager of WFAA, TEGNA’s ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth. During his seven-year tenure, the station earned 17 of journalism’s highest national honors, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, the NAB’s Service to America Award, and five Station of the Year honors from the National Press Photographers Association.
Brad is in his second tenure with TEGNA, having earlier served as vice president of sales for 39 stations and as president and general manager of WVEC in Norfolk, Virginia. Brad also served as global chief revenue officer of Boats Group (boats.com), leading a sales transformation across more than 100 countries. He began his career with Gray Television, rising from sports reporter to general manager over a 12-year span.
Brad lives in Dallas with his wife Chris and their two teenage sons. When not at work or school, you’ll most likely find the family at a fencing piste rooting for Alex, on a lacrosse field cheering for Brady, or off together exploring places well beyond the beaten path.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Mike Reynolds
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Reporter, TMT
Mike Reynolds is a Senior Reporter with S&P Global Market Intelligence, based in Mamaroneck, NY. He covers Sports, Advertising, Broadcast and TV Networks, as part of the Global Media team in the Technology, Media and Telecommunication (TMT) research division.
A seasoned journalist and editor, Mr. Reynolds has more than 30 years of experience tracking the financial, distribution, technological, creative and marketing components of the broadcast, cable, streaming, sports and advertising industries. Over the course, Mr. Reynolds has interviewed myriad leading executives in those sectors, served as a panelist and moderator for industry conferences, and provided commentary for national and business outlets. He also hosts and contributes to S&P Global’s MediaTalk podcast.
Prior to joining S&P Global in 2015, Mr. Reynolds worked for a number of print and online publications, including Multichannel News and Inside Media.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Scott Robson
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Principal Analyst, US TV Networks
Scott Robson is senior research analyst in the Kagan media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence, with a focus on US cable TV networks. In his current role, Scott analyzes the economics of broadcast, premium, cable and regional sports networks.
He publishes reports on trends in industry revenues and expenses, ratings and sports rights deals. He is often cited as a subject-matter expert by publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times of London.
Scott began working at S&P Global Market Intelligence in May 2014. Prior to that, Scott was a technical analyst for the global strategies team at Cantor Fitzgerald, specializing in the debt capital markets. He is a level 1 Chartered Market Technician.
Scott graduated from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, with a bachelor’s degree in management, leadership and innovation in 2006.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Seth Shafer
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Principal Analyst
Seth Shafer is a Principal Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan. He leads streaming video coverage and oversees the group’s Consumer Insights surveys conducted in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Specific areas of research focus include subscription video and free, ad-supported video market sizing and tracking the broader consumer shift to digital entertainment. His research and commentary is frequently cited in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes and Variety, and he has served as a panelist and speaker at a wide range of industry events. Seth has worked as a research analyst in the TMT sector for 25 years and joined Kagan in 2012. Prior to joining Kagan, he worked at Bwin AG and at Hoover’s Inc., a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet.
Warner Bros. Discovery
Josh Smith
Vice President, Distribution Analytics & Insights
Josh leads the Distribution Analytics and Insights team at Warner Bros. Discovery where he helps shape data-informed strategies to fuel subscriber and revenue growth. Since joining HBO in 2013, Josh has built deep expertise in subscription analytics, with a focus on identifying growth opportunities at the intersection of content, distribution, and consumer behavior.
In his current role, Josh oversees a team dedicated to surfacing marketplace trends and delivering strategic insights to optimize acquisition, retention, and lifetime value across traditional and streaming platforms. His work supports many key initiatives across the company’s portfolio, helping to drive forward-thinking strategies in an ever-evolving media landscape.
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Past Attendees
- AMC Networks Inc.
- Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
- Axios
- BMO Capital Markets
- Byron Media
- Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
- Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- China Securities
- Claremont Financial Group, Inc.
- Comcast
- Comcast Corporation
- Cosmos Bridge Capital
- Debtwire
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Digital Content Next
- DIRECTV
- Endicott Capital Management, L.L.C.
- ESPN
- Family Entertainment Tv
- Fubo
- Goldman Sachs
- Google LLC
- Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
- Hallmark Media
- Hardwick Law Firm, LLP
- HUB International
- Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC
- Main Peak Consulting
- Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc.
- MediaRadar
- Momlife Tv, LLC
- Movieartreview
- National Association Of Broadcasters
- National Football League, Inc.
- National Women's Soccer League
- NBCUniversal Media, LLC
- Newstech Media Llc
- Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
- Nikkei Inc.
- Nokia
- NOX Media
- Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
- Octagon, Inc.
- Paramount Global
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.
- SFV Climate Fund
- Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
- Summit Street Capital, LLC
- The Asahi Shimbun
- The E.W. Scripps Company
- The New School
- The Raine Group LLC
- The Walt Disney Company
- TV Entertainment Reality Network
- TYV
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- WME IMG, LLC
- Yahoo Inc.