Robin V. Flynn, with 29 years of experience in analyzing broadcast and cable TV, is Managing Director for the Media & Communications (Kagan) offering of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Robin V. Flynn, with 29 years of experience in analyzing broadcast and cable TV, is Managing Director for the Media & Communications (Kagan) offering of S&P Global Market Intelligence. She is also Senior Research Analyst for Media & Communications Consulting Services. She specializes in the valuation and analysis of television, radio and cable television properties in the U.S. and abroad. In addition to acting as consultant and appraiser to the broadcast, cable and other media, Ms. Flynn also contributes analytical commentary as Senior Research Analyst for numerous newsletters, including Broadcast Investor: Deals & Finance and Cable TV Investor: Deals & Finance. She has served in a consulting capacity for various litigations involving the media and has provided valuation testimony and trial exhibits. In addition, Ms. Flynn regularly serves as moderator at Media & Communications conferences and speaks at other industry events. Her industry expertise has made Ms. Flynn a frequently quoted analyst in numerous trade publications as well as such national press as Forbes and The New York Times and regional newspapers including The San Francisco Chronicle and The Los Angeles Times.

Prior to joining the firm in January 1988, Ms. Flynn was employed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in Washington, DC, where she conducted feasibility analyses of proposed overseas investment projects. Earlier, she worked with Scudder, Stevens & Clark, an investment counsel firm in Boston, MA, in developing an international investment fund for Canadian institutional investors.

Ms. Flynn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, a Certificate in Contemporary French Studies from the Sorbonne in Paris, and an MBA in Finance from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Areas of Coverage:
Broadcasting
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Kevin Latek is Gray's Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Development Officer.  Full Bio

Kevin Latek is Gray's Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Development Officer. Previously, he served as the company's Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and prior thereto as General Counsel. Kevin joined Gray in early 2012 after 15 years as a media lawyer for a Washington, DC law firm. Minimize

Emily L. Barr is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Graham Media Group, the television broadcasting division of Graham Holdings Company. Full Bio

Emily L. Barr is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Graham Media Group, the television broadcasting division of Graham Holdings Company. She has held this position since July 2012.

Barr oversees seven local media hubs - each in a top-70 market, representing just over 7% coverage in the U.S. The television stations, web and mobile platforms are recognized as news leaders across the media spectrum: KPRC-Houston (NBC); WDIV-Detroit (NBC); WKMG-Orlando (CBS); KSAT-San Antonio (ABC); a duopoly in Jacksonville: WJXT (Fully Local) and WCWJ (CW); and WSLS-Roanoke (NBC). GMG also owns Graham Digital, a digital media and technology development group based in Detroit and Atlanta-based, Social News Desk, a leading provider of social media management tools designed to connect newsrooms with their users. Under Barr’s leadership, Graham Media Group was awarded “2016 Station Group of the Year” by Broadcasting and Cable Magazine. Minimize

Brian Lawlor, 53, is president of local media for The E.W. Scripps Company. Full Bio

Brian Lawlor, 53, is president of local media for The E.W. Scripps Company. In addition to the company’s 60 television stations, he also has responsibility for the local digital operations, Scripps local programming initiatives and the five Katz multicast networks.

Since assuming his current role in 2009, Brian has overseen the rapid growth of our broadcasting assets from 10 TV stations in 2009 to our current portfolio which makes Scripps one of the largest independent owner of TV stations in the country. Minimize

Seth Shafer is a Research Analyst in Kagan research who specializes in topics including digital advertising, OTT video, social media, and e-commerce. Full Bio

Seth Shafer is a Research Analyst in Kagan research who specializes in topics including digital advertising, OTT video, social media, and e-commerce.

He has worked for Kagan since 2012, with prior positions including consulting work for Dun & Bradstreet and bwin AG. Minimize

Naveen Sarma is the Sector Lead (Sector Specialist) for the U.S. Telecommunications & Cable / Media & Entertainment industry sector teams at S&P Global Ratings. Full Bio

Naveen Sarma is the Sector Lead (Sector Specialist) for the U.S. Telecommunications & Cable / Media & Entertainment industry sector teams at S&P Global Ratings. Prior to taking on that role, he was senior analyst in the Media & Entertainment industry sector group from 2012 to 2016 and a member of the Telecommunications and Cable Television sector group from 2006 to 2012.

Before joining S&P in 2006, Naveen spent six years at Deutsche Bank in various positions, most recently as an associate in the Media and Telecom investment banking group. In addition, at Deutsche Bank, he was in the U.S.

equity research group covering the U.S. broadcasting, cable and entertainment sectors in an associate capacity and the U.S. wireless tower sector in a lead analyst capacity.

Before joining Deutsche Bank, Naveen was an associate at Moody’s Investors Service, covering investment grade media and telecommunications companies, and worked as a financial analyst and senior engineer at AlliedSignal, focused on the design, development, and manufacturing of fiber optic rotation sensors.

Naveen holds two patents (U.S. patent number 5,898,496 and 6,263,003 B1). He earned a bachelor of science degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, and a master of business administration degree from New York University Stern School of Business. Minimize

Shawn Makhijani is the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, and NBC Spot On Full Bio

Shawn Makhijani is the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, and NBC Spot On – the owned stations division’s new advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers.

In this role, Makhijani runs the NBC Spot On business, the division’s new advanced advertising venture, and handles sales strategy for NBCUniversal’s local & regional sales arm. He is also responsible for all aspects of business development across the division. This includes 42 NBC and Telemundo TV stations and their associated digital platforms, regional news network NECN, a robust digital out-of-home group, in-house production, marketing and promotions companies, national multicast networks COZI TV and TeleXitos. Makhijani joined NBCUniversal in 2007. Before this, he held business development positions at AOL, TellMe Networks, Excite@Home, Twentieth Century Fox and Indo American Enterprises. In addition, he worked in M&A and Equity Capital Markets for JP Morgan. Makhijani started his first broadcast television venture at the age of 15, when he co-founded the popular U.S. based television network, Namaste America, where he produced and hosted several shows.

Makhijani earned a bachelor’s degree in Government from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Minimize

Steve Lanzano is President and CEO of TVB. Steve joined TVB as president on January 1, 2010.  Full Bio

Steve Lanzano is President and CEO of TVB. Steve joined TVB as president on January 1, 2010. He came to the association from MPG U.S., where he was the chief operating officer. Previously he was the CEO of Mediaedge:cia, responsible for overseeing the agency’s operations across the U.S. and Canada, and global media director at sister agency Mindshare, where he was responsible for the American Express business. Minimize