Harold Vargas

Founded in 1971, Screen Digest is a media-focused research, publishing and consulting firm located in Monterey, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Screen Digest Ltd., and their ultimate parent is IHS, Inc. (NYSE: IHS). They provide coverage across the entire traditional and emerging media content and distribution technology value chain for music, movies, television, games and digital media. Screen Digest offers 4 four categories of interdependent and interrelated products and services including: intelligence, consultancy, reports and research bulletins. The firm's subscription-only intelligence services are based on over 40 years' of research on filmed entertainment and related technology markets. Screen Digest offers 8 global vertical Intelligence services that include detailed metrics and forecasts for up to 65 markets worldwide. They also offer 10 intelligence services that focus exclusively on the U.S. market and one service for the global investor community. Screen Digest's consultancy services include: (1) global market research and forecasting (2) corporate strategy work (3) new technology impact assessment (4) due diligence (5) expert witness assignments (6) new market pre-entry studies (7) competitive intelligence on products and companies and (8) briefings on key trends and technological developments. The firm offers single and multi-client consultancy services across all aspects of screen-based and digital media. A significant resource for Screen Digest's research and consulting services is their internal database which is one of the world's most comprehensive audio-visual resources, containing definitive statistics and reference material on all screen-based media. The firm regularly publishes comprehensive industry reports which typically include market forecasts, trend analysis and results from surveys and interviews with major players in the market. Screen Digest publishes approximately 15 to 18 reports per month on the main, current topical industry issues. The reports are provided in 3 types: (1) market monitors (2) insight reports and (3) industry reports. ScreenDigest is a research bulletin that serves as a leading news and market research journal for media business executives around the world. Each issue contains over 20 pages of original research in sectors such as digital online media, television, video games, digital and 3D cinema, mobile entertainment, television technology, advertising, video and DVD. Screen Digest's Hollywood Aftermarket is a leading publication for the US entertainment industry. It contains the latest data and analysis on the post-theatrical film markets.