|
BuyingHDTV.com is a consumer education resource that offers objective, independent advice and buying comparisons to help consumers make smart decisions about HDTV products and services. The website offers consumers detailed information about the various high-definition services available in your area, ranging from cable and satellite to over-the-air broadcasts. HDTV service providers are compared side-by-side so that consumers can understand which channels are offered in high-definition, how much HDTV equipment and service costs, and what options are available.
BuyingHDTV.com is the first source available that offers all of this information in an easy-to-use format specifically for local consumers, and it is provided to you free of charge.
In addition to providing detailed information regarding HDTV service in individual metro areas, BuyingHDTV.com also offers primers on high-definition technology, including the steps consumers must take to begin watching their favorite programs in HDTV. Links to local retailers and service providers who sell HDTV products and services are also included so that consumers can easily navigate the myriad of options available to them.
Other features include an HDTV News Weblog and an HDTV online classifieds marketplace. Visitors can also sign up for The HDTV Scoop, a free weekly online publication providing news and analysis of the HD industry.
BuyingHDTV.com is owned and operated by Kersey Strategies, a technology research firm based in Solana Beach, California.
|
|
|
Mark Kersey has spent his entire professional career as an analyst in the broadband, telecommunications and cable industries, and has appeared as an industry expert on CNN Financial News, the CBS MarketWatch program, the Fox News Channel and National Public Radio. He has also been widely quoted in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, Forbes, Bloomberg News, MSNBC, the Associated Press, The Los Angeles Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. Mark has testified before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio regarding the regulation of advanced telecommunications services and has also moderated sessions at broadband industry conferences such as the FastNet Futures show.
Prior to his current role, Mark served as the Senior Analyst for Broadband and Cable Markets at Current Analysis, Inc. in La Jolla, Calif., where he led a team of analysts and researchers responsible for coverage of the cable, DSL, satellite and fixed wireless broadband markets. He previously worked as a market analyst for SmartPipes, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of managed Internet Protocol (IP) services, where he was in charge of competitive analysis and market intelligence, and also worked as a telecommunications industry analyst for New Paradigm Resources Group, Inc., a Chicago-based competitive telecom research and analysis firm.
Mark’s other experience includes an internship on Capitol Hill with Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-OH), where his work included research on the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and with the Ohio Governor's Office of Economic Development.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Mark graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree double-major in History and Political Science. He is a member of the Northwestern University Alumni Club of San Diego and volunteers as a Northwestern Alumni Admissions Counselor. He is a past member of the City of Solana Beach Budget & Finance Committee as well as the City of Westerville Cable TV & Telecom Commission.
|
