Colin Mann has more than 40 years’ experience in the media and communications industries. His early career was with BT in a range of commercial and regulatory roles, in particular with the cable and satellite TV unit, long before the telco became a broadcaster in its own right.

Operating as an independent consultant since 1990, his clients have included satellite TV channels, telcos and cable TV operators. He has edited Euromedia magazine since 2000 and is an associate editor of advanced-television.com. He also acts as media analyst for specialist consultancy Omnisperience.

Colin is a Fellow of the Society of Broadband Professionals (SCTE) and a member of both the Royal Television Society and Broadcasting Press Guild. He can be contacted on colinmann@cix co.uk; Twittter@colincmann