Rider Research
Rider Research is guided by two people that are very experienced in the computer and publishing industries.
Simon Thompson, based in Buckingham, England, has been in computer publishing since the early days of Unix. He was involved in the very first computer publications that were delivered by e-mail. Simon runs Rider Research’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. simon@riderresearch.com
Charles Hall has been involved in the sales and marketing of business and computer products since 1964 - from the first copy machines to the first word processors to the first PC software in the early 1980’s. He has run sales and marketing, product development and business strategy operations in the US and Europe. charles@riderresearch.com
The two and their staff of reporters spend every work day studying, researching and writing about the digital media insustry.
Rider Research’s weekly newsletter The Online Reporter was the first to report on the digital media industry, starting back in the mid-1990’s. Available by paid subscription only, The Online Reporter is read by top executives at companies such as Nokia, Motorola, AT&T, Verizon, BT, BBC, Microsoft, Apple, Sony Pictures, Sony BMG Music, Paramount Pictures and Intel.