Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> December 7, 1998

Broadcasting & Filmed Entertainment : Edward T. Hatch – S.g. Cowen Securities

EDWARD T. HATCH is the Managing Director, Head of Media & Entertainment Equity Research Group for SG Cowen Securities Corp. He has 17 years experience, which has provided him with a broad perspective in research coverage in the media and entertainment industry. His primary focus is in broadcasting and filmed entertainment. Prior to joining SG Cowen in 1998, Mr. Hatch was Head of Media & Entertainment Research at UBS Securities and the newly merged Warburg Dillon Read for seven years. He also provided media research coverage for Nomura Securities, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Hatch received an MBA from Syracuse University and a BA from Colby College. He is a member of the Media and Entertainment Analysts Society of New York of which he was previously an officer. He has been ranked in The Wall Street Journal's All Star Analysts Survey five times in six years, three of which with the Number One ranking in stock selection and earnings forecasts. He is also ranked by II, Greenwich Research and Reuters, for his analysis. Mr. Hatch was ranked as the Number One Analyst for Earnings Forecasts and Number Five for Stock Selection in 2000 Survey, Number One Analyst in the 1998 The Wall Street Journal's All Star Analysts Survey for stock performance for Broadcasting and Cable TV and ranked as the Number One Analyst in the 1995 The Wall Street Journal's All Star Analysts Survey for stock performance for Filmed Entertainment. He appears regularly on CNN and CNBC for his insights about the media industry and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dow Jones, Reuters and Bloomberg. Profile
TWST: Let's start with your coverage at SG Cowen Securities and the

sectors of entertainment that you include there.

Mr. Hatch: Our focus here at SG Cowen is the broadcasting and