1105 Media Taps Media Veteran Tim Baskerville as General Manager, Paid Content, Responsible For FEND Product Group
- By 1105 Marketing Team
- 06/09/2010
FALLS CHURCH, VA., - Government Information Group, a division of 1105 Media Inc., today announced the appointment of Tim Baskerville, as General Manager, Paid Content, 1105 Media, Inc, with responsibility for the FEND group of products as well as other 1105 paid products. FEND is a leading provider of websites, books, newsletters, and other information services to employees of the Federal government and the U.S. Postal Service. Its products include Federal Employee News Digest, Federal Daily e-newsletter, FederalSoup.com and the Federal Employees Almanac. As General Manager, Baskerville will be responsible overseeing editorial and sales and will report to 1105 Government Information Group President Anne Armstrong.
Baskerville comes to 1105 with more than 30 years of media and data services experience. Most recently, he served as CEO at JupiterResearch, where he directed strategy and execution for the Internet, media and personal technology market research firm.
“We are delighted to have Tim join our management team. He has years of experience building value for organizations with paid products,” said Anne Armstrong, President of 1105 Government Information Group. “We look forward to Tim taking FEND to a new level of growth and innovation.”
“I am very excited about joining 1105 and leading the next chapter for the FEND products group,” says Baskerville. “FEND is a great group of brands serving a dynamic market.”
Prior to JupiterResearch, Baskerville owned and operated a consulting firm advising media companies on product development, strategy, and execution. He founded and was CEO of Baskerville Communications, a leading provider of information, analysis, and consulting services in the entertainment, electronic media, and wireless industries. Baskerville was also President and Publisher of Vidmar Communications and Executive Vice President of International Media Publishing.
Early in his career, Baskerville served as a TV producer, editor, reporter, columnist and copywriter for such organizations as CBS, Los Angeles Times, Cox Broadcasting, Billboard, Radio News West and Television News, Inc. Throughout his career he has served on the board of a variety of organizations including those that are privately held, non-profit and publicly traded.
About 1105 Government Information Group
1105 Government Information Group, a division of 1105 Media, Inc., is the leading provider of integrated information and media for the government information technology market. Our comprehensive portfolio of print, online, event, custom media and research products serves the information needs of the government IT buying team—agency executives, program managers, IT managers and systems integrators—across all segments of federal, state and local government. Flagship news and information brands include Defense Systems, Federal Computer Week, FEND, GCN, and Washington Technology. Flagship events include FOSE, GovSec, and a series of conferences which include Security, Knowledge Management and Enterprise Architecture. www.1105govinfo.com
About 1105 Media, Inc.
1105 Media, Inc., is a leading provider of integrated information and media in targeted business-to-business markets, including specialized sectors of the information technology community; industrial health, safety and compliance; security; environmental protection; and home healthcare. 1105’s offerings span print and online magazines, journals and newsletters; seminars, conferences and trade shows; training courseware; and web-based services. 1105 Media is based in Chatsworth, CA, with offices throughout the United States. www.1105media.com