Media Insultant
Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver, two media executives opine on all things media - radio, TV, cable, print, and digital. Both have long careers in radio, TV, digital and print and are not short on opinions in this tumultuous time. All opinions are theirs but happy to hear yours too! Video version available on Vimeo. New episodes each Wednesday. jackson@intownmedia.com and www.intownmedia.com
Podcasting since 2021 • 292 episodes
Media Insultant
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Media Insultant - 2.4.26 - Why would an iHeart exec jump ship to a sinking one? Is Radio Row dying? Audacy reorg is different this time. And Jackson bitches about OTA reception on his home TV.
WITH OUR FAVORITE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PLAYING THIS WEEKEND IN THE THE BIG GAME…KEITH TAKES A LOOK AT THE DEATH OF “RADIO ROW” FOR SUPER BOWLLE GRETT TO BEASLEY? HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AUDACY’S NEW REORG HAS S...
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Season 7
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Episode 288
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Media Insultant 1.28.26 How good is Bobby Rich's new book...? Cumulus to consolodate. What is GEO?
Bobby Rich’s Life in your radio…worth reading?MediaCo is getting the old band back together.Another acronym you’ll have to memorize….GEOConsolidation continues…as Cumulus centralizes Kansas radio.
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Season 7
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Episode 287
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Media Insultant - 1.21.26 - Earthquake story, Cumulus winning in court, Sinclair doubles down and MediaCo is still MIA on HD channels in LA.
WHAT WOULD EPHRAM ZIMBALIST JUNIOR SAY ABOUT DAN BONGINO - OUT AT THE FBI BACK TO PODCASTINGMEDIACO TRYING TO SPREAD THE BUZZ… STILL QUIETSINCLAIR RAMPS UP THE PRESSURE ON SCRIPPS…AND CUMULUS WINS A ...
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Season 7
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Episode 286
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23:54
Media Insultant - 1.14.26 - We share an earworm! Audacy consolodates newscasts in two markets. Your next fortune is at YouTube? Not! The Oscars are the next tent pole that goes to streaming.
BROADCASTING SHARING RESOURCES - EVEN WITH THE EVIL COMPETION. THE OSCARS SAY BUY-BYE TO ABC TV. CAN ANYONE MAKE MONEY ON YOU TUBE?WE SHARE AN EARWORM. WARNING! <...
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Season 7
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Episode 285
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22:42
Media Insultant - 1.7.26 - Don't forget QR codes. How does Cumulus negotiate with Nielsen? SFO gets a new manager from Bean Town. And is MTV really gone?
SCRIPPS KINDA EMBARRASES SINCLAIR...HERE COMES THE JUDGE...AND HE SLAPS NIELSEN.MTV. RUMORS OF YOUR DEMISE ARE GREATLY EXAGERATED…IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE HOLIDAYS...BUT NO GRASS GROWING UNDER JE...
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Season 7
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Episode 284
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