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
Media Insultant
Latest Episodes
Media Insultant 5.6.26 Will the NFL over play their hand? Objection to radio Part 2. Audacy expands sports in LA and Cumulus in a death spriral.
NEVER ONE TO BE BASHFUL - THE NFL PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON!CUMULUS IS SADLY ABOUT OVER…AUDACY BOOSTS IT’S SPORTS PRESENCE…AT THE EXPENSE OF LEGENDARY RADIO.WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, NO ONE LISTENS TO...
Media Insultant 4.29.26 - General Motors ditches HD radio. Handling that objection. And is iHeart merger with Sirius a real deal?
YIKES…GM HAS PULLED HD RADIO FROM THEIR CARS.OUR AUDIENCE CHIMES IN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE #1 OBJECTION FOR RADIO SALES PEOPLE…IHEART AND SIRIUS HAS US SCRATCHING OUR HEADS…
Media Insultant 4.22.26 - A great FCC story. The NAB Convention is back. AI is killing Google's golden goose.
NAB SPRING SHOW -LOOKING FOR BUYERS!ANOTHER SAD RIP FOR A GREAT BROADCASTER AND GUYAI PANIC IN THE STREETS AT GOOGLE.FCC STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE
Media Insultant - 4.15.26 Streaming will save local TV. Really? SBS hits the BK route. And we think MediaCo missed the point.
CAN STREAMING SAVE LOCAL TV STATIONS…?MEDIACO EGO GETS IN THE WAY OF A CLIENT FOCUSED MESSAGE.SBS FILES AND MARY GETS ANOTHER YEAR AT THE HELM OF A SINKING SHIP!
Media Insultant - 4.8.26 - iHearts new Radio Head is trying to catch a falling knife. Old CBS radio stories. Audacy takes a serious management change. Warshaw turns to a a buyer.
iHEART GETS A NEW RADIO HEAD—-finally!WE SHARE A COUPLE OF CBS RADIO STORIESARE WE BEING JUST ANALOG GUYS OR IS AUDACY’S NEW STRUCTURE VIABLE?JEFF WARSHAW IS REALLY SHAKING UP THE RADIO BIZ FROM SFO ...