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 • 269 episodes
Media Insultant
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Media Insultant 7.16.25 - Salvation for local TV news? Blurring the lines between video and radio. And some TV stations are saying, we don't need a network!
THE LOCAL PROMISES A FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS. (0:20)VIDEO MAY NOT HAVE KILLED THE RADIO STAR...BUT INSTEAD, JOINED HANDS WITH RADIO. (10:35)WHY ARE MAJOR BIG MARKET TV STATIONS LOSING THEIR NEWORK AFFILIATIONS? (...
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Season 6
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Episode 266
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20:42
Media Insultant - 7.9.25 - Radio geeks - REEL RADIO is back! Fox likes multiple market managers. Paul Harvey's estate sues Paramount Pictures and regardless of what the NAB says, AM stations are shutting down.
TOWNSQUARE WALKS AWAY…AGAIN…(10:44)FOX TELEVISION DUPLICATES WHAT RADIO HAS BEEN DOING…(4:50)PAUL HARVEY - FROM HIS GRAVE - THE REST OF THE STORY.(10:33)REEL RADIO FOR GEEKS IS BACK! (17:34)
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Season 6
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Episode 265
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22:08
Media Insultant - 6.25.25 A tribute to Dennis Holt. TEGNA moves local news to OTT and Apple Plus may soon take advertising. Just what we need!
IS ADVERTISING GOING TO FOLLOW THE BOUNCING APPLE PLUS…(18:20)WE TAKE OUT HATS OFF IN DEEP RESPECT FOR WESTERN MEDIA iNTERNATIONALS DENNIS HOLT . (9:35)TEGNA MAKES A BOLD MOVE WHICH IS BOUND TO P...
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Season 6
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Episode 264
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23:32
Media Insultant - 6.18.25 The radio story about Fun, Fun, Fun. Public broadcast at crossroads. The pending death of Blue Links. iHeart in the south of France? And BFofA fund raiser!
NPR AND PBS - IS THEIR HAIR REALLY ON FIRE…. ARE THEY ON THE ROPES OR IS THIS ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS…? (10:50)SOME THINK THAT SEARCH IS HAVING AN EXISTENTIAL MOMENT….AND MAYBE SO! BLUE LINKS (16:24)IHEART SHO...
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Season 6
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Episode 263
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26:23
Media Insultant - 6.11.25 - Emmis in New York. Cox leaving their roots. Meta is all in on AI for your next commercial campaign. CBS TV problems continue.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS…THAT MAY BE TRUE BUT IT COSTS CBS MILLIONS. (2:55)META SAYS, WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING CREATIVES! (13:07)COX FURTHER RETREATS FROM IT’S ROOTS AS A MEDIA POWERHOUSE (17:50)OW I...
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Season 6
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Episode 262
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22:51