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 • 281 episodes
Media Insultant
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Media Insultant 10.29.25 - EMF might be the most successful radio group in the oountry! No one seems to give a damn about digital media waste! And the FDA could chop $7 billion out of TV revenue! Now that's a problem!
NO ONE SEEMS TO GIVE A SHIT ABOUT WASTE - THE MONEY JUST KEEPS FLOWING (8:10)FDA RATTLES WITH A POTENTIAL BAN ON TV AND RADIO ADS. (13:12)EMF UNFOLDS FINANCIALS - KICK BUTT (4:15)
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Season 6
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Episode 277
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20:14
Media Insultant 10.22.25 - Is the one day sale a gimmick at Connoiseur stations? Cumulus comes out fighting! Saga makes a good move IOHO!
WHO’S GOING TO BLINK FIRST? CUMULUS TAKES ON NIELSEN IN WHAT SOME CALL A GAME OF CHICKEN! (7:55)CONNOISEUR HAS A DEAL FOR YOU! (2:09)WE GIVE SAGA COMMUNICATIONS A SOLID FIST BUMP ON THEIR MOVES THIS WEEK… (1...
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Season 6
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Episode 276
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22:56
Media Insultant - 10.15.25 - Both Saga and The Wizard say go big or go home. More layoffs of good people. FCC Commissioner Carr floats a dumb idea...IOHO.
GO BIG OR GO HOME. THAT’S WHAT SAGA IS SAYING!(17:45)MORE LAYOFFS - AH…NO FURTHER COMMENT (7:10)A SURPRISING DEAL THE WIZARD OF WESTPORT STRIKES A BIG ONE (1:20)FCC COMMISSIONER CARR HAS A DEAL...
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Season 6
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Episode 275
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24:56
Media Insultant 10.8.25 - Net's VS Affiliates. Does it get better or worse? No deals in radio M&A. Is that going to last? Is Salem going to make it?
IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THERE BUT THE KIMMEL DEBACLE PUTS FURTHER STRAIN ON THE NETWORK STATION RELATIONSHIPS…(1:25)RADIO M&A IS …TO PUT IT MILDLY, VERY QUIET. IS THIS THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM>?? (15:17)RADIO GR...
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Season 6
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Episode 274
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26:57
Media Insultant - 10.1.25 - STOP with new business! A remarkable NEW budgeting process for your station!
This is a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant. WIth budgeting season here we asked Gerry Tabio and Sally Beamer of Creative Resources Group to give us some guidance on budgeting in these challenging times. And they seriously recommen...
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Season 6
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Episode 273
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30:28