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 • 299 episodes
Media Insultant
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Special Edition - Media Insultant. 4.1.26 - Is programmatic selling killing the local sales staffs?
A couple of weeks ago…we talked about Amazon and Yahoo offering programmatic inventory for iHearts audio products. We see this as further breakdown in the traditional sales role that radio stations have with their clients…But maybe...
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Season 7
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Episode 295
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25:07
Media Insultant 3.18.26 Is in-car radio listening hot? Will CBS TV stations benefit from the Paramount purchase? New folks in Management. Radio finishes last year in the dumps. And why is Salem moving 860 AM to 1640?
IN CAR RADIO LISTENING IS UP….IS THAT GOOD NEWS?WHY DO WE HAVE TO SIT THOUGH ‘WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK' BREAKS IS THE PARAMOUNT DEAL WITH SKYDANCE GOOD FOR CBS TV STATIONSLOTUS ADDS A NEW GM<...
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Season 7
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Episode 294
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26:10
Media Insultant 3.11.26 - New earworm! iHeart dives into progammatic. Cumulus bankruptcy and the sad demise of a couple of legendary AMs.
CUMULUS ENTERS THEIR 3RD BANKRUPTCY...this is A SAD ENDING?A TRIBUTE TO TWO LEGENDARY RADIO STATIONS THAT ARE NO MOREDOES IHEART HOLD THE FORMULA FOR THE NEXT LEVEL SALES EFFORT FOR RADIO? eVEN LOCAL RADIO?&...
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Season 7
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Episode 293
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Media Insultant - Special Edition - 3.4.26 - Lucy Rice on how radio sales can better compete.
We’ve got a special edition of Media Insultant for you today. And much of what we will talk about today is Evergreen…worth listening to a couple of times…My old friend Keith Shipman - he’s the retiring head of WSAB and is a broadca...
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Season 7
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Episode 292
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27:32
Media Insultant 2.25.26 - Are we too hard on radio? The Olympics deliver GOLD for NBC. If Saga goes up for sale, who will show up to buy? And Entravision leadership changes.
IF SAGA COMM. IS IN PLAY…WHO’S IN THE POOL?OLYMPICS? THE TENT POLE THAT IS DELIVERING FOR NBC.WE ARE ACCUSED OF GIVING RADIO A HARD TIME. AND THAT IS CORRECT….ENTRAVISION OUSTS A 25YEAR LEADER…...
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Season 7
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Episode 291
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