Media Insultant

IS THE HUGE TV GROUP SINCLAIR MOVING AWAY FROM LINEAR? WHOOPS - LAST WEEK WE DIDN’T HAVE THE FULL STORY. RADIO AND TV NOW HAVE A NEW DIRECT RESPONSE TOOL…IT EVEN WORKS FOR LOCAL CLIENTS…#250 MEDIACO APPEARS TO BE A MESS Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They fo...

WELL THEY CALL IT THE STREAK…did THAT REALLY HAPPEN? CUMULUS IS OUT OF BANKRUPTCY…WHAT’S NEXT? HUBBARD ADDS A CLASSIC COUNTRY AM TO SEATTLE….WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS… COX RADIO CLUSTER IN ATLANTA I THE MAJOR PLAYER…WHY THE SUDDEN LEADEERSHIP CHANGE… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about t...

WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING TV NETWORKS. A SEND OFF TO JACKSON’S MENTOR  AND MAYBE WE DON’T NEED EXPENSIVE NIELSEN RATINGS…MAYBE? Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media s...

LOWEST UNIT RATE - NO CHAOS HERE… AMAZON’S GENIUS AD BUSINESS…IS KILLING IT… DIGITAL CPMS DECLINE…WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VALUE…? Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sa...

BUILDING A NEW RADIO STATION FROM SCRATCH… NEW BRAND BUT IS THE STORY ANY DIFFERENT FOR GEOBROADCASTING KATZ DOES A DUMB STUDY… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media s...

I KNOW…WE WILL RUN SOME ADS ON OUR TV STATIONS AND EVERYONE WILL RUN TO THE STORE AND BUY NEXTGEN TVS!!  THE SHIFT IN RADIO M&A IS APPARENT… NIELSEN AND CUMULUS CONTINUE TO PISS ON EACH OTHER…. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV pr...

THE SOUND OF THE CITY - PROOF THAT EVEN A SOLID SUCCESSFUL RADIO STATION DOESN’T HAVE TO REMAIN THAT.. .WE GEEK OUT. HOW DOES WMAR’S ROTATOR DIGITAL TV NEWS SHOW LOOK….?? AUDIOGRAPH - RADIO CONTINUES TO TRY AND MATCH DIGITAL AUDIENCE DATA. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current medi...

KCAL BLOWS OUT STAFF…BUT IS THE REAL REASON? THE PERILS OF TV CONSOLIDATION IN INDY SCRIPPS GOES TO THE MATTRESSES WITH ALL IN  DIGITAL Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to...

WE THINK THE FCC’ S OWNERSHIP CAP REMOVAL IS A TERRIBLE IDEA RADIO QUARTERLY’S ARE IN - NOT MUCH GOOD NEWS, YET. THE NATIONS #1 BILLING RADIO STATIONS HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP.  FOX TELLS THE NFL - NADA!  Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV...

ST LOUIS BLUES?  DID HOFFMAN OVERPAY…OR DID AUDACY GET EVERY DIME ON THE TABLE…? HOW DOES ONE SELL INTO A DECLINING MARKET? HERE’S AN IDEA.  LET’S OPEN A COFFEE SHOP FOR OUR TV STATION Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but...

GOT A TOUGH TIME RECRUITING?  WE’VE GOT A NEW IDEA THAT MIGHT HELP…STICK AROUND IS THE  COMCAST SPLIT  A PRELUDE TO MORE “PREMATURE CERTAINTY?” CUMULUS UPHELD BY COURT AGAINST NIELSEN -  BUT THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus...

SCOTUS SEEMS TO BE HANDING TV EVEN MORE POLITICAL REVENUE AUDACY SELLS IN ST. LOUIS - SO? TV MOURNING SHOW - AS IN  OBITUARY OR DEATH NOTICES…A NICE NEW REVENUE SOURCE… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media...

KRML - GOTTA LOVE THE STORIES OF THIS CLASSIC MOVIE RADIO STATION.  EASTLAN MOVES UPTOWN IHEART LAYOFFS - SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW OR MAYBE SOMETHING IS NEW? Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent...

A MYSTERIOUS RADIO STATION SALE WARSHAW WALKS FROM MORE RADIO STATIONS WE CLARIFY OUR RADIO STATION OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE SETTING. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media...

WE MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED BYRON ALLEN’S EFFORTS TO TAKE ON YOU TUBE…BUT IT WON’T BE EASY… FCC ADDS EXPENSIVE BURDENS TO RADIO AND TV HUBBARD REBRANDS…OR BRANDS…OR IS JUST STATING THE OBVIOUS…WE AREN’T SURE… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio...

WHAT’S THE  DIGITAL SALES TIP HIDDEN IN BORRELL’S RECENT REPORT…? BYRON ALLEN SAYS, WHAT THE HELL.  LET’S TAKE ON YOU TUBE. THE IHEART SIRUIS TALKS HIT A SNAG…AND THE ENEMY MAY BE RADIO. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - b...

JOHNNY CARSON HAS AN ANNIVERSARY. COX MEDIA GROUP APPARENTLY IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL TED TURNER TAKES OUT THE TRASH SBS/SALEM RESTRUCETURE WTOP’S EXTRAORDINARY LEADER RETIRES… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any...

LOTS OF JUSTIFIED TRIBUTES TO TED TURNER… WHAT IS URBAN ONE DOING BUYING MORE RADIO STATIONS THIS CLOSE TO BK.  IS A SELLING GM A GOOD IDEA? Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or benefici...

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 THE RADIO  Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on...

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 is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also a...

NAB SPRING SHOW -LOOKING FOR BUYERS! ANOTHER SAD RIP FOR A GREAT BROADCASTER AND GUY AI PANIC IN THE STREETS AT GOOGLE. FCC STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or b...

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 is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that...

iHEART GETS A NEW RADIO HEAD—-finally! WE SHARE A COUPLE OF CBS RADIO STORIES ARE WE BEING JUST ANALOG GUYS OR IS AUDACY’S NEW STRUCTURE VIABLE? JEFF WARSHAW IS REALLY SHAKING UP THE RADIO BIZ FROM SFO TO  NEBRASKA. Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus...

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 we are wrong.  Maybe this is the very best way for clients to buy radio and the best way for radio to sell inventory.  Ah…but to find out  we called up our intrepid a...

I N 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 STATIONS LOTUS ADDS A NEW GM SALEM MOVES TALK STATION FROM 860AM TO 1640AM.  WHY? Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the curr...