Jackson Weaver

Media Insultant

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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

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Jackson Weaver

Episodes

Media Insultant - 8.12.21 Thurs Edition Ignore 2019. Everyone is WAY up. Or are they? Nielsen has entered the jewelry business. And we are bummed that Media Insultant is NOT in the top 20 podcast ranking! We were surprized too! 12.08.2021 17:13

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT… Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with… · QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE OUT. EVERYONE IS UP…BUT ALSO DOWN. · NIELSEN PPM IS NOW A FASHION ACCESSORY. IF YOU LIKE BLACK. · TOP 20 PODCASTS. WHERE ARE THE BIG BROADCASTERS? This is the August 12th Thursd...

Media Insultant -Tuesday Edition 8.10.21 We comment on Radio Ink's Top 40, Disney's hard ball for data tactics and proof the FCC's radio revitalization isn't working! 10.08.2021 19:14

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT… Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with… · WE COMMENT ON THE RANKING OF RADIO INK’S TOP 40 MOST POWERFUL RADIO EXECUTIVES. · DISNEY SHORTS A STAR INEXCHANGE FOR….? THIS IS A NEW ONE… · THE FCC AUCTION 109 PROVED THAT AM IS FINALLY DEAD – VERY...

Media Insultant - Thur Ed 8.5.21 Radio betting on sports betting, iHeart tunes in and lots of personnel changes. 05.08.2021 18:52

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT… Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Join us twice a week for Media Insultant. Today we lead with… · CUMULUS JUMPS INTO THE BETTING WORLD WITH WYNN · TWO STREAMING PLATFORMS COMBINE · MOVING CHAIRS ON THE DECK OF THE TITANTIC…? This is the Thursday August 5th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thu...

Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 8.3.21 We recommend a great new podcasting app. iHeart introduces what we think is the dumbest skill ever! The Olympic ratings in freefall... 03.08.2021 15:11

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT …Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · A TRICK NEW PODCAST PLAYER… · THE OLYMPICS ARE THE GIANT RATINGS SUCK SOUND YOU’RE HEARING… · NEW IHEART SKILL IS TOO DUMB FOR WORDS..,. This is the Tuesday August 3rd Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thur...

Media Insultant - 7.29.21 Thurs Ed. How low can CW go? Sad demise of a legendary AM signal. Another SPAC? 29.07.2021 13:55

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT …Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · A TV NETWORK RATING WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE… · ANOTHER LEGENDARY AM SIGNAL SIGNS OFF THE AIR. · KEITH SPOTS AN UBER EATS SIGN · HANG ON TO YOUR WALLETS …HERE COMES ANOTHER MEDIA SPAC. This is the Thursda...

Media Insultant - 7.27.21 CBS blows up TV management in their top THREE markets! Guess who's back in the news. And...is Cox kidding? A deal with Amazon!? 27.07.2021 19:42

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · AMAZON AND RADIO/TV. IS THIS A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN OR HELL? · ED STOLZ. WHAT MORE CAN WE SAY…BUT WE DO HAVE MORE TO SAY! · CBS TV BLOWS UP THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR BIGGEST MARKETS! This is the Tuesday July 27th...

Media Insultant - 7.22.21 Thursday Edition. CBS/Viacom in play? Lots of personnel changes in broadcasting and faint praise for Audacy. 22.07.2021 18:42

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · AUDICY CUTS MORE JOBS BUT GETS A KUDO FROM US. · KEITH HITS INTERESTING PERSONNEL CHANGES · WANT A TV NETWORK? RUMORS OF CBS SALE. This is the Thursday July 22nd Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday m...

Media Insultant - Tue Ed 7.20.21 Ok...we were wrong! Volleyball on TV should be killer. Why isn't it? And...a salute to a real creative genius. 20.07.2021 17:43

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · WHOOPS…WE’RE WRONG AGAIN! · VOLLEYBALL ON TV. WHEN WILL IT WORK? · OUR SALUTE TO ONE OF THE MASTER CREATIVE RADIO PEOPLE EVER! This is the Tuesday July 20th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday morni...

Media Insultant - 7.15.21 Thur Ed. Suddenly broadcast TV thinks it's 1990! Personnel changes make your head swim. And is Sinclair thinking straight? 15.07.2021 16:45

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now. Media Insultant today leads with… · PERSONNEL CHANGES IN RADIO AND TV – KEITH HAS SOME COMMENTS · WE CONTINUE TO PICK ON NEXT GEN TV. · SINCLAIR SEEMS TO BE DOUBLING DOWN ON REGIONAL SPORTS This is the Thursday July 15 Edition – join us weekly...

Media Insultant - 2.13.21 Will the confusion at Audacy ever end? How is weather change creating new video formats? Ed Stoltz won't go away...amazing! 13.07.2021 15:17

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now. Media Insultant today leads with… · ENTERCOM…ER, AUDACY IS CONFUSED WITH AUDICY OR IS THE OLD ENTERCOM GETTING INTO AEROSPACE? · WILL GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE CREATE THE NEXT BIG FORMAT FOR TV? · STOLZ IS BACK. YES…IT CONTINUES… This is the Tuesda...

Media Insultant - 7.8.21 - Thursday Edition. What's an 'asshat' in media? Wanna listen to Madonna's playlist? Audacy can help! Newspaper subscriptions are helping...but probably not enough. 08.07.2021 17:38

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · WHEN IS MORE NOT BETTER? AUDACY MAY SOON KNOW… · WHY DOES BOB HOFFMAN CALL GOOGLE “ASSHATS”? · NEWSPAPERS HANG ON WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS. This is the Thursday July 8th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday...

Media Insultant - 7.6.21 Tuesday Edition. Keith talks about Connie Chung's parking slot. And the non-com studio extravaganza continues. 06.07.2021 19:43

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · KEITH’S CLAIM TO FAME IS TIED TO CONNIE CHUNG’S PARKING SLOT AT CBS. · NON-COM RADIO & TV STUDIOS, OFFICES AND FINANCES ARE THE ENVY OF THE BUSINESS. This is the Tuesday July 6th Edition – join us weekly Tuesday a...

Media Insultant - Thurs Ed. 7.1.21 Keith & Jackson delve into the sports betting format that Audicy has developed. Hubbard with another interesting hire and is Adams out of the radio business again? 01.07.2021 17:21

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now - Media Insultant today · Why does a boring radio format makes sense? · Does the new DOS of Hubbard Chicago really have no radio sales experience?? · Is Adams Radio pulling out of the business…? This is the Thursday July 1st Edition – join us w...

Media Insultant - 6.29.21 Keith & Jackson thinks the Uber Eats Cumulus deal is a big bag of nothing. And when a CRM system is a Good Example of Bad Management 29.06.2021 20:41

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now - Media Insultant today · WHY THE CUMULUS DEAL SELLING UBER EATS CAR TOP DIGITAL ADS IS A DUD! · WHEN IS A GOOD CRM SYSTEM HARMFUL TO YOUR SALES TEAM? THIS WEEK’S GOOD EXAMPLE OF BAD MANAGEMENT HAS A TAKEAWAY. This is the Tuesday June 29th Edition – j...

Media Insultant - 6.24.21 Thursday Edition - A special discussion on cold calling, radio station values and the rising costs for streamers. 24.06.2021 21:02

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · SPECIAL DISCUSSION ON COLD CALLING FOR MEDIA · THE BIGGEST HANDICAP FOR RADIO STATION VALUES · THE CRB IS THROWING STREAMING AUDIO UNDER THE BUS…AGAIN! This is the Thursday June 24th Edition – join us weekly Tu...

Media Insultant - 6.22.21 Tuesday Edition Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver talk at some length on the impact of Howard Stern on podcasting. TV revenue kind? Not the big boys. HBO has biggest signup day yet. 22.06.2021 15:22

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · HOWARD STERN – A LEGEND WHO WOULDN’T BE ON THE AIR TODAY. · WHO’S THE BIG DOG IN TV AD REVENUES? IT’S NOT ONE OF THE BIG 4! · A SIMPLE REUNION BLOWS APART HBO PLANS… This is the Tuesday June 22nd Edition – join...

Media Insultant - 6.17.21 Thurs Edition Keith & Jackson look at SInclair's new sports streaming model, WBLS & Hot 97 seem a little top heavy IMHO and the next 5 years in traditional media is a Debbie Downer. 17.06.2021 17:18

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · THE NEXT 5 YEARS DO NOT LOOK GOOD… · SINCLAIR IS LOOKING FOR MORE DEBT FOR A STREAMING SERVICE · ISN’T A TWO STATION CLUSTER GETTING A BIT TOP HEAVY? This is the Thursday June 17th Edition – join us weekly Tues...

Media Insultant - 6.15.21 Tuesday Edition - Uber car tops in your market? BOTS! What a pain...and what can Ellen (yes that Ellen) teach us about managment...? 15.06.2021 17:36

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · CUMULUS ADDS AN OUT-OF-HOME PROGRAM THAT MAKES NO SENSE. · QUIT BITCHING ABOUT THE BOTS – NO ONE IN ADVERTISING SEEMS TO CARE. · THE ELLEN SYNDROM IS OUR GOOD EXAMPLE OF BAD MANAGEMENT This is the Tuesday June 15...

Media Insultant - Thursday 6.10 Edition - Can a woman be a Rush replacement? KEXP kicks butt for a non-com and more... 10.06.2021 16:55

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Thursday June 10th · RADIO BOARD COMP IS…AMAZING. · IS DANA THE NEXT RUSH? · TO #3 IN 6 MONTHS…THE KEXP STORY Join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant, our opinions offered freely. Audio podcasts on any platform (Apple, TuneIn, Spotify, etc.) and vid...

Media Insultant - 6.8.21 SInclair gets out, A final sign off for a real radio pioneer and the Good Example of Bad Management breaks a few records. 08.06.2021 13:15

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Kieth Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now, Media Insultant today leads with… · A TRUE PIONEER SIGNS OFF. · WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SINCLAIR RADIO? · BREAKING RECORDS WITH GOOD EXAMPLES OF BAD MANAGEMENT For Tuesday June 8th – join us weekly Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant wi...

Media Insultant - 6.3.21 Thursday Edition. Alpha update. Auto advertising to tank? SBS just has a terrible quarter. 03.06.2021 19:13

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Thursday June 3rd · Alpha Media reorg update. · Auto advertising could be choking by mid-summer · SBS just had a terrible quarter….how come? · There’s a new Swiss army knife sales team in the audio space… Join us each Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant...

Media Insultant - Tuesday 6.1.21 - Rush replacement? Was the MGM deal anti-trust with Amazon and the Good Example of Bad Management for the week. 01.06.2021 13:46

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on media in this episode of Media Insultant for Tuesday June 1st. · IS AMAZON THE ULTIMATE MEDIA CARNAVORE…? · CAN ANYONE REPLACE RUSH? DOES ANYONE WANT TO…? · And…Good Examples of Bad Management… Join us each Tuesday and Thursday mornings for Media Insultant with podcasts on any platform and videos on YouTube. Comments...

Media Insultant - Thursday Ed. 5.27.21 Stolz rises from the dead, Tribune Media moves on and WTF is Cumulus thinking?? 27.05.2021 20:08

WELCOME TO MEDIA INSULTANT…Kieth Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on what’s going on in media. Twice a week now Media Insultant today leads with… · THE TRIBUNE COMPANY IS SOLD WIMPERING INTO THE ARMS OF ALDEN MEDA · ED STOLZ JUST WONT DIE…HE’S BACK IN COURT AGAIN. · WILL THE CHIP SHORTAGE CRIPPLE BROADCAST’S RECOVERY? · Cumulus PULLS A ‘WHAT WERE THEY T...

Media Insultant - Tuesday SPECIAL - Bad Management 5.25.21 25.05.2021 16:18

Welcome to a Tuesday SPECIAL EDITION of MEDIA INSULTANT for 5.25.21. Each week we delve into the world of media…from neighborhood bulletin boards to major mergers on Wall Street. But this week we took a different tac to focus on our new feature GOOD EXAMPLES OF BAD MANAGEMENT in the media space. We’ve all done dumb things as managers but we all can takeaway good learning too. And while our ex...

Media Insultant - Thursday Edition - Wk of 5.17.21. Was 2020 really a tough year for radio? Who's the stud of the week? 20.05.2021 14:18

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their twice-weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. Today… · Media Insultant is now TWICE a week with shorter episodes. · Was 2020 a disaster or just OK for radio? · Can you sell in a down media market? · Is Seattle the farm market for Nexstar? For the week of May 17th – this is the Thu...