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 - 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...

Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition - Wk 5.17.21 Now twice weekly shorter episodes. New Warner/Discovery merger big enough? Facebook toast? And...NEW feature, Good Examples of Bad Management! 18.05.2021 15:38

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. · Huge merger between Warner & Discovery. Is that enough to compete in streaming however? · Will Apple REALLY destroy Facebook…or just needless whining by Zuckerberg? · ...

Media Insultant - 5.10.21 More Stolz drama, Alpha wrestles with Wilson, Yahoo! a deal for Apollo? And Q1 media results are in. Uggg! 11.05.2021 30:36

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · The quarterlies are in – is radio scrapping the bottom of the curve? · Apollo buys Yahoo and AOL. Deal or dud of the decade? · Ed Stolz won’t go away… · Larry Wilson’s battle with Alpha continues… · Why is there a battle over t...

Media Insultant - Wk of 5.3.21 - Alpha fires back at Wilson...does the FCC care? New ideas in subscription audio/radio. And Hot Hits for the week. 04.05.2021 25:11

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · Alpha Media fires back at Larry Wilson…but did they miss the mark? · Another adventure in subscription radio…?? · Linear TV is quickly losing relevance… · All This and this week’s HOT HITS … For the week of May 3rd – this is Media In...

Media Insultant - 4.26.21 - Facebook jumps into audio (aka: radio), Clubhouse's $4Billion valuation, Apple finally moves to monetize podcasts and Hot Hits! 27.04.2021 28:06

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · Just what radio needs, another competitor…and this time it’s one of the big bad boys of tech out to make life hard… · Apple makes a significant new move in podcasting…but it will cost you. · We whine about digital over-targeting. · An...

Media Insultant - 4.19.21. Is Larry Wilson trying to do the right thing? Who needs the NAB and HOT HITS for the week. 20.04.2021 29:13

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · Where’s Judge Judy when we need her? Larry Wilson throws a wrench in the Alpha media bankruptcy! · The potential for a Tribune deal that keeps the publisher out of the jaws of cost slasher Alden is crumbling… · Does anyone care about the N...

Media Insultant 4.12.2021 - A little brag, print continues to fade, and mass firing in Buffalo. 13.04.2021 26:30

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · We brag a little… · More newspaper woes… · What Google & Facebook leave behind in local media revenue now gets sucked up by Amazon. · And why are these guys toast? For the week of April 12th – this is Media Insultant. New episo...

Media Insultant 4.5.2021 - Jackson & Keith offer opinions - The Supremes have ruled. Is it too late? What is the deal with Podcasting? MLB enters the 21st century. 06.04.2021 27:38

Jackson Weaver and Keith Samuels with their weekly take on the media – TV, radio, digital (whatever that means) and even print. This week… · Is IT TOO LATE? THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON CROSS OWNERSHIP · STREAMING – ANOTHER BREAKTHRU · PODCASTING – LOTS OF SMOKE…NO FIRE? · HOT HITS FOR THE FUN OF IT… FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 5TH…THIS IS MEDIA INSULTANT! Media Insultant is pr...

Media Insultant - Special Edition for Radio Geeks. Audacious, bodacious or transformative? Entercom changes brand in hopes of changing the story. 31.03.2021 13:46

THE RADIO BIZ IS A BUZZ WITH THE LARGE RADIO GROUP ENTERCOM’S NAME CHANGE…THEY ARE NOW AUDICY (aka: ODYSSEY) WHY IS THAT SIGNIFICANT? WHO REALLY CARES…? AND WHAT DO WE THINK ABOUT IT…? This is a special edition of Media Insultant for radio geeks...no video this time just this audio podcast. Regular editions of Media Insultant drop each Tuesday on YouTube and the normal podcasting platforms....

Media Insultant - 3.29.21 - 1. What is in a name? Ask Entercom 2. Rush lives one 3. Hot Bits 30.03.2021 22:50

Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer their opinions on the current media scene. Radio is primary...but also TV, digital, print and maybe even bus boards. This week... What’s in a name…? Let’s ask Entercom. Rush is no longer here...but he’s still here. First it was the Super Bowl...now March Madness! Where is the audience….? Entercom has been officially shaken down... And...more HOT BITS! F...

Media Insultant - 3.22.21 iHeart ownership drama, do the new NFL rights throw local TV affiliates under the bus? and NEW Hot Bits. 23.03.2021 26:50

Welcome to Media Insultant – Jackson Weaver & Keith Samuels offer our opinions on all thing’s media. For the week of March 22, 2021… · Tegna CEO has a serious whoops moment… · More corporate drama with iHeart… · Are the networks doing a Charlie Brown Lucy football pull on their affiliates? · And HOT BITS debut… Media Insultant is available weekly on YouTube and the po...

Media Insultant - 3.15.21 Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer opinions on all things media. 16.03.2021 33:23

Welcome to MEDIA INSULTANT – with opinions on everything from radio to digital media. · Oaktree finally gets out of broadcasting…finally · Do NFL TV fees truly grow to the sky? · When is there a difference with no distinction??. · Does Saga’s pure play pay? · And Ed is back…again! Weekly podcasts on all the platforms and video on YouTube or at InTownMedia.com. ...