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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 focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!

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 and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management.  Videos are under the Media Insultant Showcase on Vimeo.   Comments are always welcome at [email protected]   Thanks for listening!