Media Insultant - 8.13.25 - TV M&A surges. ESPN deal in jeopardy politically? And Apple makes a grab for F1 coverage when ESPN drops out.

APPLE MAY PICK UP F1 - BUT WHY DID ESPN BOW OUT? (4:30)ESPN STUNS WITH NEW NFL DEAL - BUT WILL TRUMP TAKE HIS POUND OF FLESH…? (9:08)TV GROUPS ARE ON A BUYING BINGE - WHAT DO THE TV GROUPS KNOW THAT WE DON’T? (13:51)WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital.   Jackson Dell Weaver is in the  southern CA desert city of La Quinta  - and co-host …Mr. Keith Samuels. Welcome to the Wednesday August 13th  Episode of Media Insultant….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!