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Media Insultant — 305 episodes
Media Insultant 5.13.26 Should a GM carry a list? How much did Ted do? Urban One doubles down on radio.
Media Insultant 5.6.26 Will the NFL over play their hand? Objection to radio Part 2. Audacy expands sports in LA and Cumulus in a death spriral.
Media Insultant 4.29.26 - General Motors ditches HD radio. Handling that objection. And is iHeart merger with Sirius a real deal?
Media Insultant 4.22.26 - A great FCC story. The NAB Convention is back. AI is killing Google's golden goose.
Media Insultant - 4.15.26 Streaming will save local TV. Really? SBS hits the BK route. And we think MediaCo missed the point.
Media Insultant - 4.8.26 - iHearts new Radio Head is trying to catch a falling knife. Old CBS radio stories. Audacy takes a serious management change. Warshaw turns to a a buyer.
Special Edition - Media Insultant. 4.1.26 - Is programmatic selling killing the local sales staffs?
Media Insultant 3.18.26 Is in-car radio listening hot? Will CBS TV stations benefit from the Paramount purchase? New folks in Management. Radio finishes last year in the dumps. And why is Salem moving 860 AM to 1640?
Media Insultant 3.11.26 - New earworm! iHeart dives into progammatic. Cumulus bankruptcy and the sad demise of a couple of legendary AMs.
Media Insultant - Special Edition - 3.4.26 - Lucy Rice on how radio sales can better compete.
Media Insultant 2.25.26 - Are we too hard on radio? The Olympics deliver GOLD for NBC. If Saga goes up for sale, who will show up to buy? And Entravision leadership changes.
Media Insultant - 2.18.26 Radio gets to 25% in digital. Really? Or just shell game? Nexstar and TEGNA merger is back on or is it? What's up with radio.com?
Media Insultant - 2.11.26 - New earworm! How'd Radio Row do? WTF is the deal with Eastlan and Cumulus? Tentpoles seem to be sagging on TV.
Media Insultant - 2.4.26 - Why would an iHeart exec jump ship to a sinking one? Is Radio Row dying? Audacy reorg is different this time. And Jackson bitches about OTA reception on his home TV.
Media Insultant 1.28.26 How good is Bobby Rich's new book...? Cumulus to consolodate. What is GEO?
Media Insultant - 1.21.26 - Earthquake story, Cumulus winning in court, Sinclair doubles down and MediaCo is still MIA on HD channels in LA.
Media Insultant - 1.14.26 - We share an earworm! Audacy consolodates newscasts in two markets. Your next fortune is at YouTube? Not! The Oscars are the next tent pole that goes to streaming.
Media Insultant - 1.7.26 - Don't forget QR codes. How does Cumulus negotiate with Nielsen? SFO gets a new manager from Bean Town. And is MTV really gone?
Media Insultant - Holiday Edition 12.17.25
Media Insultant - 12.10.25 - More on getting radio out of the data ditch. Even we have a comment on the Netflix acauistion. And Mediaco seems confused. Or clueless.
Media Insultant - 12.3.25 - Is the TV M&A activity in jeoprardy? Trump makes useless threats. And iHeart is guaranteeing us a human experience.
Media Insultant - 11.26.25 The collapse of radio values? Bonneville starts a sports net that makes no sense. And Jackson rants about radio data!
Media Insultant - 11.19.25 - AI is helping how? Now everyone can sell everything in media! And how was FORECAST?
Media Insultant - 11.5.25 - iHeart SFO shuffled? Cumulus stumbles, again. And Is Amazon about to re-order local media sales?
Media Insultant 10.29.25 - EMF might be the most successful radio group in the oountry! No one seems to give a damn about digital media waste! And the FDA could chop $7 billion out of TV revenue! Now that's a problem!
Media Insultant 10.22.25 - Is the one day sale a gimmick at Connoiseur stations? Cumulus comes out fighting! Saga makes a good move IOHO!
Media Insultant - 10.15.25 - Both Saga and The Wizard say go big or go home. More layoffs of good people. FCC Commissioner Carr floats a dumb idea...IOHO.
Media Insultant 10.8.25 - Net's VS Affiliates. Does it get better or worse? No deals in radio M&A. Is that going to last? Is Salem going to make it?
Media Insultant - 10.1.25 - STOP with new business! A remarkable NEW budgeting process for your station!
Media Insultant - 9.24.25 - Not another Kimmel comment?! No ratings? Dan Patrick doesn't care. And the auto budgets are fading fast.
Media Insultant - 9.17.25 - An unbelievable merger? The NFL is sitting solid with CBS. And HANK is rocking in at least ONE major market.
Media Insultant - 9.3.25 - We argue Saga's digital strategy. Where is the annual top 10 billing radio station report? I't's overdue. And we aren't the smartest guys in the room anymore!!
Media Insultant - 8.27.25 - Beasley sale could trigger whole new radio M&A scene. Will radio stop paying streaming copyright fees? And why did TEGNA leave money on the table? Or did they?
Media Insultant - Special Edition - AI will cheat you out of budget consideration and what you can do about it.
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.
Media Insultant - 8.6.25 - Is 13 seconds of porn worth $222,000? Will AI exclude radio & TV from marketing budgets? And iHeart has new leadership.
Media Insultant 7.16.25 - Salvation for local TV news? Blurring the lines between video and radio. And some TV stations are saying, we don't need a network!
Media Insultant - 7.9.25 - Radio geeks - REEL RADIO is back! Fox likes multiple market managers. Paul Harvey's estate sues Paramount Pictures and regardless of what the NAB says, AM stations are shutting down.
Media Insultant - 6.25.25 A tribute to Dennis Holt. TEGNA moves local news to OTT and Apple Plus may soon take advertising. Just what we need!
Media Insultant - 6.18.25 The radio story about Fun, Fun, Fun. Public broadcast at crossroads. The pending death of Blue Links. iHeart in the south of France? And BFofA fund raiser!
Media Insultant - 6.11.25 - Emmis in New York. Cox leaving their roots. Meta is all in on AI for your next commercial campaign. CBS TV problems continue.
Media Insultant - 6.4.25 - Cox takes a late train out of Tulsa. Byron Allen puts stations on the block. And Jeff Warshaw is pissed!
Media Insultant - 5.28.25 - Delilah gives her heart, but it's not enough. We look at the new Alpha merger deal. AI Ashley goes to weekends and Wendy McMahan jumps ship at CBS.
Media Insultant - 5.14.24 - We bring in Ed Steenman to discuss how media sales people can thrive in the choas that is the car business today.
Media Insultant - 5.7.25 Alpha/Connisseur make a deal! And what's the deal at Westwood One?
Media Insultant - 4.30.25 Why is ESPN ditching baseball? How long is Cumulus going to be around? Good news for radio...with a caveat!
Media Insultant 4.23.25 - NextGen is fading fast. Business retention is suddenly a big deal! And what can Tik Toc teach radio about ad placement?
Media Insultant 4.16.24 _ Bitch about Nielsen, local TV news is shrinking, and the timing of changes in the Midwest.
Media Insultant - 4.9.25 - No sale for radio dot com. Nielsens' new minumum listening levels. Sales idea - sue your clients! And fewer radio stations on the air.
Media Insultant - 4.2.25 - All of Cox stations for sale. Duh! Stephen;s fire sales a cluster and Payola is back!
We're back! Media Insultant 3.26.25 Saga, Audacy AND the Mystery Man!
Media Insultant - 12.18.24 Our annual Christmas poem will make you smile if you love the broadcasting business!
Media Insultant - 12.11.24 - Muffy! What's with Yacht Rock? (1:25) Google losing share? (4;30) What does the new FCC Commish mean for M&A? (9;58) Keith thinks sports on TV is still safe? (16:05)
Media Insultant - 12.4.24 - More terminations and management consolodation. Format flips may not work today. Who were YOUR mentors?
Media Insultant 11.20.24 - BOGO on radio stations? Is AI ready tor prime time with radio? Why would NBCU want to sell their valuable cable assets?
Media Insultant 11.13.24 - Did political save Q3? More 'terminations" at iHeart. Is 2025 going to be that bad? New RAB board members may not be there for long.
Media Insultant 11.6.24 - No more Action News...it's all Neighborhood News for Scripps. X is a joke. The World Series ratings are in. And Remote News Service is the future of radio news!
Media Insultant 10.30.24 - Will the World Series be a hit for Fox? Radio towers aren't supposed to fall down! And more people moves.
Media Insultant 10.23.24 Nielsen gives radio a kiss...or not. Going to prison for what was said on the radio. And the coutnry battle rages anew in Seattle.
Media Insultant 10.16.24 - We explain our hiatus plus some comments on what we missed.
MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.11.24 - Emma debuts and we cringe! TV continues to head for the cliff and is Local Media in free fall?
Media Insultant - 9.4.24 - TJ makes it to the Big Apple. Wanna buy a TV station? Black sports radio fails in Detroit and Runwaway Radio brings back a better day.
MEDIA INSULTANT - 8.21.24 - Jimi Hendrix just wanted to play! Four FM stations in Phoenix for $3.5M? More downsizing...ad infinitum.
Media Insultant - 8.14.24 - Bye bye WCBS. Radio's Q2 is more of the same. And the FOR SALE sign on WEPN is getting tattered.
Media Insultant - 8.7.24 - Olympics killing it on Peacock. Tough duty in Bagdad-By-The-Bay. And Redbox goes dark.
Media Insultant - 7.31.24 Edition The Olympics are a hit. Meg Grriffin turns down MTV. Career suicide? Is Social Media about to put an end to your career? And Ed is back. Damn!
Media Insultant - 7.24.24 Edition - NextGen still a dud? New class for FM...for what? Bobby Bones makes bank!
Media Insultant - 7.17.24 - How will the Chevron decision affect the FCC? The Paramount sale may turn into a shit show. CBS churn has started already.
Media Insultant - 7.10.24 - Podcast growth again. WEPN for sale sign - nobody's lining up to buy! Radio listening respondent wanted!
Media Insultant - 7.3.24 Edition - Will SCOTUS de-fang the FCC? Zonecasting comes to reality in a major market. When does the talent drain in broadcasting stop? Is Tuesday-Thursday a viable radio flight?
Media Insultant 6.26.24 What is NextGen TV's killer app? Who's the new media buyer? And more radio layoffs in the Pacific Northwest.
Media Insultant - Special Edition - CRUNCH to revenue growth at your station.
Media Insultant 6.12.24 - How did BIA get radio group billing ranking so wrong? The NAB stands up and takes a swipe at the FCC. And podcasting may be radio's next format!
Stern, the last tentpole for Sirius radio? Salem sells and we question! And CBS TV, now a footnote at Paramount?
MEDIA INSULTANT - 5.22.24 - The entire on-air staff is gone! Digital media is taking us all to the cleaners and how do the big-time TV network guys screw this up so royally?
Media Insultant - 5.15.24 Another Geeky Jackson story. Who needs new business? And if SInclair is selling, who's buying?
Is NPR leaning too far left? Soo Kim is pissed at losing the deal with TEGNA. So he's suing the FCC. And another you can't make this shit up story!
Media Insultant 5.1.24 Temu, we never heard of you. To infinity and beyond. The FCC is back at it...
MEDIA INSULTANT - 4.24.24 The NAB's cash cow stumbles. The Masters on CBS is off again. MediaCo moves on complex deal with Estrella. And is NextGen TV over already?
Media Insultant 4.17.24 - A podcast with no content? Most influencial radio station in the country? How hard can running two well rated radio stations in NYC be?
Media Insultant 4.10.24 - Will geo targeting radio help? What good Karma is Craig Karmazin up to in sports radio and we rock it with a stunning new NTR idea...but we may end up in jail!
Media Insultant 4.3.24 - More media commentary and headlines.
Media Insultant - 3.20.24 The media podcast for radio & TV dudes.
Media Insultant - 3.13.24 Edition. Was Q4 really that bad? Yeah! Selling Facebook is a disaster for Entravision and Sports Map radio is off the map, so to speak.
MEDIA INSULTANT 3.6.24 - Soros dips into the radio business. Susan Patrick heads to jail...sadly. Saga buys and another trade journal goes away.
Media Insultlant - 2.28.24 Our auto dealer guru Ed Steenman is back with more tips on how to sell into this important an tough category!
Media Insultant 2.21.24 Were the good ol' days really that good? A little HELP for our friends and Newbys in the Hall of Fame.
Hulu For Sports? Super Taylor Bowl Comments and AI for radio. Really? Media Insultant 2.14.24
Media Insultant - 2.7.24 Jackson resists arrest. The NFL Pisses many people off. iHeart reorg...again! And what''s new with Audacy ??
Media Insultant - 1.31.24 New sheriff in town. For the FCC it's still 1965 and what's up with the World Series?
Media Insultant - 1.24.24 STATIONS GET SHUT DOWN. IS THIS REALLY WHAT NEXTGEN TV IS ABOUT? WE SPECULATE ON WHO WOULD BE A BUYER FOR AUDACY STATIONS...
Media Insultant is back - FM values at a new low? Cumulus spreads management - how far can this work? Medico is struggling in the Big Apple.
Media Insultant - Predictions and Prognostications Episode 1.10.2024
Media Insultant - Holiday Media Special with Tony Bollen's version of the Night Before Christmas
Media Insultant 11.29.23 Did Byron Allen really text Bob Iger? (4:03) Q3 sucked for broadcast. What to do? (13:02) Ed Stolz stations are sold. Really sold this time (24:45)
MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.27.23 Last edition before our medical leave!
MEDIA INSULTANT - 9.20.23 - The cable eco-system is crumbling. A great Ya Can't Make This Shit Up" story...and more
Media Insultant - 9.13.23 Don't lie to the IRS. (6:22) Stolz returns (9:22) CBS Co-Prexy doesn't work (18:54) and Disney bails on ESPN radio (22:50)
SPECIAL EDITION - AM radio. What does the future hold for the oldest of our electronic media?
SPECIAL EDITION - Media Insultant. We review Q2 radio financials. All we can say is GRIM! (5:17) And Jackson discusses his health issues (:35)
Media Insultant 7.26.23 - Another story. Doing mornings in Baltimore AND Seattle? Ralph Nader to the rescue and more Personnel with Keith.
AUDACY IS TALKING TO THEIR BANKS. (14:22) ALL ACCESS STUNS WITH CLOSURE! (8:19) THE FAMILY JEWELS OF ABC ARE FOR SALE (21:15)
Special Summer Edition of Media Insultant - we tell a few stories!
MEDIA INSULTANT - 7.28.23 - Who’s the smartest guy in the room? (9:50) AI impacts how much ? (4:20) And ESPN radio is getting a lot of static (17:22)
TWITTER MAKES RADIO LOOK HEALTHY.(14:32) CUMULUS SALE AND RUMOR 6:24). WHY IS RADIO.COM UNSOLD? (17:38) Media Insultant 6.21.23
MEDIA INSULTANT - 6.14.23 - Lessons from the CNN debacle? (4:29) Bonneville shuffles leadership with NO drama (11:25) And what is Cable TV without Cable TV? (16:27)
Jackson's Ike & Tina Turner story! Ford backs off...but what is the future for AM radio? And the TEGNA deal is killed by politics. MEDIA INSULTANT 6.7.23
MEDIA INSULTANT - 5.31.23 - TOO SOON FOR AUDACY'S OBIT & THE END OF A MEDIA ERA?
Media Insultant 5.24.23 THE ED STOLZ RADIO STATION DRAMA GETS WIERDER! AND WE TIP OUR HATS TO SAM ZELL .
Media Insultant - 5.17.23 RIP Mike Fowler - we'll miss you! Radio has to be on the streaming wagon A new look at the Top 10 radio groups
DEBACLE LESSONS 2:28 TOP 10 RADIO 4:25 SINCLAIR DUMPING NEWS 11:48 CBS DUMPS CW 14:53
SPECIAL EDITION - Media Insultant - we talk to auto agency guru Ed Steenman. How is the current market and how does it effect media sales efforts. If you sell media and call on car dealers, you MUST listen. 5.3.23
WHY IS HEARST PAYING SO MUCH? DID BYRON ALLEN GET THE TEGNA SALE KILLED? KPNW IS OFF TO A SLOOOW START! Media Insultant 4.26.23
ChatGPT is killing. Why is no one else stunned by this sales price? What can a Tucson AM station teach us...?
RADIO SLIPS PAST TV ON DELIVERY. DOES ANYONE CARE? AUDACY 2022 TOTALS ARE CHALLENGING. BOB & RICH SEND A CUTE NOTE TO THE STAFF.
Why are AM radio towers falling more these days? Ed Stolz may finally be finished in court. Headwinds? So the Q4 CEO's all say....
A FIRST! FORMAT REVEAL IN PSP. DOES THE FCC REALLY NEED TO BE IN TEGNA'S BUSINESS? A WORD OF WISDOM FROM STEVE JOBS.
A personal story of charactor. ChatGTP is taking over the world! Or at least radio. And just to keep you awake, Ed Stolz is back in court.
Who's back in town? No Bull in Seattle. As Bally's Sports goes into BK, what's that mean for team revenue?
Remember Bing...and Edge? They may be back in the game. Is your station's brand more important than your clients? Dumping TV to focus on radio ?
Special Editon STREET VIEW. Better recruiting and retention of media sales people with special guest, Lucy Rice.
Can KNX justify it's move to FM in Los Angeles? Are newspapers the next buyer pool for radio stations? What is Nexstar thinking? Short term we think. Media Insultant 2.1.23
It's certainly illegal but a creative idea to monetize your AM stations! KCAL is CBS news in LA.? What does that mean? We try out ChatGPT! Wednesday 1.25.23
We try to clarify some points. Nielsen cuts deeper into the staff. More interesting changes in radio management. Media Insultant 1.17.23
MEDIA INSULTANT - Friday Edition 1.13.23 Double up again at Audacy. Can Alpha bring in additional foriegn investors? Thursday Night football sags badly.
What? Now you tell me that D-to-C isn't cool? Jackson has a Duke Wright story to tell. And filling in Rush's shoes is one tough job. Media Insultant Tuesday Ed. 1.10.23
Happy New Year with Media Insultant - Nielsen cleans the C-suite...Dori Monson's death is a gobsmack. Media Insultant Friday Edition 1.6.22
OUR PREDICTIONS FOR WHAT MAY HAPPEN NEXT YEAR IN LOCAL MEDIA! Media Insultant for 12.27.22
TONY BOLLEN RETURNS WITH A MEDIA POEM FOR THE SEASON! Media Insultant 12.16.22
WHO AT IHEART THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? RIP MR. PATTIZ. WE CHANGE OUR MINDS ON SAGA. Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 12.13.22
Media Insultant Street View Edition - the outlook for local car dealer advertising from Ed Steenman, Steenman Associates.
JEFF SMULYAN TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK - "NEVER RIDE A ROLLER COASTER UPSIDE DOWN!" Tuesday 12.6.22
AS PROMISED...WE ASKED ED STEENMAN, PROMINENT SEATTLE AGENCY GUY TO WALK US THROUGH THE COMPLICAITONS OF OVER-THE-TOP VIDEO. Media Insultant - Friday Edition 12.2.22
DID FORECAST ROCK IT? A FINAL WORD ON DISNEY DEBACLE FOR LOCAL MANAGERS. SYMPATHIES FOR THE NET AFFILIATES! Media Insultant for Tuesday 11.29.22
MORE Q3 RADIO NUMBERS - IT'S NOT ALL BAD. WAS KGO'S PLUNGE INTO SPORTS BETTING RADIO A MISTAKE? Media Insultant for Friday 11.18.22
Do we have too many Christmas music stations...or is it Holiday staitons? Those rabbit ears are coming back! What is QZVX? Media Insultant for Tuesday 11.15.22
BREAK IN FORMAT...WE LOOK AT THE EARLY Q3 RESULTS FOR PUBLICLY TRADED RADIO. BUT NOT WITHOUT OPINION! Media Insultant 11.11.22
TWITTER LAYOFFS MAKE RADIO LOOK GOOD...BUT IT'S COLD COMFORT. WHAT IS IT? AMAZON AMP...WITH DJS OR WHAT? Media Insultant Tuesday Edition11.8.22
GORDON BURRELL SAYS WE NEED MORE DATA. BUT HOW TO GET IT? MEDIA DOUBLES UP ON MANAGEMENT. SCOTT SHANNON LEAVES WCBS-FM. Media Insultant Friday Ed. 11.4.22
HEADWINDS AT WTOP. OUR FAVORITE DRAMA KING IS BACK. SO LONG TO SCOTT SHANNON...OR NOT? Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 11.1.22
SPECIAL EDITION OF Media Insultant - Part two of our interview with Deliliah and her ventures in small town radio.
Media Insultant SPECIAL EDITION - Delilah talks about her new passion buying the first radio station that employed her!
We apparently were wrong again. Facebook still doing political advertising. Audacy has a way in SDO. Media Insultant for Friday 10.21.22
MUSIC RIGHT THUGS GET SERIOUS. NO BREAKS FOR NEWSPAPERS. IS Q4 LOOKING BAD FOR RADIO? Media Insultant Tuesday Edition10.18.22
ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE THERE. WHY NOT RADIO? TUNE-IN IS A TUNE OUT FOR US. PODCASTS ARE SUCKING TALK AUDIENCES OUT OF RADIO. Media Insultant Friday Edition 10.14.22
THE SPIRIT OF SAN FRANCISO IS NO MORE. THE EAGLE IS FREAKING OUT! NBC IS NUMBER ONE...BUT WHO CARES? Media Insultant Tue Ed 10.11.22
HOW COME KOOL ISN'T COOL ANYMORE? TUNEIN IS A TUNE OUT FOR SOME SPORTS. NETFLIX HITS THE STREET. Media Insulatnat 10.7.22
How come nobody is talking about this sneaky podcast building method?? Stolz is back in court - yawn! Adams Radio is sold. Surprised! Media Insultant 10.4.22
WTOP rocks it again...but what about the other radio stations in the Top 10? Sports Nets were supposed to be a big cash generator for Sinclair...hello? Media Insultant Friday Edition 9.30.22
KTLA HAS A LESSON FOR ALL WHO WORK WITH TALENT. REELS JUST AIN'T CUTTING IT FOR META. HOW'D NFL ON THURSDAY DO FOR AMAZON? Media Insultant 9.27.22
WHAT'S GOING DOWN AT "FORECAST" THIS YEAR? SPENDING ALL THAT TV MONEY MEANS IT WORKS. RIGHT? AND ARE GMS GOING AWAY? Media Insultant Friday Edition 9.23.22
LOWEST UNIT RATE? REALLY? AND HOW DID AMAZON PRIME DO VS. NBC'S COVERAGE OF NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL? Media Insultant - Tues Ed. 9.20.22
Media Insultant - Friday Editon 9.16.22 - More trouble for print. Can radio get the political $$ it deserves? And - a QR code tip.
A miaculpa from Jackson. Ratings for non-subs? We've got an idea. Prime time dramas leaving the Networks? MEDIA INSULTANT Tuesday Ed - 9.13.22
So if TV is dying, why are NFL spots going through the roof? Ed Stolz returns...and so does the drama. And we introduce a new outsource for creative copy writing. Media Insultant Friday Edition 9.9.22
WILL NBC BAIL ON AN HOUR OF PRIME? WE THINK SAGA WILL MAKE AN INTERESTING TARGET...BUT FOR WHO? AND WE REACH OUT TO OUR AUDIENCE. Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 9.6.22
KRTY KILLS IT WITH A STREAM ONLY! COX PERSONNEL CHANGES...MORE TROUBLES? SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BROADCAST TIPS...IF YOU MUST! Media Insultant 8.30.22
ANOTHER PLUS FOR BALLY SPORTS. SOMEWHERE WEST OF LARAMIE...AND KRTY ROCKS THE RATINGS WITH A STREAM ONLY Media Insultant Friday Edtion 8.26.22
SO MAYBE AMAZON CAN'T GO IT ALONE! YA GOTTA WONDER WHEN DOES AUDACY CUTS HIT THE BONE? CAN THE ED STOLZ RADIO STATION DRAMA EVER END? Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 8.23.22
Cox moves into 'new media' with huge purchase of Axios. WABC AM(!) is killing it in NY. How? LA has teams but not a lot of sports radio listening. What's up with that?? Media Insultant Friday 8.19.22
OUR QR CODE IS HITBOUND! LYFT GETS INTO THE MEDIA SPACE...WHO THESE DAYS ISN'T AND WHY DID AUDACY DUMP THE BEARS IN CHICAGO? Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 8.16.22
WE START WITH A KILLER QR CODE APPLICATION FOR SALES. WHAT IS BROADCAST INTERNET AND IS IT DIRTY PLAY TO GET HUGE SHARES? Media Insultant for Friday 8.12.22
Q2 IS TOUGH FOR RADIO. MORE SOCIAL IS NOT MORE ANYTHING, EXCEPT MORE. FACEBOOK HACK IS UNBELIEVABLE! Media Insultant8.9.22
Media Insultant Friday Editiona 8.5.22 FLAG AT HALF STAFF. VIN IS GONE. EARNINGS HIT WITH IMPAIRMENT AND WHAT DO IHEART CHANGES BODE FOR GMS?
Just when it was all quiet, now maybe Cox Radio is on the market! The NFL is taking another slice from local broadcasters and Alpha does a flip flop on ZoneCasting. Media Insultant for Tuesday 8.2.22
We listen to what a great newscast CKLW had back in the day! Would it work today?? And how does local media deal with the slow decline of retail? Media Insultant Friday Edition 7.29.22
Whoa! Cox is not the place we thought it was? Is your station's social media a waste? Does micro targeting radio help your revenue? Media Insultant 7.26.22
We offer some free advice to Audacy. Just tear off the bandaid! Maybe we overstepped on our opinions on weed advertising. Look who's hooking up with Netflix! Media Insultant for 7.22.22
Media Sales recruitment has never been tougher. Our Recruitment expert, Lucy RIce is back with a repeat of her podcast on how to better recruit. Media Insultant SPECIAL 7.19.22
We pick on Cumulus, a bit. One Toke Over the Line may be coming to your market. And Spotify has to make money! Media Insultant Friday 7.15.22
SHOCKING! FCC INCREASES FEES! AMAZING! NAB & CTA IN GENUINE PISSING MATCH. HOW TACKY! AND CAN SOCIAL MEDIA PAY? Media Insultant for Tuesday 7.12.22
CUMULUS SAYS NO. AGAIN! DOES HUBBARD HAVE ISSUES IN SEATTLE? AMAZON IS ABOUT TO JUMP INTO THE LOCAL MEDIA MIX. YIKES! Media Insultant for Friday 7.8.22
An indepth look at the media space from an ad agency point of view. SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant with Ed Steenman.
AUDACY CAN HELP YOU FIND A WAY TO GET A NEW SILENCER FOR YOUR AK47. WHY IS KIM GUTHRIE BACK IN THE BIZ? LINE UP TO SELL NETFLIX IS FORMING ON THE RIGHT. Media Insultant for 6.28.22 Tuesday Edition
Cox & SBS in a pissing match. We explain what the images in our video open are and some early ideas on how to deal with the coming recession. Media Insultant for Friday 6.24.22
Emmis exits the stage. Sad day for radio. Fraud. More fraud in CTV and digtial. Who will you ever believe? You won't want to hear this, but Facebook says you're wasting your time.
Media Insultant SPECIAL EDITION - Meet Brad Fuhr, owner of the successful LGBTQ radio station KGAY.
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition - 6.14.22 How much fraud can marketers take? Apparently a lot. WIll NextGen in car add value? The auto biz may never be the same.
Media Insultant - Friday Edition 6.10.22 Streaming makes a bigger impact than ever for radio. Norah O'Donnell takes a humble knee and when will the audience tire of endless policial spots?
Amaturo consolodates in wine country. Good move? A social entreprenuer raised $80 Million and buys...a group of AM station. Media Insultant for 6.7.22
What is going on with Saga's drive to get a three-call letter assignment? The NFL is joining the cool kids...but to what result? Nielsen and Netflix in a pissing match. Media Insultant for Friday 6.3.22
Is Hybrid Radio not only a great idea...but too late? Ed Stolz returns here to another WTF. And why doesn't TSQ get any respect on the street? Media Insulatant for Tuesday 5.31.22
Auto ad spending is up...but still behind 6 years ago. Get your deal closed...a word of advice. And Nielsen found no new buyers... Media Insultant Friday Edition 5.27.22
Jacobs Media Techsurvey kicks some swagger out of radio. CTV advertising avails all over the place and Mr. Benedetti joins Qu and we're a bit perplexed. Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 5.24.22
Will KROQ ever really rock LA again? Lots of jobs in major market Cox TV stations. The TV upfronts are here - but they'll never be the same. Media Insultant Friday Edition 5.20.22
Is KING 5 really beyond excited about this?? DIsney adds some sales people...why? Townsquare opens in Phoenix...but we're not sure why. Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 5.17.22
TEGNA has a pretty good idea, we think. The NAB Convention. Worthwhile? And Comcast and Charter team up for ...wait for it. A new OTT platform! Media Insultant for Friday 5.13.22
Unbelievable! Ed Stolz tries to protect his three radio stations with an unbelievably arrogant reorg plan. OTA TV continues it's decline but the groups report a decent Q1. Go figure? This and more in Media Insultant for Tuesday 5.10.22
Hacking prevention tips from the Dummy (me)! Illness hits a couple of great talents in Seattle Radio. Cumulus says, not this time to Warshaw. Media Insultant Friday Edition 5.6.22
We kick CNN+ when they are down, again! We don't want to buy Twitter but we do look at buying advertising on the site. And new patterns in the car biz. Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 5.3.22
Whoops! We were hacked this week! But you can catch our podcast on Vimeo under the Media Insultant Showcase. Friday Edition 4.29.22
We hardly knew ya! Bye to CNN+! Elon. We have a question for you. And who's top dog in the radio public CEO comp race? Media Insultant for Tuesday 4.22.22
A tough busines just gets tougher. The NAB comes to Cumulus' defense. Is it warranted? And what COULD we do with the radio spectrum? Media Insultant for Friday April 22, 2022
Is the Cumulus offer a fishing expedition or a hail Mary? What's Gordon Smith doing? Is there a future for Nextgen TV and your local EV charging station? Media Insulatant for Tuesday 4.19.22
How big does a media company have to be? People shuffling in media. The NAB is back this month. So....? And more...Media Insultant for Friday April 15
Alpha drops legendary KBAY AC format for...country! There are numerous radio stations 100 years old...but what about stations with the same local owners for 82 years? And...a great sales idea for your team. Media Insultant 4.12.22
Cox sells 18 TV stations not so long after buying them. Is the NFL not the coolest brand in town with their new streaming service? What will the sale of Nielsen mean to radio & TV stations? We'll discuss. Media Insultant for Friday April 8th.
SPECIAL EDITION! Ed Steenman with insider knowledge and advice on how to sell media into the automotive retail space. Just back from the annual NADA show Ed has great ideas and wisdom. MEDIA INSULTANT Special Edition
The Space Needle falls over! Stand alone. Die alone. The demise of single FM stations. Nathanson says linear TV is just about over. Is it really?? And, the Black News Channel bails. Media Insultant for Friday 4.1.22
The NAB is slaying dragons again protecting radio from the onslaught of music rights for performers. How good is the deal between Townsquare and Cherry Creek media? Media Insultant for Tuesday 3.29.22
Allen Media is back on the aggressive lawsuit path. Gannet has a data whoops that no one seems to care about. Peter Sook at Nexstar Media TV doubles down on NextGen TV. Media Insultant Friday Episode 3.25/22
Why does it take so long for major market radio stations to find GM's? Your favorite ratings service may soon have new owners. Does CNN+ make any sense...? Media Insultant for Tuesday March 22nd.
Wendy...what went wrong? CBS TV station head Wendy McMahon makes no sense. iHeart is pitching you to SELL them your car! And the FCC slaps down Cumulus. Media Insultant for Friday 3.18.22
Tears for Ukraine...a moving video from Radio Ink. Famed sports station moves to FM and we move to Friday's from Thursday podcast. Media Insultant for Tuesday 3.15.22
Still working their way back to 2019 - Q4 radio reports are in. The girl from Oshkosh makes it to the Country Music Hall of Fame. And Cox buys 2 small market TV stations...just not sure why. Media Insultant Thursday Edition 3.3.22
TEGNA finally succumbs to Soo Kim and sells! We think we have some ideas for Audacy's sales issues but doubt they are listening. And the Stolz saga continues. Media Insultant for Tuesday 3.1.22
And introducing the new Paramount Media...formerly known as...? Could it be...? The Tiffany network - home of Cronkite, Rather and Thomas may be up for sale. Hats off to a great radio guy.. Media Insultant Thursday Edition 2.24.22
Byron Allen may pick up ...no not a TV station - but a football team! The Super Bowl was just that. But the Olympics disappoint everyone - in particular NBC.
CBS BUDGET CUTS LEAVE REPORTERS STRANDED IN AFGANISTAN? GMR WRESTLES RMLC TO THE GROUND. ED IS BACK. REALLY! Media Insultant Thursday Edition 2.17.22
Cox Florida stations sold under pressure from the FCC. What would $6.5M buy instead of a Super Bowl spot? Audacy is updating all-news formats. Smart or not?
Were we too hard in judgment on CNN's Zucker last week? TEGNA is back in play...maybe? Retailers capture more vendor dollars at the expense of local media. Media Insultant Thurs Ed 2.10.22
Who's buying the Cox FL radio stations? Joe Rogan has to get a mention and the Olympics on NBC are off to a very slow start. Media Insultant for Tuesday 2.8.22
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 2.3.22 - Breaking news? NBC strangling on the Olympics? Long live the Doctor! Johnny Fever RIP!
New radio format success could spread to other markets. Byron Allen needs a break to bid on Tegna. We hope he gets it. And NextGen TV is still NoWhere TV to us. Media Insultant Tuesday 1.2.22
No one seems to give a shit. Saturday shut down for 150+ Gannet newspapers and more radio is not more revenue. Thursday Episode 1.27.22
So will the Cox Tegna proposed purchase for $9B piss off Byron Allen? A 97% decline in value for a San Francisco AM station. Really? And a couple of tributes to fallen broadcasters.
Why does Nexstar want the last place TV network? Who's Zooming who? And sadly, the latest Edison Study confirms that we are in a fading audio business. Media Insultant for Thursday 1.20.22
No vision seems to lead to turmoil at CBS TV news. Cox better hurry up! Maybe less is finally more in the ad business. Media Insultant for Tuesday 1.18.22
More advice from Ed Steenman on selling media into the changing landscape of the car business. The thugs at Global Music hit up the radio business again. Audacy gets the 'bird in Baltimore. Welcome to Media Insultant for Thursday 1.13.22d
We aren't alone. Shelly Palmer agrees with our assessment of NextGen TV. Late night TV has a hell of a story. And the Top 30 TV groups are doing fine...for the time being. Welcome to Media Insultant for Tuesday 1.11.22.
Suddenly we want it to be 2019! WTOP is tops in billing...again! AM stations continue to sign off the air...and that's OK with us. Media Insultant Thursday Edition for 1.6.22 Happy New Year.
So long to KOMO calls on radio. How much money did Disney lose? Beasley runs into trouble in Las Vegas with the FCC. Welcome to Media Insultant for Tuesday 1.4.22
It's a Wonderful List...our Holiday poem from Tony Bollen. A unique twist on the holidays from the POV of a media sales exec. Media Insultant 12.21.21 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
We keep asking and no one gives us a good answer. What's the value of NextGen TV? Is WTOP GM Joel Oxley being held against his will? Media Insultant for Thursday 12.16.21 where this week we take a deep dive into NextGen TV.
Under the bus ya go! Who threw Cox under it? Lee is under assault from Alden and LA is no longer a competitive CHR market. Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 12.14.21
Buzzfeed IPO disaster - is this indicative of what ad supported media will look like? Ever wonder about LPTV? So have we. Churn of people in media - this used to be a good profession.
Coming soon! More ads on Audacy Alt Rock stations. Ed Stolz throws another hail-mary to keep his radio stations. And is CEO of SInclair actually lying to investors? Media Insultant for Tuesday 12.7.21
Is Hybrid radio the way to get the audience back in-car? Gray exits NewsOn and owner Sinclair says, so what! SBS playing hardball trying to force Cox into selling. Media Insultant for Thursday 12.2.21 Welcome
The FCC has added more full power TV stations to their allocation table. We think it's crazy? Or are we missing something. Media Insultant for Tuesday 11.30.21
Holiday Repeat - Media Sales Recruiting with Lucy Rice. How to find and develop sales people in this tough environment.
Drama at the local sports station - of course! A new OTT for the smaller guys who don't have their own Pluto or Stirr. This is Media Insultant for Thursday 11.18.21
Have local TV stations hit their breaking point with their networks? iHeart loses a big investor...but we don't understand the math. Cumulus really goes over the top with language on their Q3 conference call. This is Media Insultant for Tuesday 11.16.2
We bring in the big guns to explain why the country format doesn't work in NYC as John Shomby joins us. ANd the Q3 numbers for media are more blah, blah, blah...right?
Tribute to Ralph Guild and his radio legacy. We tapped one of the businesses great storytellers, Erica Farber to talk about Ralph and what it was like working with him. This is a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant for Tuesday Novermber 9th.
Are we ready for the Meta-vers? Do we even care? Radio Geek alert - Jackson wants to know why country doesn't work in NYC. And Bonneville, known as one of the last stable radio operators has openings. Or do they. For Thursday November 4th this is Medi
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 11.2.21 Is Bongino on his way out already? Audacy comes up with new brand for newly purchased tech stack addition. Stepping aside is a blow to more than just Eric Ferguson at MIX in Chicago.
Media Insultant - Special Edition - What's going on with auto advertising for media sales people? Special Edition with auto ad agency exec Ed Steenman.
Media Insultant - Tues Edition - 10.26.21 There's sexual troubles in the Windy City. Survey Monkey stumbles with rebrand (IOHO) and NexGen TV is just easy to pick on!
Media Insultant - Thur Edition 10.21.21 Extra cash for IBA members - talk with Ron Stone. For so long Nielsen was the benchmark. Is it still?
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 10.19.21 A gracious tribute to a NW media lady of class. SInclair is on the edge of a hackers disaster. If Audacy needs to raise $40M what are they doing with it...?
Media Insultant - Thursday Edition - Govy money for local journalism? What do you spend 5 hours a day doing?? Jackson gets called out!
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition - 10.12.21 Bond. James Bond to the rescue? What the Hell happened in NYC with the Mediaco stations? Just another week in paradise for Facebook. NOT!
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 10.7.21 - Who dropped the Baby Ruth in the punchbowl? Does Tegna even want to sell? Stalling now. Those big radio advertisers aren't really big radio advertisers
Media Insultant Tuesday Edition 10.5.21 The media meltdown of the year. Ozy explodes! A small market radio station story and Spotify creates a new competitor for local media.
Media Insultant - Thurs Ed 9.30.21 Dealing with a drunk GM. Cox is now laying off employees. And Triton's new Audio Marketplace threatens sales people everywhere.
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 9.28.21 The networks whiff at the Emmys. Tegna is back in play. A couple of serious suitors. Marketron has some lessons for radio stations.
Media Insultant - Thurs Ed. 9.23.21 The Taj Mahals of broadcasting are disappearing. Self serving promotion can be deadly. And a sad challenge for anyone recruiting sales people in the media space.
Media Insultant - Tuesday Edition 9.21.21 The NAB cancels convention with less than 30 days notice. YIKES! Gray's WLUC TV in the Upper Peninsula fires veteran weatherman for not getting vaccinated. And an old school radio spot traffic story.
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 9.16.21 Jackson doesn't get Turntable, but Keith does! Tegna is on an OTT Quest with new app and subchannel. Personnel changes too.
Media Insultant - Tue Ed 9.14.21 So more is better? That's the NAB's position. This is our first anniversary. Alexa is sounding just like a radio station! What's Amazon up to..?
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 9.9.21 Retire to a small market radio station? Let us know. IBA launches a very cool $2,000 per day contest and G Networks tries a re-brand at the same time they end up in court.
Media Insultant - Tue Ed 9.7.21 Jackson goes on a tirade about the lack of leadership in broadcasting over the vaccines for Covid. And the big boys put the squash on Locast.
Media Insultant - SPECIAL EDITION - 9.2.21 Media recruiting specialist Lucy Rice on meeting the challenge of finding and retaining a successful sales team.
Media Insultant - SPECIAL EDITION - Tuesday 8.31.21. Ron Stone of Independent Broadcasters Association has some new tools for meeting the challenges of today's media landscape. Listen as he tells us how IBA is helping many broadcasters in this interview.
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 8.26.21 Unbelievable! What we heard on iHeart radio station this week! NexGen TV tries again. No go! And How hard is it to recruit a new sales rep. A Seattle station finds out.
Media Insultant - Tue Ed. 8.24.21 QR codes on TV? Really? Radio rating flaw exposed again. How come there's no hit music on podcasts.
Media Insultant - Thurs Ed. 8.19.21 Was the Olympic NBC coverage really profitable? Dish and Sinclair continue their pissing match and Keith has news on personnel changes in radio.
Media Insultant - Tuesday Special Edition 8.17.21 We break format to spend some time with well respected media director Melissa Durfee-Davis of GreenRubino in Seattle.
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!
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!
Media Insultant - Thur Ed 8.5.21 Radio betting on sports betting, iHeart tunes in and lots of personnel changes.
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...
Media Insultant - 7.29.21 Thurs Ed. How low can CW go? Sad demise of a legendary AM signal. Another SPAC?
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!?
Media Insultant - 7.22.21 Thursday Edition. CBS/Viacom in play? Lots of personnel changes in broadcasting and faint praise for Audacy.
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.
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?
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!
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.
Media Insultant - 7.6.21 Tuesday Edition. Keith talks about Connie Chung's parking slot. And the non-com studio extravaganza continues.
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?
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
Media Insultant - 6.24.21 Thursday Edition - A special discussion on cold calling, radio station values and the rising costs for streamers.
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.
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.
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...?
Media Insultant - Thursday 6.10 Edition - Can a woman be a Rush replacement? KEXP kicks butt for a non-com and more...
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.
Media Insultant - 6.3.21 Thursday Edition. Alpha update. Auto advertising to tank? SBS just has a terrible quarter.
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.
Media Insultant - Thursday Ed. 5.27.21 Stolz rises from the dead, Tribune Media moves on and WTF is Cumulus thinking??
Media Insultant - Tuesday SPECIAL - Bad Management 5.25.21
Media Insultant - Thursday Edition - Wk of 5.17.21. Was 2020 really a tough year for radio? Who's the stud of the week?
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!
Media Insultant - 5.10.21 More Stolz drama, Alpha wrestles with Wilson, Yahoo! a deal for Apollo? And Q1 media results are in. Uggg!
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.
Media Insultant - 4.26.21 - Facebook jumps into audio (aka: radio), Clubhouse's $4Billion valuation, Apple finally moves to monetize podcasts and Hot Hits!
Media Insultant - 4.19.21. Is Larry Wilson trying to do the right thing? Who needs the NAB and HOT HITS for the week.
Media Insultant 4.12.2021 - A little brag, print continues to fade, and mass firing in Buffalo.
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.
Media Insultant - Special Edition for Radio Geeks. Audacious, bodacious or transformative? Entercom changes brand in hopes of changing the story.
Media Insultant - 3.29.21 - 1. What is in a name? Ask Entercom 2. Rush lives one 3. Hot Bits
Media Insultant - 3.22.21 iHeart ownership drama, do the new NFL rights throw local TV affiliates under the bus? and NEW Hot Bits.
Media Insultant - 3.15.21 Keith Samuels and Jackson Weaver offer opinions on all things media.
Media Insultant - 3.8.21. Who's the new gangster/thug in radio? How's iHeart doing? One more time sink! Yikes.
Media Insultant - 3.1.2021 - Keith & Jackson offer opinions of the weeks media events. iHeart breakup...how bad are the earnings reports??...what media is losing more & more ground...
Media Insultant - Keith & Jackson opine on the state of all media. Wk 2.22.21
Media Insultant - Special Edition - Rush's death. The canary is hacking in the AM radio coal mine.
Media Insultant - 2.15.2021 Imagine, radio listening in your car!! Why did no one show up for a Lori Lewis webinar?? And Keith's got a great book recommendation.
Media Insultant - 2.8.21 Episode. This week - KISW's 50 year run, Ed is going to jail and it seems managers are dropping.
Media Insultant - Keith & Jackson opine on the state of all media. 1. The Marshal is in town… 2.What is Fortress Capital’s play with Alpha…? 3.Sinclair’s regional sports nets – roll ‘em!! 4.Apple crushing Facebook revenue…yikes!
Media Insultant - BK for Alpha. Say it ain't so! Is it over for ad supported media? Cumulus is killing free speech...or not! And the best podcast recommendation of the week...
Media Insultant - Opinions on the current state of media. Was Phil Spector a monster? CNN is off the air...where? What's next on your dashboard? What happens when Sharks stream?
Media Insultant - Radio 20 years later. Why did Amazon buy Wondery? Really! DR ...canary in the coal mine?? Ep. #22
Media Insultant - Keith & Jackson opine on the state of all media. Episode #21