Podcast Episodes

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?

Season 6 Episode 274

IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THERE BUT THE KIMMEL DEBACLE PUTS FURTHER STRAIN ON THE NETWORK STATION RELATIONSHIPS…(1:25)

RADIO M&A IS …TO PUT IT MILDLY, VERY QUIET. IS THIS THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM>?? (15:17)

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Published on 7 hours ago

Media Insultant - 10.1.25 - STOP with new business! A remarkable NEW budgeting process for your station!

Season 6 Episode 273

This is a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant.  WIth budgeting season here we asked Gerry Tabio and Sally Beamer of Creative Resources Group to give us some guidance on budgeting in these challenging …

Published on 1 week ago

Media Insultant - 9.24.25 - Not another Kimmel comment?! No ratings? Dan Patrick doesn't care. And the auto budgets are fading fast.

Season 6 Episode 272

WE APPOLOGIZE…BUT ONE FINAL WORD ON THE JIMMY KIMMEL DEBACLE (2:30)

DAN PATRICK HAS THE GUTS TO SAY WHAT NO ONE ELSE WILL…(12:20)

NO WONDER YOUR CAR DEALERSHIP BUDGETS ARE SMALLER OR GONE (19:44)

Welcom…

Published on 2 weeks ago

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.

Season 6 Episode 271

AUDACY/iHEART MERGER?  WHEN PIGS FLY?  MAYBE NOT…(3:01)

WILL THE NFL RENEG ON IT’S  DEAL WITH CBS?? (10:26)

IN AT LEAST ONE MAJOR MARKET - THE HANK IS THE MAN! (15:50)

Welcome to the only podcast/video …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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!!

Season 6 Episode 270

JUST WHEN WE THINK WE’RE THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM…(14:45)

BIA TOP 10 BILLING RADIO STATION REPORT IS MISSING IN ACTION! (18:32)

WHAT OPTIONS EXIST FOR SAGA? (3:31)

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on…

Published on 1 month ago

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?

Season 6 Episode 270

CAROLYN BEASLEY KEEPS BAILING…BUT THE WATER IS RISING (3:05)

EVERYONE IS ASKING…WELL WE ARE - WHY IS TEGNA LEAVING $1.8B ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR…? (12:40)

SOUND EXCHANGE CAN ASK…BUT CAN NO LONGER SUE…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Media Insultant - Special Edition - AI will cheat you out of budget consideration and what you can do about it.

Season 6 Episode 269

Our ad agency guru, Ed Steenman of Steenman & Associates joins us for a SPECIAL EDITION of Media Insultant.  Ed compares his media buying strategy with an AI buy with Chat GPT.  The results may surpr…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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.

Season 6 Episode 268

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 …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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.

Season 6 Episode 267

IS AI A DOOM MACHINE FOR RADIO & TV BUDGETS?

PERSONNEL UPDATE WITH KEITH

TEGNA PAYS FOR DIRTY VIDEO - BUT IT HARDLY SEEMS FAIR. 

WELCOME TO our podcast focused on radio TV and OCCASIONALLY digital.  Hos…

Published on 2 months ago

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!

Season 6 Episode 266

THE LOCAL PROMISES A FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS. (0:20)

VIDEO MAY NOT HAVE KILLED THE RADIO STAR...BUT INSTEAD, JOINED HANDS WITH RADIO. (10:35)

WHY ARE MAJOR BIG MARKET TV STATIONS LOSING THEIR NEWORK A…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago