Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMedia 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 QUI…
8 months 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 u…
8 months, 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 DE…
8 months, 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 …
8 months, 3 weeks 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…
9 months, 1 week 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…? (…
9 months, 2 weeks 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 wi…
9 months, 3 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…
9 months, 4 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 …
10 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 …
10 months, 3 weeks ago