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Media Insultant 4.16.24 _ Bitch about Nielsen, local TV news is shrinking, and the timing of changes in the Midwest.

Season 6 Episode 255

THE AMAZING SHRINKING LOCAL TV NEWS OPERATIONS….(8:55)

MORE CHANGES IN THE MIDWEST IHEART CHANGES MANAGEMENT (17:05)

SUDDENLY - WE GET A SENSE OF DEJA …

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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.

Season 6 Episode 254

RADIO.COM NO SALE   (3:00)

3 MINUTE LISTENING PERIODS - JUST A WAY TO KEEP NIELSEN’S RADIO CLIENTS HAPPY…OR SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT…?  (8;45)

BYRON ALLEN M…

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Media Insultant - 4.2.25 - All of Cox stations for sale. Duh! Stephen;s fire sales a cluster and Payola is back!

Season 6 Episode 253

PAYOLA IS BACK (13:00)

CMG IS FOR SALE.  SO…WHAT ELSE IS NEW? (4:10)

SMG - STEPHENS MEDIA -  SELLS 4 STATIONS FOR WHAT…? (10:47)


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We're back! Media Insultant 3.26.25 Saga, Audacy AND the Mystery Man!

Season 6 Episode 252

THE DRAMA AT SAGA CONTINUES TO HEAT UP…(7:02)

NO SURPRISES…AUDACY IS A BANK PLAY NOW…(14:30)

WHO’S THE MYSTERY BUYER IN HAWAII…? (21:03)


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Media Insultant - 12.18.24 Our annual Christmas poem will make you smile if you love the broadcasting business!

Season 5 Episode 251

For several years we've featured Tony Bollen - our own Poet Laureate - delivering his holiday message for media folks.  It always warms your hardened…

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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)

Season 5 Episode 250

WHAT MUSIC ARE YOU PLAYING ON YOUR YACHT? (1:25)

GOOGLE IS LOSING IT’S GRIP ON SEARCH (4:30)

WILL THE NEW FCC COMMISSIONER OPEN UP M&A DEALS? ( (9:58)

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Media Insultant - 12.4.24 - More terminations and management consolodation. Format flips may not work today. Who were YOUR mentors?

Season 5 Episode 249

AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMIN’!! (15:52)

DOES A NEW FORMAT WORK?  HUBBARD TRIES IT IN SEATTLE. (10:11)

WHO WERE YOUR MENTORS? (1:35)

Welcome to the on…

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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?

Season 5 Episode 248

NBC IS INTERESTED IN SHEDDING THEIR CABLE NETS.  OR ARE THEY? (4:16)

ROCKIN’ DENVER WITH AI!  AUDACY IS ALL IN WITH AI.  WHAT DO WE THINK (7:45)

IT MAY…

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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.

Season 5 Episode 247

KEITH TAKES A SHOT AT RAB BOARD MEMBERS WHO WON’T SERVE OUT THEIR TERM (11:54)

ALL THOSE POLITICAL DOLLARS WERE THERE.  DID IT HELP IN Q3? (6:43)

EVERY…

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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!

Season 5 Episode 246

DOES SCRIPPS HAVE NEW FUTURE FOR LOCAL TV NEWS? (4;23))

HOW WERE THE RATING FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY WORLD SERIES? (11:00)

IS X NOW JUST A JOKE?  (13:40)

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