Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMedia 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 …
1 year, 1 month ago
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…
1 year, 2 months ago
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)
Welcome to the only pod…
1 year, 2 months ago
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)
Welcome to the …
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 5 months ago
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)
I…
1 year, 5 months ago
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…
1 year, 6 months ago
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…
1 year, 6 months ago
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…
1 year, 6 months ago
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)
R…
1 year, 7 months ago