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Over the past few years, we've heard a lot about what's next. What's next in audio, what's next in content creation, what's next in...

"Simms is calculating, and I mean that in a good way. He knows what he is going to say and the reaction he is going to get. He is an intelligent commentator who wants whatever airtime he has to be valuable and memorable."

"You can’t argue that AM radio matters to local communities while replacing local voices with centralized programming. You can’t tell listeners that the AM band is still relevant while giving them fewer reasons to tune in."

"We were competing against the station across the street while the listener was comparing radio to Spotify, podcasts, satellite radio."

It is estimated that 50-plus million Americans play fantasy football. Of that 50,000,000 figure, 65% are men. The players are affluent as well. These two stats mirror your audience.

"Inside the NBA didn’t just cover basketball. It changed what sports television could be. And sometimes the best way to preserve a legacy is to know when you’ve reached the final buzzer."

The question isn't whether SiriusXM has tried to diversify. Clearly, it has. The question is whether that effort has gone far enough to change the numbers when a star as big as Stern begins to start talking about life after SiriusXM.

"There is no five-page manual on how to train a Classic Rock host to be a sommelier."

"Radio spent years fighting to stop record labels from telling it what the hits were. And then it started asking Spotify and TikTok to tell it instead."

"At some point, paying more for far less has to be more than a bold move. It has to be a winning one. If the early signs are any indication, Netflix should start rethinking that strategy sooner rather than later."