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Ceril Shagrin is being remembered as a longtime consumer media research pioneer at both Nielsen and Univision Communications. The highly respected audience measurement patent holder has passed away at the age of 89.

The government of the Canadian province of Alberta has indicated that it will involve itself in a competition review of Rogers Communications' planned $20 billion CDN acquisition of Shaw Communications. What could this mean for a blockbuster merger that's already under federal scrutiny from Ottawa?

What's the biggest takeaway from reviewing the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report, which reflects the seven-day period leading into Independence Day? Brands that know Radio works for them continue to invest in Spot Radio, with familiar players seen once again among the biggest users of the medium.

In a keynote address delivered last week at the Hispanic Radio Conference attendees, NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt shared how the association will be working in Washington with a “non-siloed approach,” asking one question as it advocates on every single issue – What's the economic viability for radio and TV? That’s where we begin in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

The founder of trade newsletter Country Aircheck is seeking a new distributor for his weekly radio rundown of Country's most popular songs — just one of several cuts seen on Thursday at Cumulus Media's Westwood One national radio arm. Also out — former KLSX-FM programmer Jack Silver, who played a key role for NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One's Culver City, Calif., studios.

He has been employed by iHeartMedia for more than 15 years and most recently served as Program Director of Rocker WMMS-FM and Variety Hits WHLK "106.5 The Lake" in Cleveland. Soon, he'll be trading views of Lake Erie for the sands of the Palm Beaches.

On January 1, 1989, he rose from VP/Radio to President of Nationwide Communications, after nearly seven years in his previous leadership role. Some eight years later, he'd retire from broadcasting, as Nationwide agreed to a $620 million sale of its 17 stations to iHeartMedia predecessor Jacor Broadcasting. Now, radio industry leaders are paying tribute to Steve Berger, who has died at the age of 78.

It's an app that delivers upward of 425 SiriusXM channels. And it is now available to tens of millions of Comcast customers nationwide — a big content expansion effort for the nation's satellite radio service.

The results from Borrell Associates' Spring 2022 Local Advertiser Survey have been shared, and here's the big takeaway: the percentage of ad agencies buying broadcast TV and radio tops that of every other form of media. But, online and digital media are very close behind.

Some 17 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Crescent City's need for radio stations such as Audacy's News/Talk WWL-AM & FM hasn't waned. As such, Tuesday's opening of a new emergency broadcast studio, which will see FEMA participation, is a vital one for New Orleans.

With the partition between supporters and opponents fortifying across the U.S., a group of 10 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to the Chairwoman of the FCC expressing their support of GeoBroadcast Services' proposal that calls for the use of FM boosters for program origination.

Xperi Holding Corporation, with a market cap of $1.53 billion, could end up pleasing investors a little bit more come early August, when its Q2 2022 earnings results are scheduled for release. The company has increased both its annual revenue and its operating cash flow guidance for the year.

The U.S. population 13+ spends 4 hours and 5 minutes per day listening to audio. This number was "sinking," but in 2021 rebounded — perhaps a pandemic-fueled trend. However, with the rise in podcasts and streaming audio, the "Share of Ear" is greater. Where to Latinos stand on all of this? "We are carrying the team," Edison Research Director of Research Gabriel Soto shared with Hispanic Radio Conference attendees.

With Tom Castro and Jay Meyers onstage, a capacity Hispanic Radio Conference audience was treated to provocative dialogue and questioning that also included two longtime leaders who continue to reach new heights today — Albert Rodriguez and Otto Padrón. All were participants in the well-received Hispanic Radio Leadership Roundtable.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm, veteran TV journalist Rick Sanchez — who delivered a Keynote Address on Wednesday at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami — shares his philosophy behind what makes newly launched Latinx-focused podcast entity Agua Media unique and why marketers and consumers like have been craving such content but haven't yet gotten it — until now. LISTEN HERE