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Telos Alliance recently introduced the Telos VXs, describing it as a virtualized version of its VX VoIP talk show phone system. Bryan Jones is VX product manager and senior support engineer. 

This story is part of our latest Buyer’s Guide on telco and phone system products for radio.

Radio World: What exactly makes the VXs “virtualized”?

Bryan Jones: The term has become somewhat ubiquitous to mean a number of different things.

All previous iterations of the Telos VX were delivered as some piece of hardware that required on-premise installation that often limits its use to that installation location. Telos VXs is virtualized to the extent that it’s delivered as software only, allowing the customer to define what virtualized really means.

“Virtualized” could mean the customer already has some on-premise solution, or it could mean that it’s fully virtualized and running on servers that are in the cloud and that there is no on-premise hardware. A cloud-virtualized solution might mean the VXs could be used across multiple markets from a single install.

Telos VXs is delivered as an OCI-compliant container deployed in the customer’s environment using products like Docker.

RW: What are the key benefits to a radio station of this design approach?

Jones: In short, VXs offers unprecedented scalability and flexibility. To some extent, in hardware-based iterations of ANY product, total capacity is gated by the hardware platform it’s delivered on. A smaller hardware platform means a product might not scale to the desired level, whereas a larger more robust platform might mean overpaying for hardware that will never be used or never needed. Virtualization allows the hardware to scale along with the needs of the facility.

RW: What about compatibility with existing AoIP networks, from Telos or other vendors?

Jones: Telos VXs fully supports Livewire and AES67, the same as our hardware-based VX products.

RW: What else should we know?

Jones: Other benefits of virtualization allow us to support a product for potentially longer periods of time because we’re not encumbered by the hardware the product is delivered on. The hardware is abstracted by the virtualization layer, allowing for future platform flexibility.

More Info: www.telosalliance.com or +1 (216) 241-7225

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When it comes to local audience measurement, Nielsen isn’t the only source for ratings and consumer data anymore. Entravision Communications recognizes this, as it is signing a new agreement giving it access to Comscore‘s “next-generation linear audience measurement service” as its local audience currency in one of its television markets.

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A SVP of Performance Sales and a VP of Performance Sales have been added to the C-Suite at the audio content creation and distribution company formerly known as Entercom.

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He started his career at WBT in Charlotte in 1952. Twenty-six years later he would become President of the Broadcast Division of Allbritton Communications, former owner of such stations as ABC affiliate WJLA-7 in Washington.

Now, many across the Nation’s Capital and around the U.S. are paying tribute to Thomas Cookerly, who has died at the age of 94.

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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has extended the final deadline to submit entries for the 47th annual Gracie Awards to January 27, 2022.

The Awards celebrate programming and individual achievement by, for and about women in television, radio/audio and digital media.

“We know the circumstances of the past two years led to delivering content to audiences in ways we never expected, which is why we are more committed than ever to honoring the remarkable work that has been created by, for and about women,” said Becky Brooks, President.

Entry information can be found HERE.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Judiciary Committee has set Thursday (1/20) to markup the Open App Markets Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced in August 2021, is focused on promoting competition in the app market currently dominated by Apple and Google.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group‘s annual Diversity Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the 2022 school year.

The primary goal of the scholarships is to help students from diverse backgrounds, who reflect Sinclair’s audiences nationwide, complete their education and pursue careers in broadcast journalism, digital storytelling, and marketing.

“Through our annual scholarship program, we hope to develop the next generation of journalists, and continue our commitment to increasing diversity in the broadcast industry to better reflect the communities we serve,” said Chris Ripley, Sinclair’s President/CEO.

The program has provided more than $100,000 in tuition assistance during the last six years.

Applicants must be a current college sophomore or junior at a four-year undergraduate college or university. Students from all 50 states can apply at www.sbgi.net/scholarship.

Deadline for submissions is Saturday, April 30.

With an eye toward improving streaming, CBS News has made several leadership appointments.

At the same time, there are new leaders in place at CBS Newspath, the CBS News-affiliated affiliate newsgathering service.

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As the video streaming market grows more complex and dynamic, the greater the value of audience measurement.

That’s one of the key points of a new thought leadership report from KANTAR. “Media Trends and Predictions 2022” looks at five key themes for the media industry this year.

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By Rob Dumke

New year, new MVPD impasse.

Last week, Dish subscribers across a slew of Midwestern states lost access to local television stations owned by Block Communications. As is the case with such disagreements, both sides are blaming each other.

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