Create and schedule series – TelVue Connect User Manual

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User Manual / v. 1.6 / June 2014

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If your Playlist has already been scheduled, any changes you make – reordering, adding, or deleting
media – will automatically be made in every instance of the playlist on the broadcast schedule (unless
the playlist is already playing, in which case that instance will not change.)

There are a couple of ways to schedule a playlist:
(1) From the Schedule Tab, Click on a timeslot in the “Day” view and you will get a shadowbox from
which you can select your playlist. Pick a channel (until it is scheduled, a playlist has no assigned
channel). Fill in the beginning and end times. Click “Schedule”. Now you have large green block that
represents a scheduled playlist. (Note that scheduled Series show up as blue blocks.)
(2) You can also schedule directly from the playlist menu, by clicking the “Schedule” button next to
each playlist.

Note: if there is a scheduling conflict, you get a warning and the system will not allow it.

If playlist is shorter than the assigned timeslot, the playlist will repeat until the end of its allotted
time. If the last item does not fit in the allotted timeslot, TelVue Connect will ask the broadcast player
to truncate the end of the playlist to fit.

Playlists can be scheduled multiple times.

Create and Schedule Series

A Series is a collection of videos known as Episodes that will play over a number of

days/weeks/months. Series can only be created by

Administrators and

Program Coordinators,

and can be assigned to specific, trusted producers (

Contributors) to fill with Episodes. It is a way to

transfer the responsibility of filling a scheduled series to reliable content contributors.

1. Navigate to the “Series” tab

2. Click on “New Series”, and fill in some basic fields
(screen left):

•

Name of the Series

•

If you are using Connect to schedule more

than one Channel, select the Channel this Series is
meant to air on.

•

Description. (Remember, this field will

help people search for your Series in
Connect. Include relevant details.)

•

Duration, in HH:MM:SS. The Administrator

determines the margin of tolerance — that is,
whether this Series will accept a video that may be
a few seconds shorter or longer than the assigned
time slot.

•

Assign this Series to the User who will be

responsible for filling it with Episodes. As Admin or
Program Coordinator, you can assign the series to a
specific, trusted Contributor. This means you
control precisely WHO is allowed to fill WHICH time
slots.