To create a new B2P schedule, navigate to the streaming console and select the On Demand section:
- Click Create Schedule.
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In Streaming Source Station, select a station or enter part or all of a station's name and click
to search. - In Status, select whether episodes are automatically made available (Published) or if they need to be published manually from WO On Demand (Draft).
- In Content Producer, select a Content Producer or enter a name to search for and select one.
- In Channel, select a Channel, or enter a name to search for and select one.
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In Episode Name Template, enter a template. This template structures how episode files are named.
See the table below for template text definitions.
Auto Replace Text
Description/Example
ContentProducerName
The content producer name.
ChannelName
The channel name.
StationName
The station name
RandomNumber
4
Date
2006-01-02
Year
2006
MonthNameShort
Jan
MonthNameLong
January
MonthNumber
1
DayOfMonth
2
DayOfWeekShort
Mon
DayOfWeekLong
Monday
Time
3:04pm
MilitaryTime
15:04
- To continue, select which type of schedule you want to create, triggered or timed.
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For a triggered schedule, follow the steps below (skip to step 9 for a timed schedule).
a. In Start Trigger, enter the code that signals the start of the episode. This trigger must be unique to this B2P show.
b. In End Trigger, enter the code that signals the end of the episode. This trigger must be unique to this B2P show.
c. In Pause Trigger, enter the code that signals the beginning of a section to exclude from the episode. (Optional) For details on how paused broadcasts are segmented, see Ad Breaks and Paused Broadcasts.
d. In Resume Trigger, enter the code that signals the end of a section to exclude from the episode.
e. (Optional) In Trigger Dates, enter the dates between which the triggers will be used.
f. Skip to step 10.
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For a timed schedule:
a. In Timing, select a Start Date.
b. In Start Time, select a time.
c. In End Time, select a time, duration will automatically populate.
d. In Repeat, select Once, Daily, Every Weekday, or Weekly.
▪ If you choose Daily select how often it will repeat.
▪ If you choose Every Weekday, the episode will play once a day, Monday through Friday.
▪ If you choose Weekly, select how many weeks you want it to repeat and select which days you want it to play on.
e. In Ends, select Never, After a specific amount of occurrences, or select a specific date.
- In Timing, select a Start Date.
- In Start Time, select a time.
- In End Time, select a time, duration will automatically populate.
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In Repeat, select Once, Daily, Every Weekday, or Weekly.
o If you choose Daily select how often it will repeat.
o If you choose Every Weekday, the episode will play once a day, Monday through Friday.
o If you choose Weekly, select how many weeks you want it to repeat and select which days you want it to play on.
- In Ends, select Never, After a specific amount of occurrences, or select a specific date.
- To finish, click Create.