Template week - Managing video broadcasts

This article explains how to use the Template week tool to manage the schedule for video broadcasts that appears on the public website.

You can perform the following actions via Template week:

• Check the schedule for regular video shows (a regular video show streams a new unique episode on the same day at the same time every week).
• Create a new regular video show.
• Edit the settings that apply for all episodes of a regular video show.
• Manage when the updates you make in Template week are applied on the public website.

What's inside this article:

• Access Template week
• Use Template week
• Manage Video show settings
• Apply Template week changes on the public website
• Further recommendations

Access Template week

To access Template week:

1. Click Scheduler > Scheduler & Template Week in the top menu.

   

2. Select Template week in the left panel.

   

3. Under Tubes, select the video tube that you want to manage. Video tubes are marked with the camera icon. This article only describes the options for video tubes. Different options are available for audio tubes.

   

Template week displays the regular video shows that are associated with the selected tube.

Use Template week

Each column in the Template week timetable is labeled with a day of the week (such as Monday).

The following options are available to customize the data you see in the Template week timetable:

• (A): Tubes: If necessary, use the drop-down menu to select a different tube.
• (B): Filter: Optionally select Show Deleted if you want to see deleted shows on the Template week timetable.

After configuring the timetable according to your preferences, you can perform any of the actions below:

• Create a new regular video show
• Edit a regular video show
• Cancel a regular video show
• Duplicate a day

Create a new regular video show

Via Template week, you can create a new regular video show:

1. Click the box for the day and time when you want the show to begin, then click + Add new show.

   

2. Via the New Video show screen, configure the settings for the new video show. For detailed information about the available options, refer to the following section in this article:
   • Manage Video show settings
3. After completing the required settings, click Save to confirm and apply your preferences.

   

The new video show is now listed in Template week. However, the changes do not immediately appear on the public website. For more information, refer to the following section in this article:

• Apply Template week changes on the public website

Edit a regular video show

Via Template week, you can edit the settings that apply for all episodes of a regular video show:

1. Click the box for the regular video show you want to edit, then select Edit.

   

2. Via the Edit Video show screen, adjust the settings for the video show according to your preferences. For detailed information about the available options, refer to the following section in this article:
   • Manage Video show settings
3. Click Save to confirm and apply your preferences.

   

The changes to the video show now appear in Template week. However, the changes do not immediately appear on the public website. For more information, refer to the following section in this article:

• Apply Template week changes on the public website

Cancel a regular video show

Click the box for the regular video show you want to cancel, then select Delete > Confirm delete.

You can optionally restore a deleted show:

1. Select Show Deleted under Filter in the left panel. Deleted shows now appear in red on the Template week timetable.

   

2. Click the box for a deleted show and select Restore.

   

The Template week schedule is now updated. However, the changes do not immediately appear on the public website. For more information, refer to the following section in this article:

• Apply Template week changes on the public website

Duplicate a day

You can duplicate the schedule for a particular day in Template week, then use the duplicated schedule to overwrite the schedule for one or more other days.

Follow these steps:

1. Click ⁝ More options (three dots) next to the day you want to duplicate.

   

2. Tick the box next to each day that you want to overwrite, then click Confirm.

   

The Template week schedule is now updated. However, the changes do not immediately appear on the public website. For more information, refer to the following section in this article:

• Apply Template week changes on the public website

Manage Video show settings

Refer to the sections below for information about the options on the New Video show / Edit Video show screen:

• Set the input
• Add categories
• Manage general settings
• Manage recorded broadcasts
• Manage multimedia distribution
• Manage playlist settings

Set the input

If you are creating a new regular video show, choose your preferred option using the tabs at the top of the screen:

• Live input: The input for each episode is taken from the streaming URL for the selected video tube.
• Playlist: Add a pre-recorded video file that is used as the input for each episode.

Add categories

You cannot save the video show until you assign it to at least one category using the Categories drop-down menu. Every episode of the video show is automatically assigned to the categories you select.

For more information, refer to the following article:

• Assigning content to a category

Manage general settings

The following settings are required and must be completed before you can save the video show:

• Day: Select the day when the show streams a new episode each week.
• Start: Specify the start time for each episode (format: HH-MM-SS).
• End: Specify the end time for each episode (format: HH-MM-SS).
• Title: Enter the name of the show.
• Description: Provide a short description of the show that is displayed on the public website.
• Categories: Select one or more categories.

Optionally adjust the following additional settings:

• Teaser image: Add an image that is used to promote the show via widgets on the public website.
• Use teaser image as poster in the player: Tick this box to display the Teaser image in the video player before the video is played.
• Record: Tick this box if you want to record episodes of the show. For more information, refer to Manage recorded broadcasts.
• Record as: Select the status that is assigned to the recorded videos in Pangea CMS. For more information, refer to Manage recorded broadcasts.
• Hide from site: If you record the episodes, tick this box to ensure that the recorded videos are not available on the public website.

Manage recorded broadcasts

If you want Pangea CMS to record each episode of the video show, tick the box next to Record in the general settings.

After a video broadcast is recorded, it is saved in Pangea CMS as a video. You can find the video using the Pangea CMS Search tool.

Manage multimedia distribution

As well as streaming via your website, you can ensure that every episode of the show streams via a specific YouTube channel and / or Facebook account.

To request that every episode of the show is streamed via YouTube and / or Facebook:

1. Scroll to the Multimedia distribution section.
2. Select the account(s) where you want to stream the episodes. You can select a maximum of one YouTube channel and one Facebook account.

   

3. Click Save to confirm and apply your preferences.

   

When you close and then reopen the edit screen, you see confirmation that episodes of the show will be streamed via the selected distribution partner.

Manage playlist settings

You can optionally use a pre-recorded video file as the input for each episode. To use this option, we recommend adding a unique video file for each episode via Scheduler.

For detailed instructions, refer to the following article:

• Scheduler - Managing video broadcasts

Apply Template week changes on the public website

When you make changes to the timetable in Template week, these changes are not immediately visible on the public website or in Scheduler (the timetable displayed in Scheduler always matches what is displayed on the public website).

You can wait for Pangea CMS to update Scheduler automatically, or you can update Scheduler manually.

Automatic update

At the end of each day, Pangea CMS takes the Template week schedule for the current day and applies it in Scheduler two weeks in the future. For example, at the end of the day on Monday March 1st, Pangea CMS takes the latest Template week schedule for Monday and applies it in Scheduler for Monday March 14th.

If you need your changes to appear in Scheduler sooner, we recommend running a manual update.

Manual update

To manually update Scheduler with the latest data from Template week:

1. Go to Scheduler > Scheduler & Template Week.

   

2. Select Template week in the left panel.

   

3. Click Update schedule.

   

4. Define the following fields:
   • Starting day: The first date when the changes from Template week will be applied. It is not possible to select the current day.
   • Ending day: The last date when the changes from Template week will be applied.

   

5. Click Update.

   

The latest data from Template week is now applied in Scheduler for the specified time period only.

Further recommendations

The following articles may be helpful:

• General information about Scheduler & Template week:
  • Scheduler & Template week - Frequently Asked Questions
• Other articles about video broadcasts:
  • Scheduler - Managing video broadcasts
• Articles about audio audio broadcasts:
  • Scheduler - Managing audio broadcasts
  • Template week - Managing audio broadcasts
  • Managing repeats via Scheduler & Template week
  • Creating an Audio Feature