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This article describes the different methods for adding new episodes to the live broadcast schedule on your website.

Two methods are available:

  • Wait for automatic updates: At the end of every day, Pangea CMS adds new episodes to the schedule.
  • Manually trigger an update: You update the schedule immediately and choose which days to update.

To learn more, see:

Scheduler and template week

Manage the live broadcast schedule using the scheduler and template week feature in Pangea CMS. To learn more, see our Introducing scheduler and template week article.



Wait for automatic updates

At the end of every day, Pangea CMS automatically updates your schedule with new episodes. The system copies the template data for the current day and adds it to the schedule two weeks later.

For example: at the end of Monday, March 1, Pangea CMS copies the template data for Monday and adds it as the schedule for Monday, March 15.

NOTE: Template data is set from the Template week tab in scheduler and template week. To learn more, see our Introducing scheduler and template week article.

If you need to update the schedule sooner than two weeks ahead, you can manually trigger the update. For detailed instructions, see Manually trigger an update.



Manually trigger an update

You can manually trigger an update to the schedule. This lets you apply updates immediately and choose which days to update.

To trigger a manual update:

  1. In Pangea CMS, go to Stream > Scheduler & Template week.
  2. Select the Template week tab. Then, click Update scheduler.
  3. Choose which dates in the schedule you want to update:
    • Start date: The first date you want to update. The current date is not available, as changes could disrupt shows that are already live.
    • End date: The last date you want to update.
  4. Click Update.

The template data now appears on the schedule for the selected dates.



Avoid removal of repeats

IMPORTANT: This information applies for updating audio tubes where your broadcast programs have schedule repeats.

When you trigger a manual update, repeats may not appear in the updated schedule. This occurs when the time range for your manual update includes a repeat but not the original broadcast program.

For example:

  • The original broadcast program is scheduled for September 1 (it already appears on the schedule).
  • A repeat of this program is scheduled for September 2 (it already appears on the schedule).
  • You trigger a manual update with the time range September 2 - September 10.

After you run this update, the repeat disappears from the schedule because the time range for the update did not include September 1 (the date of the original broadcast program).

The following solutions are available:

  • If possible, let Pangea CMS update the schedule automatically.
  • If possible, ensure the time range for your manual update includes the date of the original broadcast program.

If neither solution is possible, manually create the repeat(s) in scheduler after running the update. For more information, see the following article: