Introduction
Playout allows you to create and manage multiple audio channels to stream audio content such as music, podcasts, or radio programs in a linear format. Once you create an audio channel, you can schedule your audio content to play at specific times, just like a live radio station. You can also customize the channel by adding a name, description, logo, image, and filler media, and manage it anytime through the CMS.
Adding an Audio Channel
Adding an audio channel is a 2-step process. In the first step, you need to add the basic channel information, and in the second step, you need to add advanced information.
Step1: Adding Basic Channel Information
- Navigate to “Content Management” -->” Content Library” in the CMS.
- In the Content Library, click on “Add New”
- Click on the “Edit Icon” at the top to give a name to your channel.
- On the right side, in the “Content Type” field, select “Channel” from the dropdown menu.
- In the “Channel Type" field, select "Audio” from the dropdown menu.
- In the “Encoding Profile” field, select the channel encoding profile from the dropdown menu. If you have not created a profile, you can select the default profile.
- In “Categories”, select a category from the dropdown menu. You can select multiple categories.
- Click on “Save and Continue”.