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How to Publish External Channels in Muvi One

Introduction

The External Channel option allows you to publish an existing HLS stream to your Muvi One website and apps using an external URL. You can create a Channel by providing the channel's HLS URL and then making it available on your Muvi One platform through the EPG (Electronic Program Guide).

Prerequisites

Before publishing an external channel to Muvi One, ensure that:

You have an active Muvi One Subscription.
Make sure you have a valid HLS URL for the external channel.
Make sure the required EPG is available to configure in Muvi One.

Enabling Display EPG Details

By enabling this feature, you can display the EPG on your Muvi One website/app. When end users visit the “Content Details” page on the website, they can view the EPG of the channel.

To enable this feature, navigate to “Content Management” -->”Content Settings” in the Dashboard.
Click on the “Settings” tab.
Under “General Settings”, enable “Display EPG Details”.

Publishing an External Channel in Muvi One

First, you need to create an external channel, and then you can select the option to publish it to Muvi One. There are 2 steps to create a channel. In the first step, you can add the basic channel details, and in the second step, you can add additional details.

Step 1:

Navigate to “Content Management” --> “Content Library” in the Dashboard.
Click on “Add New”.
In the “Content Type,” select “Channel” from the drop-down menu.
Click on the “Edit Icon” at the top to add a Channel Name.
In the “Channel Type,” select the channel type (e.g., Video, Audio).
Select “External Channel” from the drop-down menu to integrate an external channel using the HLS Feed URL.
In the “HLS URL” field, type the HLS Feed URL of the external channel. (Provided by your external source provider).
The “Permalink” will be automatically generated.
Select a “Category” from the list. You can select multiple categories for the channel.
Click on “Save and Continue”.
The channel will be created.

Step 2:

Click on the “Design” tab.
In “Channel Logo”, upload a channel logo that will appear on the channel.
In “Channel Poster”, upload a poster for the channel. It will appear on the website/app. You can add the poster for the web, Mobile, and TV apps.
In “Channel Banner”, upload a banner for the channel. It will appear on the website/app.
Click on the “Monetization” tab to add monetization for the channel.
You can add “Subscription” or “PPV” monetization for the channel.
Click on the “Security” tab to add “Geo-Block” for the channel. You can Geo-Block the channel for any specific country, state, or city.
On the right-hand side, in “Channel Source”, select “Add to EPG” to display the EPG for the Channel on the website/app.
Type a story/description about the channel.
Add the channel's “Search Tags.”
Under "XMLTV URL", paste the XMLTV URL to show the EPG on your Website.
Under "JSON," paste the JSON URL to show the EPG in your Mobile Apps and TV Apps.
Select the option “Publish to Muvi One Website/Apps”.
Click on “Save & Publish”.