Introduction

Generating HLS URL to Share Channels

How to Stop HLS for a Channel

Introduction

You can generate an HLS URL for your 24x7 Playout channels and use it in any player - be it a Muvi player or any 3rd party player to display your channel and the scheduled content in the channel to the end users.

Generating HLS URL to Share Playout Channels

• To generate an HLS URL, click on "Manage Channel" in the Playout CMS.
• Click on "Channels" to view all the channels.
• On the right-hand side of a channel, click the "Start" button.
• The HLS URL generation process will be started.
• Wait for a couple of minutes. The HLS URL will be generated.
• The popup will show the HLS URL of the Channel.
• Click on "Copy" to copy the HLS URL. You can share it on your website/app.
• You can also, preview the HLS, by clicking on the 3 dots on the right-hand side of the channel and clicking on "Preview HLS Stream".

How to Stop HLS for a Channel

You can stop the HLS URLs for the channels that you are not streaming. This will help you save HLS Streaming Hours costs.

• To stop the HLS for any channel, click on "Manage Channel" in the Playout CMS.
• Click on "Channels" to view all the channels.
• On the right-hand side of an active channel, click the "Stop" button.
• The HLS URL generation process will be started.
• When asked for confirmation, click on "Proceed" to stop the HLS. The HLS will be stopped.
• Admin will get a notification every 24 hours(via email) and an always-ON notification in the CMS notifying how many HLS are active.