OpenTV ENTera & OpenTV Platform Documentation
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Adding Technical channels

Technical channels must be created manually using data from the CDN.

You must create the Editorial channel before you can add any Technical channels to it.

Repeat the following procedure for all the Technical channels required:

  1. Display the Editorial channel in View  mode.

  2. In the left-panel (next to Technical), click ADD NEW .
    Alternatively, to duplicate the details of an existing Technical channel, click the relevant  menu_black.png menu and select Duplicate Technical Channel.

  3. On the Channel Properties tab, enter and select the details below.

  4. On the Replay TV tab, configure the timeshifting and network recording features as appropriate; for details, see Enabling and disabling Replay TV for a Technical channel.

  5. Click the SAVE CHANGES button to create the channel.

Field

Description

Channel Logo

Enter the URL for the channel logo as provided by Gracenote or Babeleye.

Name

Enter a name for the Technical channel if required.

URI

Enter the URI for the stream for the Technical channel.
If the URI is changed, you must update the DRM Profile field. Failure to do this will cause a mismatch preventing the stream from playing.

Valid From / Valid To

Select the dates to inform the channel status displayed in the console:

  • Live channels have a validity start date in the past and end date in the future.

  • Scheduled channels have a validity start date in the future.

  • Archived channels have a validity end date in the past.

Number

Enter or select the number for the channel.

DRM ID

Enter the  ID used for authentication and authorisation purposes (optional).

DRM Device ID

Enter the ID of the security device (optional) required in VOS360, AWS, PES integrations.

Technical channel locale fields

Field

Description

Long Name

Enter a long name for the Technical channel. For example, use the long name from the
Editorial page with the type of stream (DASH/HLS etc.) appended to it.

Description

Enter a description for the channel.

Content Delivery Network

Field

Description

CDN Type

Select the Content Delivery Network used for that channel/content.

Streaming Profiles

Select the format of the stream.

Technical Types

Select the properties for the Technical channel.

Free to Air

Select if the Technical channel is to be free-to-air.

Mandatory Content Protection

Select if mandatory content protection is required.

Quickmark

Select if QuickMark is required, see

QuickMark

.

Non-locale Custom fields

Non-Locale fields may also be displayed.