OpenTV ENTera & OpenTV Platform Documentation

Add custom content

The Custom menu items enable you to add custom sections (based on key/value pair groups), pre-curated sections, or custom components.

Menu item

Description

Key Value Pair Section

Enables you to add a rail or rail section that uses a blueprint to determine the content. For example, the PromotionalBanner blueprint allows you to add a promotional banner rail/section (see Add a promotional banner rail to a layout).

Pre-Curated Section

Enables you to define a rail or rails section that is populated with content from an external source. Here, select:

  • External Providers – select the external provider. See External providers.

  • Content List – select the content list that determined the content that will populate the rail/section. See External providers.

  • Number of Items – the number of items that the rail/section should contain

  • Select an Action Type – select whether to play the content or go to the media card for the content if the user taps on the item.

  • Image Type – select the image type for the items in the rail.

Custom components

Any additional options here are custom components – see Custom component blueprint configuration.