3 Plan your programming

Modified on Fri, 6 Jun at 2:44 PM

Once the calendar has been automated, you can return to a daily schedule to modify or refine your channel's broadcast. Go to the SCHEDULE => SCHEDULE tab.


Daily programming


If you've followed the steps involved in building your FAST chain, this tab is just a formality. It allows you to modify existing programming on the fly, for example, in the event of an unforeseen programming change.



The horizontal banner (checkerboard pattern) shows your current program schedule with a real-time cue (a.).


You can choose to view the day and hourly detail of the content you're scheduling (b.).


On either side (c.) and (d.), are the daily objectives you've defined to fill your schedule (generally in 24h).


For example, your 24h of content may include 3h of advertising. On the left is the programming objective (c.) and on the right the advertising objective (d.).


An Edit Mode (e.) allows you to become your team's editor, modifying the schedule in real time and adding a program, for example.



All you have to do is select a program from the program inventory (f.) and place it in the grid. This inventory contains all the content formats of your FAST channel (including commercials).