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24/7 live linear with ad management: technical specs & FAQs

A brief technical note

LTN Schedule is a Software Service providing our customers The LTN Schedule service is designed to be compatible and simplified workflows in creating a 24/7 linear program, using expandable with other industry-standard workflows, and archived content and live elements, in addition to monetizing the hardware. LTN Schedule is complemented by LTN Global’s range program by automated ad breaks. Schedule runs on LTN Global’s of services and solutions. Please speak with a solution architect latest technology to ensure our customers to have reliable, agile, for any questions about LTN Schedule or other LTN Global and profitable content distribution experiences. services.

LTN Schedule The following are specifications for the LTN Schedule. This service allows users to extend audience and brand reach via specifications multi-destination publishing, and monetize content and increasing revenue via API connected ad-break events.

Import existing media, or connect to existing cloud libraries and browse assets from them. Live Upload assets and add live elements ingest feeds from multiple sources.

Create linear programs Mix formats, loop folders, sequences, or the whole rundown, trim assets, and edit metadata

Monetize content Utilize inband SCTE-35 Ad-breaks, live ad triggers, or ad-break events

Publish to multiple destinations Publish on up to 10 destinations in multiple formats, including Multi-Bitrate CDN Targets

LTN Schedule – Mix VOD and live content into a linear channel experience overall specifications – Use archived content and live streams; stream, upload, and transfer – Broadcast your own 24/7 program; plan, edit, and play out

The following overview specifications are provided for – 24/7 linear live on multiple platforms; publish, monitor, and control the LTN Schedule service: – Monetize content and increase revenue

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LTN Schedule: Core methods available planning the content of your 24/7 programs. content planning

Upload assets Asset upload via SFTP including Meta-Data from XML, H.264 & HEVC media file support

Live ingest H.264 streams via RTMP push/pull, MPEG-TS over SRT listener/caller, MPEG-TS TCP Live ingest formats lister/pull, MPEG-TS over UDP listener

Content library support Connect existing libraries and browse AWS S3 / Azure Blob storage / Google Drive

Playlist downloads / use recordings of the live-elements as on-demand elements (re-run) after the live show / loop elements, folders or sequences until to a specific date and time / loop your complete rundown / Reuse / edit content timeshift your rundown on another system for 2. timezone playback / use overlays / trim media / set advertising triggers within your rundown elements.

H.264 video resolutions up to 4Kp60 via RTMP push/pull, MPEG-TS over SRT listener/caller, MPEG-TS Output formats TCP lister/pull, MPEG-TS over UDP push, including multi-bitrate including 7 qualities over Apple HLS http push option

LTN Schedule: edit & monetize the broadcast

Library Organize library content, library search, and filter options

Mix formats within the rundown, metadata editing, loop folders, sequences or the whole rundown, Asset creation and editing or trim assets. Real-time transcoding, low latency manual live switch, PNG overlays, timeline representation of rundown, EPG as XML generation, up to 4K resolutions support.

Ad revenue Live AdTrigger-Tool, support for Inband SCTE-35 ad-breaks, ad-break events

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LTN Schedule: publish 24/7 linear live on multiple platforms and monitor programs

Publish on up to 10 destinations (RTMP, TCP, SRT, HLS), SRT / TCP / HLS push (HLS MBR available), Destination formats available HLS-CDN-push output targets, trigger destination-side ad-breaks

Metadata delivery to destinations via API connect to Youtube, Facebook, , Periscope/Twitter Digital platforms API connection and Smashcast

Monitor signal connection, live reports of concurrent viewers, 24/7 health status monitoring, Automated monitoring connection failure email alert, failover-operation

AV-formats H.264 Video up to 60 FPS and 4K resolutions. Progressive and interlaced processing available.

Access and Use the system wherever you are and manage productions, management users and accounts.

User roles Divide your team into Manager, Editor, Operator and Contributor (Live & On-Demand)

System usage Monitor the System Usage and download rundown history reports

Manage accounts on Facebook, YouTube/Google, Twitch, and via OAuth connections without OAuth connections for social sharing credentials

Access from anywhere Recommended: Google Chrome, 10 Mbit/s, via HTTPS, viewport of 1440 x 600 px or higher

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