Streams: profiles and templates #
If most of your streams share the same pricing, timings and wording, you do not need to enter them every time. Profiles save the settings for a wizard step so you can apply them in one go, and configuration templates pre-fill a new stream's title, description and thumbnail. Both live under Settings > Stream.
Profiles #
Go to Settings > Stream > Profiles. There are three tabs, one per wizard step:
- Access and monetisation: pricing and who can watch.
- Rights management: country restrictions. These are covered in Streams: country restrictions.
- Scheduling: go-live and stop timings.
Each tab lists your profiles with their Name, Description and the date they were Created. Your default profile carries a Default tag. On each tab, select Create new profile to add one.
Access and monetisation profiles #
A profile has a Profile name, a Description, a Set as default switch ("Automatically apply this profile when creating new streams"), and the same access and pricing options as the wizard's Access & Monetisation step.
You can also create one from the wizard: set up the Access & Monetisation step, then select Save as new monetisation profile. To apply a saved profile to a stream, pick it from "Select saved monetisation profile" on that step.
The default profile is applied automatically only to streams that are still drafts and have no monetisation option saved yet. It copies the profile's monetisation option, prices, user group access and privacy into the step. Streams that are upcoming, live or past keep their pricing.
For what each access option means, see Plans & pricing.
Scheduling profiles #
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Create the profile
On the Scheduling tab, select Create new profile. Under "Details", enter a Profile name (for example "Mid-week fixtures") and a Description.
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Say whether it is for fixtures
Switch on For fixtures if the profile is for match fixtures that involve live matches. Switch on Set as default to have it applied to new streams.
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Set the go-live time
Under "Stream live date and time", a fixture profile uses Interval before fixture starts: 1 hour, 30, 15, 10 or 5 minutes before the fixture starts, or Custom. A profile that is not for fixtures uses Stream live time.
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Set an automatic stop (optional)
Under "Automatic stop", switch on Enable automatic stop. Choose Interval and pick a Stream stop interval (from 1 to 4 hours after the stream starts, in half hours, or Custom with a Custom interval), or choose Set time and enter a Stream stop time.
Once a stream is live, you can still switch its automatic stop off and stop it by hand in Studio.
On the wizard's Scheduling step, "Select saved scheduling profile" offers only the profiles whose For fixtures setting matches the stream: fixture profiles for a Fixture stream, the others for an Other stream. The default profile is applied to a new stream only when its For fixtures setting matches too. You can also save a stream's timings from that step with Save as new scheduling profile. See Streams: scheduling.
Defaults and archiving #
Open the row menu on a profile:
- Make Default makes it the default for that tab. It is not offered on the current default or on an archived profile.
- On the Rights management tab, Archive retires a profile you no longer use. Switch on Show archived to see archived profiles, and use Restore to bring one back.
- On the Scheduling tab, Archive removes the profile from the list and from the wizard. There is no Show archived switch on this tab, so an archived scheduling profile cannot be restored from the dashboard; create it again if you need it. You cannot archive the default scheduling profile: make another profile the default first.
Profiles cannot be deleted.
Configuration templates #
Configuration templates pre-fill a new stream's Title, Description and thumbnail from your fixture details, so every match follows the same naming.
Switch templates on #
Go to Settings > Stream > Configuration templates and switch on Enable Configuration Templates. Its help text reads "When enabled, configuration templates will appear in stream creation allowing you to auto-populate stream details." The page lists your templates with their Name, Description and Date Created.
Create a template #
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Start a template
Select Create template.
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Name it
Enter a Template Name and a Description.
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Choose where it is the default (optional)
Switch on Make Default to apply the template automatically on the Details step of every new stream. Switch on Make Default for VOD to apply it automatically when you set up a stream's On Demand details.
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Write the title and description
Fill in Stream Title and Stream Description. Use Insert variable to add details that change from match to match (see the table below).
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Add a thumbnail (optional)
Switch on Enable default thumbnail and upload a Thumbnail Image.
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Save
Select Create Template. When you edit a template, the button reads Save Changes.
A template needs at least one of a title, a description or a thumbnail.
Variables #
Variables fill in from the fixture details of each stream.
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Your team Your team in the fixture.
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Opposition team The team you are playing.
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Fixture stream date The date of the fixture.
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Fixture kick-off time (with timezone) The kick-off time, with its time zone.
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Stream start time (with timezone) When the stream starts, with its time zone.
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Fixture stadium The stadium of the fixture.
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League The league of the fixture.
Use a template on a stream #
With templates switched on and at least one template saved, the Details step of the wizard shows a Configuration Template picker, with your default template marked "(Default)". Choose a template to fill in the title, description and thumbnail. The picker is there when you reopen an existing stream too, but your default template is applied automatically only to new streams.
Manage templates #
Open the row menu on a template:
- Edit to change it.
- Make Default to apply it on the Details step of new streams.
- Make Default On-Demand to apply it to On Demand details.
- Delete to remove it. This cannot be undone.
Next steps