Amagi PLANNER
Simplifying channel programming with a lightweight content scheduling platform
Effective content planning and scheduling platform for streaming TV and broadcast TV
Media content planning and scheduling has been a pain point for both traditional broadcasters and 'digital first' broadcasting companies. Traditional broadcasters have largely relied on complex broadcast scheduling and traffic systems, whereas 'digital first' companies seldom have access to such complex software, forcing them to plan and schedule their content and media assets manually into playout systems.
Amagi PLANNER is a simple content planning and scheduling platform that is a lightweight alternative to a full-fledged traffic system. Amagi PLANNER makes content planning and scheduling for both broadcast TV and streaming TV easy and efficient.
The Scheduler can input rules to create schedule patterns, easily create an EPG across multiple days in just a few clicks and then export it to CLOUDPORT. The platform provides a multitude of features catering to the workflow of the Scheduler to allow for easy scheduling of different types of media assets. Currently, the platform is available for all Amagi CLOUDPORT cloud playout customers
Benefits
- Cost-effective solution relative to traditional scheduling and traffic solutions
- Create and export EPG in a reduced timeframe
- Make content planning and scheduling easy and intuitive
- Use web UI for ‘on the go’ content planning and scheduling
- Direct integration with Amagi CLOUDPORT channel playout platform
How Amagi PLANNER works?
Select Content
Metadata is sourced from the content owner and ingested into Amagi PLANNER. The content manager pane in Amagi Planner displays the media metadata along with the program hierarchy to help the Scheduler select the right media to schedule in the calendar.
Create program schedule
Program schedule or EPG is created across multiple days along with scheduling patterns like daily, only weekends or any specific custom pattern. Program repeat timing is provided to ease EPG creation.
Export EPG
Amagi PLANNER is integrated with CLOUDPORT. The EPG output from Amagi Planner is exported to CLOUDPORT where it can viewed as a daywise playlist with segment information and auto-scheduled ad breaks.
Features
Easy access to
content
Search, sort and filter functionality to select the right media to schedule. Simple ‘drag and drop’ functionality to schedule assets in the calendar
Create schedule patterns
for media assets
Create media repetition patterns that can be applied as rules on a specific media or groups of media i.e. horizontal, vertical scheduling patterns along with setting repeat time options.
Create and organize mini-
playlists or asset groups
Create a mini-playlist or asset groups for quick and repetitive scheduling. Mini-playlists can be scheduled as a block or a sequence.
Configure
Primary Wheel
Fill out the primary wheel. If primary wheel repeat time slots are configured, the media scheduled in the the primary wheel gets automatically repeated at those times
Mark
special days
Special days or holidays are highlighted in the calendar for custom or thematic scheduling
Flag content
for quick access
Mark assets on the content manager panel as ‘favourite’ and then filter by the parameter for easy access to the selected content
Quick actions with
keyboard shortcuts
The scheduler can modify the schedule pattern, move, cut, copy, paste individual media or entire schedule patterns
Review
asset occurrence
Check the frequency of asset occurrence in the schedule and get scheduling details of the asset for the month
Search
and replace
Search for an asset and replace the specific occurrence or all occurrences of the asset with another asset in the month
Clone
EPG
Select a date or a date range and clone the EPG to other date/s when required for ease of scheduling
Sync
with CLOUDPORT
Export EPG to CLOUDPORT to view a day-wise detailed playlist with auto-scheduled ad breaks.
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Customer Stories
FAQs
What is Amagi PLANNER?
Amagi PLANNER is a content planning and scheduling tool and enables content schedulers to create a programme guide in an efficient manner.
Can I provide scheduling rules to schedule my episodic content across multiple days?
Absolutely! Through Amagi PLANNER, you can schedule horizontally across multiple days or vertically i.e., in a ‘binge watch’ back-to-back mode. You can define scheduling patterns like daily, weekends only, or specific custom patterns. You can also provide repeat times so that EPG creation becomes easier.
Can Amagi PLANNER be integrated with other channel playout management systems?
Currently, it can only be integrated with CLOUDPORT, Amagi’s channel playout platform
Can I do ads/ promos/ graphic scheduling through Amagi PLANNER?
No. Amagi PLANNER is used for creating the EPG i.e., scheduling at a program level. We have an auto scheduling algorithm that will take the EPG exported from Amagi PLANNER and displays it in the CLOUDPORT playlist with all the segment information along with breaks. The scheduler can thus use CLOUDPORT edit playlist feature only for all the fine tuning i.e., advertisement, promo and graphic scheduling.
How much does Amagi PLANNER cost?
Please contact our sales team for enquiries