Publish a video

Use this when a finished video — a replay, a documentary, a highlights package — should sit in your catalogue for viewers to find and play whenever they like. You need the On-Demand videos permission, and the On-Demand switch must be on in Studio → System → Settings → Content → Features, or the menu item is hidden.

Before you start

• Upload the video file, a portrait poster and a wide backdrop to Studio → Library → Media Library. The title form picks files from there; it doesn’t upload them.
• Create the category in Studio → Content → On-Demand → Categories if it doesn’t exist yet.
• Add any genres and cast & crew you want to tag under Studio → Taxonomy.

Create the title

1. 1
   Open a new title

   Go to Studio → Content → On-Demand and click New video. Identity, Visuals and Taxonomy sit on the left; Stream, Playlist, Access and Publishing on the right.

2. 2
   Fill in Identity

   Type the Title — the only required field — and pick a Category. Write a Short description for cards and a full Description for the title page, then add the Release date, Duration (min) and a Content rating such as PG or TV-14.

3. 3
   Add the artwork

   Under Visuals, click PICK on Poster (portrait) and Backdrop (wide) and choose images from the media library. Pick a Trailer URL video if you have one.

4. 4
   Tag it

   Under Taxonomy, choose Genres and Cast. On a sports platform you can also tag Teams and Roster members, so the video appears on their pages.

5. 5
   Attach the video

   In the Stream card, click Pick video under Video file and choose the file. A preview player appears so you can check it’s the right one.

Choose who can watch

In the Access card, choose an Access type. The title page stays open to everyone and to search engines either way — the lock sits on the play button, and a blocked viewer is told what unlocks it.

Publish it

1. 1
   Check the Publishing switches

   Active puts the title on the public site. Featured makes it available to featured-only homepage rows and puts it first among recommendations for its category.

2. 2
   Save

   Click SAVE CHANGES. You stay on the form, and the title appears in the On-Demand list.

3. 3
   Check the public page

   Open the title on your site in a private browser window to see exactly what a signed-out visitor gets, including the lock on a paid title.

Find it again later

The On-Demand list switches between a grid and a table, filters by status, access, category and Featured only, and sorts by newest, release date, title or most viewed. Choose Custom order (drag) to drag titles into the order you want.