Adding Technical channels

Technical channels must be created manually using data from the CDN.

You must create the Editorial channel before you can add any Technical channels to it.

Repeat the following procedure for all the Technical channels required:

Display the Editorial channel in View mode.
In the left-panel (next to Technical), click ADD NEW .
Alternatively, to duplicate the details of an existing Technical channel, click the relevant
menu and select Duplicate Technical Channel.
On the Channel Properties tab, enter and select the details below.
On the Replay TV tab, configure the timeshifting and network recording features as appropriate; for details, see Enabling and disabling Replay TV for a Technical channel.
Click the SAVE CHANGES button to create the channel.

Technical channel locale fields

Field	Description
Channel Logo	Enter the URL for the channel logo as provided by Gracenote or Babeleye.
Short Name	Enter a short name for the Technical channel if required.
Long Name	Enter a long name for the Technical channel. For example, use the long name from the Editorial page with the type of stream (DASH/HLS etc.) appended to it.
Description	Enter a description for the channel.
URI	Enter the URI for the stream for the Technical channel.*
Valid From / Valid To	Select the dates to inform the channel status displayed in the console: Live channels have a validity start date in the past and end date in the future. Scheduled channels have a validity start date in the future. Archived channels have a validity end date in the past.
Number	Enter or select the number for the channel.
DRM ID	Enter the ID used for authentication and authorisation purposes (optional).
Usage Rule	Select a usage rule if required; see Usage Rule Profiles.
Session Group	Select a session group if required; see Session Group Management.
DRM Device ID	Enter the ID of the security device (optional) required in VOS360, AWS, PES integrations.
CDN Type	Select the Content Delivery Network used for that channel/content.
Streaming Profiles	Select the format of the stream.
Technical Types	Select the properties for the Technical channel.
Free to Air	Select if the Technical channel is to be free-to-air.
Mandatory Content Protection	Select if mandatory content protection is required.
Quickmark	Select if QuickMark is required.
*If the URI is changed, you must update the DRM Profile field. Failure to do this will cause a mismatch preventing the stream from playing.

Custom fields

Locale-specific and Non-Locale fields may also be displayed.