Efficient MAM, Scheduling and EPG software for TV channels
MAM, Scheduling and EPG software that streamlines your TV channel workflow.
OnAir TV is our efficient MAM, Scheduling and EPG software for TV channels that want to manage their TV channels in an efficient way.
OnAir TV generates playlists and EPG’s based on a set of rules and templates with a ‘push on the button’. No need to schedule playlists and EPGs manually anymore.
OnAir TV can keep your play-out up-to-date in real-time, by executing actions like filling gaps, export playlist or import commercials based on a set of triggers.
OnAir TV is a well-designed, user-friendly scheduling solution for professional TV channels that want to spend less time on managing their playlists and EPG.
All the features that you need to schedule your TV channels
OnAir TV’s features
Media Asset Management (MAM)
Assets storage as part of OnAir TV
The library is the central storage for all your media assets like clips, movies, documentaries, series and promo’s, All assets can be searched, filtered and sorted easily. Tools for importing and batch editing are available in order to manage your assets efficiently.
Editor
Preview and edit videos
Items can be previewed and edited in the editor, all frame accurate. The editor is also the place where you assign metadata to your items, where you can soft-part your items and where you can attach other elements to items like promo’s or commercials.
Soft part items, insert commands and markers
Ideal for FAST TV channels
Once you have parted the item into multiple parts it is easy to ingest commercial blocks, SCTE markers, promo’s or other assets.
EPG templates for many providers
No third-party software needed to handle your EPG if you use OnAir TV
EPG templates make it easy to assign correct EPG formats.
A legal section will help you to stay in compliance
Always be in compliance with your TV channels
In the legal section you can indicate the details of your contract. The scheduler will enforce the rules so you can always be sure to be in compliance.
The scheduler
Generate and manage your TV playlists
The Scheduler creates the playlists based on your Long Term Planning.
Once the playlist is created it can be changed manually if needed.
The result is a playlist which can be exported to your play-out system of choice. The playlist can also be exported to a variety of EPG formats.
The Planning Rules
The part where you make your templates
The Planning Rules is the part of the TV Scheduling software that holds all the rules that are used to generate playlists. This part takes the hard work out of the scheduling process with its built-in intelligence. It is a ‘set and forget’ module: make blocks, add rules, assign them to templates and the planner will use the templates to make playlists.
The Long Tem Planning
The replacement of your Excel sheets
The long Term Planning is the replacement for Excel Sheets, PDF’s and Word documents, it will serve as a template for the automatic scheduling proces.
The long term planning is the highest level of the Planning Rules and consist of 3 main elements: Day templates, Reruns and Airings. Each of these elements serve different ways of scheduling. With these 3 elements you can automate the entire scheduling proces.
Day Templates
Day templates are templates for one or multiple days and contain Blocks. You can make as many Day Templates as you need You can also make Day Templates for special days like Christmas
Creating day templates
Create a Day template for a specific day or a specific date like Christmas.
Blocks
Blocks
Blocks are the building elements of Day Templates.
Blocks are reusable containers that holds Scheduling Rules like: Start with a commercial break, then schedule a promo and then schedule the latest world news and end with a commercial break.
Another example is that a block contains a placeholder for a series. During the scheduling proces the placeholder will be replaced with the correct episode.
You can create a block once and then reuse it multiple times, like every Monday between 10 and 11.
Commands in blocks
Blocks can be populated with a variety of Commands. Commands are lines in your planning rules that will automate certain actions. OnAir TV contains a big set of commands. Here are a few examples:
Reruns
Reruns are placeholders for items that have an premiere and then needs to be repeated multiple times.
An example of a Rerun is: Schedule the Monday night movie every Monday at 20:00 and repeat it Tuesday at 14:00 and Wednesday at 11:00.
Once you have made this Rerun a placeholder will be scheduled at the indicated times. This placeholder can be replaced by the movie that needs to be scheduled.
Airings
Airings are placeholders for items that need to be scheduled at fixed dates and times like: Schedule a movie at December 1 at 10:00 and schedule it again December 5 at 11:00
Connect OnAir TV to the play-out system of your choice
Integrates with industry standard TV play-out software
OnAir TV has integrations with playout systems like Cinegy, Playbox, Broadstream, GrassValley, Tools On Air, TV Player, Rohde & Schwarz and BCNEXXT. Besides these exporters OnAir TV is also able to control play-out software with either the VDCP or MOS protocol.
Cinegy
Playbox
Broadstream
Grass Valley
TV Player
Rohde & Schwarz
Tools On Air
BCNEXXT
X-Pert
Automatically generate your EPG’s
EPG export is included in OnAir TV
When the playlists are generated, the EPG’s are automatically created in the desired formats of your provider. Besides provider specific exports, the playlist can also be exported in JSON or XML for general use.
Multi channel by nature
Manage multiple TV channels with ease
OnAir TV is designed to manage multiple channels. All channels can have their own set of Templates, Block and Rules. The channels can share all assets and can alle be scheduled and managed from the Planner.
API
Integrate OnAir TV with other software
OnAir TV offers you a complete and easy to use RESTful JSON-based Webservices API. The API will make it easy to communicate with the OnAir TV and to retrieve all kind of information which can be used on your website or mobile app. Our Webservice API will also enable an easy, standardized way to develop integrations between OnAir TV and third party products or IT systems.
OnAir TV’s Clients
Clients who put their trust in our TV software
TBV USA
Headquartered in Norwalk, California, TVB USA is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the largest distributor of Chinese-language television programs in the world, Hong Kong based, TVB Group. TVB USA uses OnAir TV to schedule their 6 USA channels. OnAir Spots is used to schedule the commercials for all the 6 USA channels.
BasMedia
Basmedia is a company from The Netherlands, managing multiple TV channels for their customers. 5 of these channels rely on OnAir TV for their scheduling.
Basmedia offers centralized and decentralized playout. The fully redundant and automated playout center complements Basmedia’s production, supply and distribution services, and offers a ‘One Stop Shop’ for international as well as small local broadcasters that require high quality end-to-end media delivery solutions.
Canis
Canis Television & Media Ltd offers a unique one-stop service to a broad range of clientele around the globe operating at all levels within the independent, national and international broadcast and digital media market.
Portland TV
Portland TV uses OnAir TV to manage its 4 channels.
Get in touch!
Interested in knowing more?
If you would like to find out if OnAir TV could be of value for your organization, we propose the following steps:
1. Let’s make acquaintance
If you are interested in our MAM, Scheduling and EPG software for TV, we would like to make acquaintance with you: What kind of channel or channels do you operate, how does the daily schedule look and what are the current challenges you would like to address?
2. Organize an on-line demo
After we have received the information we can organize an on-line demo. In this demo we will show you how to operate our MAM, Sscheduling and EPG software for TV. We will show you how the Library and Editor works and will show you how to generate playlists. For the online demo we can use tools like Skype, Meets, Zoom or Teams.
3. Setting up a Proof of Concept (PoC)
If you think that based on the on-line demo OnAir TV could be of value for your company, we can prepare a Proof of Concept (PoC). In this PoC we will prepare our software for real use for your channel. Together with you we will make a Long Term Planning with appropriate blocks and reruns and populate the library with an category structure. The software will be installed on your computers and you can test OnAir TV for 14 days.
4. Do business
If you have tested the software and you are satisfied with it we can do business. The contract will be signed and the trial version will be turned into a production version.
5. Configuration and training
Optionally we can provide you with training and assist you with the configuration and implementation.
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