Set up an electronic programming guide (EPG)

An electronic programming guide (EPG) is a self-updating menu to visualize live channel schedules on your app.

You can add an EPG for your app using an app config.

An EPG offers several advantages:

• Enables users to visually navigate your live broadcast schedule, viewing current and upcoming media
• Allows users to explore your catch-up catalog by scrolling back to find and replay missed programs
• Increases minutes watched due to clear and accessible scheduling information

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Prerequisites

Item	Description
Active app	Learn more about apps
App config	App config associated with your app
Live channel	One or more live channels in your Media Library For more information, learn how to add a live channel.
Live channel schedule	Live Channel schedule in JSON format 📘 The EPG’s channel schedule data must conform to the Broadcast Live chapter points JSON format, such as these sample EPG Schedule Data files. Contact your app partner to create and host your live channel schedule JSON. JWP propagates the URL of the EPG file to your app’s front end. However, JWP does not compose or host your live channel or schedule data. Your partner must host your live channel or use a third-party server.

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Set up an EPG

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If you require more assistance, please contact your app partner.

Follow these steps to set up an EPG:

1. Add live channel metadata.

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   In step 3, you must provide values for the following EPG-specific fields:

   • Schedule type
   • EPG schedule URL
   • Demo mode

2. Create a manual playlist of your live channels.
   In step 9, add the following key-value pair under Custom parameters.
   

   Key	Value
   contentType	liveChannel

   
   
3. Add the live channel playlist to the app landing page.

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   You can also add the playlist as a menu item.

4. Click Save.