Set up an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)

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This is a beta offering.

By using this documentation, you are agreeing to abide by the terms of the JWP Beta Program Agreement.

Our Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) is a self-updating menu to visualize live channel schedules on your app.

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

An EPG offers several advantages:

• Enables your users to navigate live streams
• Increases minutes watched due to clear and accessible scheduling information
• Markets various media items to users

Prerequisites

Create an EPG

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The instructions described here apply to the open-source Web App. Contact your app partner for instructions for you specific situation.

Use the following steps to create an EPG:

1. Set custom parameters for each live channel.
2. Create a manual playlist of your live channels.
   In step 9, add the following key-value pair under Custom Parameters:
   • For Key, enter contentType.
   • For Value, enter Live.

3. Add the playlist of your live channels to the app config (steps 1-4) and click Save.

Set custom parameters for a live channel

To incorporate a live channel into your app, you must add several custom parameters to the channel.

Use the following steps to set custom parameters for a live channel:

1. In your JWP dashboard Media Library, click the name of the media item for the live channel created by your JWP representative. The details page for the media item appears.

2. Edit the media metadata, such as the title, description, and tags.

3. Under Custom Parameters, add all the values listed in the following table.

   Key	Description
   catchupHours	Must match the value in your Broadcast Live configuration Contact your JWP representative for this value.
   contentType	Routes the media item to the app’s live channels page Value: LiveChannel
   liveChannelsid	Playlist ID for the dynamic playlist containing your live channels
   scheduleDemo	(Web App) Interprets all values as Today when testing your content
   scheduleType	(Web App) Indicates the EPG schedule format for the scheduleUrl Possible Values: jwp (default) viewnexa
   scheduleUrl	URL of the schedule The URL can either be for a schedule data JSON or ViewNexa FAST EPG XML schedule.

   
   

4. (Optional) Create default custom parameters.

5. Click Save.

Manage an EPG

The following table explains the various ways to manage an existing EPG.