The media & metadata section compiles all your content in one place. Your content consists of a media and a metadata file.
Media
There are four different types of media:
Channels: linear live streams
Broadcasts: the individual programs of a channel that are being aired at a certain time
VODs: media assets that can be played at any time
Live event: live stream of events that are only available during a specific period
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Metadata
A metadata file contains all information about a media file. Some of the data will be visible in the service and are searchable. Other metadata information is used for features, automated collections and viewing rights. When editing the metadata please be careful and remove the format before you paste it into the fields.
Visible Metadata fields
| Field | Searchable | Mandatory | Translatable | json string |
| Title | Yes | Yes | Yes | title_{language} |
| Duration | No | Recommended | No | duration |
| Production Year | No | Recommended | No | productionYear |
| Directors | Yes | Recommended | No | directors |
| Cast | Yes | Recommended | No | cast |
| Synopsis | No | Recommended | Yes | synopsis_{language} |
| Season | No | Recommended | No | season |
| Episode | No | Recommended | No | episode |
| Content Rating | No | Recommended | Yes | rating_{language} |
| Production Countries | No | Recommended | Yes | countriesOfOrigin_{language} |
| Genre | No | Recommended | Yes | genres_{language} |
Other important metadata fields
| Field | Used for | json string |
| PG Age | Parental Control check | pgAge |
| Publish | To publish or unpublish an asset | No json string available |
| Start & End | Defines the published period | viewableWindowStart & viewableWindowEnd |
| Allowed countries | Defines in which countries the asset can be accessed | countryBlacklist & countryWhitelist |
| VOD offline availability | Defines if the asset can be downloaded | No json string available |
| Kind | Defines which collection types are available | kind |
| Labels | Automatically adds the asset to collections based on the label | labels |
| Trailer | To add a trailer link on the details page | No json string available |
| Widget | To add an external widget on the details page | No json string available |
You can edit the metadata after the initial creation only manually through the Magine Pro Console.