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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Contact your account manager or send an email to support@magine.com if you want to know more about Live events.
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.
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.