BackStage PlayOut

BackStage PlayOut is a special solution for creating virtual TV channels from existing media content.

Main functionality of the BackStage PlayOut

	Downloading data from the user (loading VOD content)		Preparing content for transcoding
	Transmitting content to transcoding		Launching content in a CDN for distribution
	Creating EPG files on a virtual channel		Transfer content to streamers for playlists forming

The BackStage PlayOut admin interface is implemented as a web application.
Access to the application is carried out through a web browser via the BackStage PlayOut interface.

The product interface consists of the following sections:

• Customers - information about users who can create requests for the formation of virtual channels.
  This section provides a list of all users (customers) who can create virtual channels. This menu also contains a description of the content-on-demand servers, allows an operator to create, edit and delete content servers from the system.
• Transcoding is the section in which tasks for transcoding content and profiles with which the content can be transcoded are created.
• Channels - this section provides a list of virtual channels with distribution to customers. The Channels section allows an operator to manage these channels: set channel content, edit and delete it.
• Transcoders - this section provides a list of all transcoders that are entered into the system. This section also allows an operator to create, edit, configure and delete transcoders from the system.

The BackStage PlayOut interface allows the following settings:

1. Properties - system settings of the BackStage PlayOut;
2. File download options - options for creating EPG files for import into BackStage PlayOut;
3. Languages - available languages for the generated content localization;
4. Notifications - the list of external systems addresses for sending notifications.

Examples of service management in the BackStage PlayOut interface:

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