Add EPG module | Create a FAST channel landing page

About EPG Guide

An Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is a program guide feature for linear TV and in the context of a streaming service, Fast channel is more like a linear television. This is because they are designed to be watched live. 

To add an EPG guide to a Fast channel, you have to set up the EPG feature by integrating with an EPG provider. we currently support Amagi as our EPG XML provider. An EPG feed is an XML file that contains the metadata of the videos in a FAST channel, such as the video title, description, and run time. Once integrated, the EPG feed URL is automatically created in the Renditions and Mezz section on the content page.  Copy the URL and add it to the corresponding Fast channel page, and publish both the Fast Channel page and the Modular page.

View EPG guide in a Fast channel

Press on the information icon to view info about a specific video. Press on the date selector to open the calendar modal. The EPG is updated daily and provides a comprehensive seven-day program guide, allowing you to view the schedule for the upcoming week.

Create a FAST channel landing page

Creating a Fast channel page is just the same as you create a modular page.  

After creating the modular page, do the following:

1. From the Fast Channel modular page, click on the Add Modules button on top.
2. Search for the EPG Feed module, and drag and drop the module to the page.
3. To add the feed URL, click the settings icon. 

EPG Feed module settings

Screen element	Description
EPG Provider	Choose Amagi as EPG provider.
EPG Feed Type	Single Channel.
EPG Feed URL	Paste the EPG XML generated in the Renditions and Mezz section in the Fast channel's detail page in the Content module.
Show item details on tile	Opens up the Advanced content settings. Relevant settings  Content Selection – select Programmatically Generate or Manually Curate to populate a Fast channel. Content Type –  Video. "All" is currently not supported. Curated Items – curate only a single Fast channel program. Show Mini Player –  displays a smaller version of the video player when the user scrolls the page, allowing them to continue watching the video while browsing other content on the page. Show Playback Controls –  show the standard set of controls on the video player, such as play/pause, volume, and fullscreen button. Enable OTT Zoom – Zoom in/out videos as you need in TV apps. This feature is generic to a standalone player.

  4.  Click Publish to publish the channel to the frontend.

Tip

If you have multiple Fast channels, simply bind them all to a nav menu so users can quickly navigate through channels and discover the content that they want to watch.

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