Automation operations

VIRTUAL BROADCAST AUTOMATION ROOM

Drive the playlist, verify the chain and take a live sports event to air in the right order.

Playlist — CHANNEL SPORTS HD

AUT-01
STANDBYT-30s
On airEventTitleTypeDuration
18:56:00EVT-4411PROMO — MATCH TONIGHTSECONDARY00:00:30
18:56:30EVT-4412COMMERCIAL BREAK 04BREAK00:02:30
18:59:00EVT-4413STUDIO OPEN — PRE MATCHPRIMARY00:01:00
19:00:00EVT-4414LIVE CRICKET — IND v AUSLIVE03:30:00
22:30:00EVT-4415POST MATCH WRAPPRIMARY00:15:00

As-run log

LOG-AUT
Log empty. Arm the scenario to begin.

Scenario

SCN-30

LIVE SPORTS EVENT STARTING IN 30 SECONDS

Work the checklist in order using the automation panel. PLAY checks the playlist, NEXT verifies source, PAUSE confirms audio, TAKE punches the event, LIVE moves you to transmission monitoring.

Operational checklist

CHK-06
  1. 01Check playlist
    Confirm EVT-4414 is cued and durations are sane.
  2. 02Verify source
    Primary feed from OB van locked, backup on standby.
  3. 03Confirm audio
    Stereo + 5.1 present, loudness at -23 LUFS.
  4. 04Confirm graphics
    Scorebug armed, secondary events attached.
  5. 05Take event LIVE
    Punch the event to air on the countdown.
  6. 06Monitor transmission
    Watch PGM, as-run log and channel health.

Instant feedback

FB-01
Operational score0%

Sequence errors, skipped events and unnecessary emergency takeovers all cost score.