VOD Channels

VOD channels need extra parameters saved with them, and also need an a playlist (mRSS) to be created before they can be viewed. Here you will find guidance on setting up VOD channels and playlists.

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Creating or updating an mRSS feed

POST mRSS

POST https://live.serverside.ai/ad-aggregation-service/mrss/channel/:id

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The Channel's id (uuid)

Headers

Name	Type	Description
api-key	string	UUID

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
url	string	URL to the mRSS feed
context	string	e.g: 'web'
deilverytypes	array	Specifies the delivery type. Can only be 'hls' or 'dash' (not both at the same time). e.g. ['hls']
ifa	string	Identifier for Advertising - see link below.

200 Response for DASH. HLS is identical save the top-level property is called "hls"

{
 "dash": {
  "url": "http://localhost:3002/mpds/b435da54-f8a2-497f-b0a3-8411e94e56d1.mpd",
  "clips": [
   {
    "category": "intro",
    "titleId": null,
    "title": "intro",
    "duration": 4000
   },
   {
    "category": "ad",
    "titleId": "Ferrero_Love_Brands_WM_2018_4_Praemienmov",
    "title": "mov.ad instream ad via adition : 11244",
    "duration": 15000
   },
   {
    "category": "outro",
    "titleId": null,
    "title": "outro",
    "duration": 4000
   },
   {
    "category": null,
    "titleId": null,
    "title": "15 Fakten zu den MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS!",
    "duration": 11520
   }
  ]
 }
}

Identifier for Advertising (IFA)

Request example body

{
    "url": "http://localhost:3003/samples/playlists/mrss/mrss-cuepoints-extended-simple.xml",
    "context": "web",
    "deliverytypes": [ "dash" ],
    "ifa": "6f3f587acc245e113eba8eb06bad1486"
}

VoD Channel Creation

To create a channel via the Serverside.ai that is suitable to serve ads you have to make sure to include the related config. See Channels POST for general information.

Ad-Source params that are special for VoD Channels (channel.adSource.params)

 params: {
    "generic": {
      "VPI": "MP4",
      "media_transcoding": "high",
      "ssai[enabled]": 1,
      "ssai[vendor]": ""
    },
    "context": {
      "web": {
        "content_page_url": ""
    },
    "app": {
      "app[bundle]": ""
    }
  }

mRSS - Template

mRSS [simple - .mp4]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0">
 <channel>
  <item>
   <title>VoD Playlist</title>
   <media:category>ad</media:category>
   <media:content type="video/mp4" url="https://hostname/vod/contents/check/25s_ISVA.mp4"/>
  </item>
 </channel>
</rss>

mRSS [extended - DASH/HLS without AdCuePoint]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ad="http://ssai.nowtilus.tv/mrss/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
 <channel>
  <title>VoD Playlist</title>
  <link></link>
  <description>Intro</description>
  <item>
   <title>Hinter den Kulissen</title>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/6671a1574df08e28392a140713b9d7c5.jpeg" medium="image"></media:content>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/vod/L2QfSeA81Qg/playlist_hd.m3u8" type="application/vnd.apple.mpegurl"></media:content>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/vod/L2QfSeA81Qg/HD_manifest.mpd" type="application/dash+xml"></media:content>
  </item>
</channel>
</rss>

mRSS [extended - DASH/HLS with AdCuePoint]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ad="http://ssai.nowtilus.tv/mrss/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
 <channel>
  <title>VoD Playlist</title>
  <link></link>
  <description>Intro</description>
  <item>
   <title>Hinter den Kulissen</title>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/6671a1574df08e28392a140713b9d7c5.jpeg" medium="image"></media:content>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/vod/L2QfSeA81Qg/playlist_hd.m3u8" type="application/vnd.apple.mpegurl"></media:content>
   <media:content url="https://hostname/vod/L2QfSeA81Qg/HD_manifest.mpd" type="application/dash+xml"></media:content>
   <ad:cuepoints>
    <cuepoint id="adpod-0">
     <splicetime>0</splicetime>
     <maxcount>2</maxcount>
     <duration>45</duration>
     <intro type="application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" url="https://hostname/vod/4O5_sMiF1Qg/playlist_hd.m3u8"></intro>
     <intro type="application/dash+xml" url="https://hostname/vod/4O5_sMiF1Qg/HD_manifest.mpd"></intro>
     <outro type="application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" url="https://hostname/vod/x7OmjR2I1Qg/playlist_hd.m3u8"></outro>
     <outro type="application/dash+xml" url="https://hostname/vod/x7OmjR2I1Qg/HD_manifest.mpd"></outro>
    </cuepoint>
   </ad:cuepoints>
  </item>
</channel>
</rss>

Cuepoint

Field	Type	Mandatory	Description
cuepoint id =	String	yes	name / id for cuepoint
splicetime	Integer	yes	0= pre-roll -1= post-roll <number> splicetime in milliseconds for mid-roll
maxcount	Integer	no	Maximum number of ads for the given ad break
duration	Integer	yes	Ad break duration in seconds