Live Feed State

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Last updated: Sept 20, 2024
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The Live Feed state allows you to display media from an MRSS feed (or text from an RSS feed in Ticker zones). An MRSS feed can be hosted on a third-party server or your BSN Content Cloud network (using the Live Media feature). MRSS feeds can be used to play image, video, audio, and HTML content (different content types can be mixed into a single feed).

  • Source: Specify the feed source:

    • URL: Populate the Live Feed state from a remote URL.

    • Live Media Feed: Populate the Live Feed state using a Live Media Feed from your BSN Content Cloud library.

  • Content Usage: Modify other options associated with the feed:

    • Update Interval: Specify how often the player should refresh the contents of the feed.

    • Parser Plugin: Select a feed parser to parse the feed data before it is passed to the Live Feed state.

    • Optimize Feed Updates (use HEAD calls): Check this box to have the player make an HTTP HEAD request before retrieving the contents of a feed. See here for more details.

    • Automatically generate User Variables from Data Feed: Use the feed to populate a set of User Variables for HTML pages. See here for more details.