VESPER Playlists

Introduction

Vesper Playlists in FORGE (‘Playlists’ from now on) are references to VESPER Playlists, which are groups of videos on demand (VODs). An example of a Playlist is The Premier League highlights.

The Playlist-specific fields are:

• Playlist Id (read-only): The unique identifier of the VESPER Playlists.

• Description: The playlist description as it is imported from Vesper. When edited, this field is no longer synchronized with Vesper.

• Playlist Logo: GAD asset used as the playlist logo.

• Number of Elements (read-only): Number of VODs present in this entity.

• Sponsored by: List of partners that play the role of sponsor.

Where do I find Playlists?

Expand the left menu by selecting the expand button on top. Then, scroll to find the Vesper Playlist item.

Vesper to FORGE synchronization

Vesper is the source of truth for playlists.

When VESPER Playlists are created or modified in Vesper, the changes are automatically propagated to the corresponding FORGE entities.

When you modify the title or editable fields of a Playlist, the changes are not propagated back to VESPER. For example, if you edit the Description, this field is no longer synchronized with the corresponding field in the VESPER Playlist.

How to restore the synchronization

By setting the same value as the field (e.g., Description) has in VESPER, you can restore the VESPER-to-FORGE synchronization.

Can I create a Playlist in FORGE?

No. The Playlist entity in FORGE is a reference to the VESPER Playlist.

How to manage Playlists

Thumbnail and description are the information to identify the Playlist. So, there’s no need to switch to the VESPER application to manage Playlists in FORGE. Go to VESPER if you need to list the VODs within the Playlist.

You can leave a Playlist standalone or add it to an Editorial Selection.