Channels and TV displays

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• Access content management in Hoopla Open Content Management to create tags and upload or copy the media assets that display on your screens.
• Activate TV devices within Hoopla Pair a TV device with Hoopla using an activation code, assign it a channel, and check its display status.
• Add a segment to a channel’s default lineup Add a reusable segment to a channel’s default lineup so it plays whenever no scheduled content is active.
• Add content to your Hoopla lineup Add steps to a channel or reusable segment, from leaderboards and newsflashes to videos, web pages and countdowns, and configure each type.
• Add custom content to your Hoopla TV channel Upload your own images and videos as custom backgrounds, transitions or content, and tag them so you can find and reuse them.
• Add Google Slides to a Web Page step in Hoopla Publish a Google Slides presentation to the web and show it in your channel with a Web Page step that updates automatically.
• Add news, traffic and weather Add news, traffic and weather steps to your Hoopla channel and configure their location and duration.
• Add RSS ticker feeds in Hoopla Add RSS feeds to your channel’s ticker to show continuously updating news, sports scores, transit alerts or weather.
• Add Twitter to your Hoopla channel Connect Twitter with OAuth and show tweets from an account, mentions or a hashtag as a channel step or in your ticker.
• Apply tags to channels and segments in Hoopla Apply one background tag to all compatible steps in a channel or segment for consistent branding, and see which step types it doesn’t affect.
• Audio troubleshooting Fix Hoopla TV audio that won’t play or sounds distorted by checking connections, Chrome sound settings and channel sound settings.
• Channel best practices Design focused, engaging channels with tips on length, content mix, update frequency, visuals, audio and location.
• Clone a segment Clone an existing segment, give the copy a name and save it for reuse.
• Configure a data table in Hoopla Add an existing data table to a channel or segment and set its rows, background, duration and column display.
• Configure calendar events in Hoopla Add a Calendar Event step to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries or new hires on your screens for today, this week or this month.
• Configure metric step in Hoopla Show a metric on your channel as a large number, a progress bar toward a target, or a gauge with breakpoints.
• Configure reusable segments in Hoopla Create a segment of steps once and reuse it in the default or scheduled lineup of as many channels as you need.
• Connect a Hoopla channel to a Raydiant screen Add a Hoopla channel to your Displai library, put it in a playlist and assign that playlist to a screen.
• Content Management error notifications Understand empty-tag notifications and update channel content to stop the error.
• Copy a channel to a reusable segment Turn a channel’s lineup into a reusable segment that you can manage centrally and broadcast across multiple channels.
• Create a channel Create a channel, add steps such as metrics, posts and leaderboards, then assign it to teams and publish it to your TV displays.
• Custom content file formats and libraries Check the image, video, and profile picture formats and recommended sizes Hoopla accepts for custom content.
• Displai and Hoopla connection Understand how Displai and Hoopla work together, and how to set up Hoopla on your Displai devices and activate channels on your TVs.
• Display COVID-19 health tips and news updates Show health tip images and Twitter news feeds on your office screens using Post steps, Twitter steps and your channel ticker.
• Display your Hoopla channel on Displai screens Add your Hoopla channel to a Displai screen by pasting its channel URL into a new Hoopla presentation and assigning it to screens.
• Enable multi-timezone scheduling in Hoopla Turn on multi-timezone scheduling so your scheduled playlists play at the same local time on screens in every time zone.
• Linked vs unlinked segments in Hoopla Understand how linked and unlinked segments behave in a channel so you can decide whether to unlink a segment when you add it.
• Manage assets and tags in Hoopla Use Content Management to bulk-delete or tag your custom images and videos, and to rename, create or delete tags.
• Play YouTube videos in Hoopla Show a YouTube video, including live broadcasts, on your channel or segment using a Web Page step with start time, mute, and duration.
• Raydiant Connect frequently asked questions Get answers about setting up Displai Connect on a Firestick, the trial and activation fee, and how ads appear on your screens.
• Reusable segment best practices Organize reusable segments and share consistent content across channels.
• Schedule segments for Hoopla channels Schedule a segment to play on a channel at a set date and time, and choose whether it reappears during the day or repeats daily or weekly.
• Scheduled backgrounds Schedule backgrounds by date and tag to keep your channels current.
• Set up a corporate communications channel in Hoopla Build an office TV channel that shares company news, metrics, celebrations and culture initiatives, with suggested metrics and steps.
• Set up channel watchers in Hoopla Let users or teams view a channel from the Watch Channels tab without assigning them a TV display.
• Share Hoopla channels via link Turn on sharing for a channel and copy its link so people without Hoopla accounts can view it on their phone or desktop.
• Share your Hoopla channel via email Share a channel by email with up to 10 addresses, once or weekly, so people can view it even without a Hoopla account.
• Supported hardware devices Check which devices and computer specs you can use to show Hoopla channels on your TVs, and why smart TV browsers won’t work.
• Use a post step template in Hoopla Build Post steps for your Hoopla TV screens with the Classic, Image, Spotlight, News/Lists, or Meme template.
• Use content tags and shuffle in Hoopla Tag your custom images and videos so you can filter them quickly, and use shuffle to rotate content each time your channel cycles.
• View and reuse scheduled segments in Hoopla Browse past and upcoming scheduled segments in your channel’s calendar, and reuse a segment that already aired by moving it to a future date.
• Watch channels on your computer View your team’s TV channels in your browser from the Watch Channels tab when you are away from the office.
• Web page step displays white screen Use your browser’s developer console to tell whether a website’s security settings block it from showing in a Web Page step.