This guide explains how to live stream a list of videos from the VOD service using the Video Streaming product.

Introduction

• This feature allows you to use the VOD service to create a video playlist and then use the video streaming service to broadcast it live, for example as part of a music video channel, video-on-demand service, documentaries, etc.
• It is possible to insert advertisements between each video, either manually or by using VAST tags.
• The playlist will be played on repeat indefinitely until the user stops it.

Broadcast a VOD playlist in live streaming

Prerequisites

• You must have a VOD service (at least the free VOD space with the Video Streaming service).
• Have a video streaming service within the same organization and managed by the same account.

To create the playlist, import some videos:

1. Click here to access the management interface for your product in the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question:
   
3. Select the media to import in the Quick Import section or from the Media Manager:
   

Once the videos have been imported:

1. Click on Media in the left-hand menu.
2. Click on Playlists / WebTV in the left-hand menu.
3. Click the button to add a new playlist:
   
4. Name the playlist and specify whether it should be automatic (linked to a folder) or manual.
5. Confirm:
   
6. Click to add media.
7. Choose the folder or specific videos to use to create the playlist.
8. Add the media:
   
9. Choose whether the playlist should be public and, as with your media, whether it should be “marked” as “processed” (status visible only to you).
10. In the additional settings, you can choose to add media to the beginning of the playlist instead of the end.
11. Click on the Create a live stream button:
    
12. Choose the stream for the Video Streaming service that will broadcast the playlist and set your preferences:
    
13. Confirm when you are ready to publish; the preview will be displayed below:
    
14. Each playlist can be duplicated, renamed, shared, deleted, etc., directly from the playlist page:
    

Some examples of use

Broadcasting a playlist can serve as a fallback solution as soon as a live stream is interrupted (intentionally or unintentionally) and can then take over the broadcast. As soon as the live encoder pushes a stream, it resumes control of the playlist. This allows you to broadcast alternative content if there is a problem with the live stream, or if the user only broadcasts a real live stream in the evening, for example, they can automate the broadcasting of content from a playlist for the rest of the day.

It is also possible to schedule the broadcast of a playlist using the video streaming scheduling tool. This allows you to choose specific time slots for broadcasting a single playlist or different playlists in advance, or on a recurring basis. The encoder broadcasting live will be automatically disconnected for the entire duration of the playlist broadcast; once the time slot is finished, the encoder will reconnect and its content will be broadcast.