Managing Producers in Cablecast
A Producer in Cablecast represents a person or organization responsible for creating a show. Assigning producers to show records helps you organize your content library, run accurate reports, and display attribution on your Internet Channel.
What Is a Producer?
Producers are a built-in metadata field on every show record. They work alongside Category and Project to help you search and filter your content. You can also display producer information on your Internet Channel and include it as a filter and breakdown field in reports.
Note: Producers are distinct from Cablecast user accounts. A producer record is metadata for attribution — it does not grant login access to your system.
Accessing the Producers List
Go to Main Menu → Producers. This page lists all producer records in your system, showing each producer's name and active status. From here, you can create new producers or edit existing ones.
Creating a Producer
You can create a producer from the Producers list or directly from a show record.
From the Producers list:
Go to Main Menu → Producers.
Select + New Producer.
Fill out the producer fields (see Producer Fields below).
Select Save.
From a show record:
In the Bibliographic Info section, locate the Producer field.
Select New next to the Producer dropdown.
Fill out the producer fields in the dialog that appears.
Select Create.
The new producer is saved to your system and assigned to the show record automatically.
Producer Fields
Each producer record includes the following fields:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The display name for the producer. Appears on show records and, if configured, on your Internet Channel. Required. |
Contact | The name of a contact person associated with this producer. |
The producer's email address. | |
Website | The producer's website URL. |
Notes | Internal notes about the producer. |
Address | The producer's mailing address. |
Phone 1 | Primary phone number. |
Phone 2 | Secondary phone number. |
Active | Controls whether the producer is available for scheduling. If you plan to schedule programs assigned to this producer, this box must be checked. |
The only required field is Name. All other fields are optional, but filling them out helps keep your producer records organized and easy to reference.
Assigning a Producer to a Show Record
Open a show record and scroll to the Bibliographic Info section. Select a producer from the Producer dropdown, then save the record.
If you need to track additional producer roles — such as director or camera operator — you can create a Producer type custom field for those positions. See Custom Fields in Cablecast for details.
Active and Inactive Producers
Each producer record includes an Active checkbox. Producers are active by default.
Cablecast will generate an Autopilot error if a show assigned to an inactive producer is included in a schedule send. If you see an error referencing a producer, go to Main Menu → Producers, open the producer record, and confirm Active is checked.
Tip: If a producer is no longer working with your station but still has shows in your library, consider leaving them active rather than deactivating them, to avoid disruption when those shows are scheduled.
Using Producers in Reports and Searches
You can filter and search shows by producer using Advanced Search. Producer is also available as a filter and breakdown field when generating reports, making it easy to track airtime by content contributor.
For more information, see Reporting in Cablecast.
Displaying Producer Information on Your Internet Channel
If you want producer information to appear on your Internet Channel, add Producer as a show field in your Internet Channel settings. See Internet Channels: Setup and Customization for steps.
