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A CablecastCG channel zone layout overlaid on a continuous background image, illustrating how a single seamless background spans all zones.

Uploading Seamless Backgrounds in CablecastCG

Learn how to upload a seamless background image to a CablecastCG channel. This article explains how CablecastCG splits a single image across channel zones, walks through the upload process and applying the background to zone bulletins, and covers design considerations for customizing existing templates — including resources for zone dimensions and Illustrator source files.

Updated:Jun 25, 2026
A simplified illustration of a Cablecast CG channel divided into three zones: a Sidebar zone with a weather icon at the upper left, a larger Main Information and Video zone with a video play button at the upper right, and a full-width Lower Feed zone with a ticker line across the bottom.

Cablecast CG Channel Layout Explained

Learn how Cablecast CG organizes content into Channels, Zones, and Bulletins, and how the three layers fit together.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
The Cablecast CG New Bulletin screen with the Dynamic tab selected, showing the bulletin tiles with Cablecast Schedule, Coming Up Next, See It Again, and Interrupt highlighted.

Creating Cablecast Schedule Bulletins in Cablecast CG

Create the four schedule-based dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG that pull from your Cablecast schedule to keep viewers informed automatically.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG New Bulletin screen on the Dynamic tab, showing a grid of dynamic source icons — clock, calendar, RSS, weather, web, and live video.

Creating Basic Dynamic Bulletins in Cablecast CG

Learn how to create the basic dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG — clocks, calendars, RSS feeds, and weather — that update automatically from an outside source.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG Manage Bulletins screen showing the toolbar with category tabs and a row of bulletin cards, each with preview, edit, copy, and delete action icons.

Managing Bulletins in Cablecast CG

Learn how to manage bulletins in Cablecast CG — filtering by category, previewing, editing, copying, deleting, reordering, grouping, and applying bulk actions.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG Create RSS Bulletin editor showing a bulletin preview with an RSS icon on the left and the RSS Settings panel with feed and sort fields on the right.

RSS Feed Support in Cablecast CG

Learn how to use RSS feeds as dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG, including supported content and the limitation that feeds can't play embedded video.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG New Crawl menu showing three crawl-type tiles — a text crawl, an RSS crawl, and a weather crawl.

How to use Crawls in Cablecast CG

Learn how to create text, RSS, and weather crawls in Cablecast CG and configure their appearance on the channel.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
The Cablecast CG zone navigation dropdown open, showing three columns: Zone Type (with Bulletins, Crawls, and Full Screen Alerts listed), Tag (with All Zones and YTTV listed), and Zone (with TEST, YTTV Schedule, YTTV Video highlighted, and YTTV Weather listed).

Navigating Between Zones in Cablecast CG

Learn how to switch between zones in Cablecast CG using the zone navigation dropdown, and understand the difference between Zone Types, Tags, and Zones.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG Edit Channel page with a channel layout preview and the zone settings panel.

Finding a Zone's Pixel Dimensions in Cablecast CG

Learn how to find a zone's exact pixel dimensions in Cablecast CG so you can size images and videos to fit without stretching.

Updated:Jun 4, 2026
A stylized Cablecast CG New Bulletin screen on the Uploaded tab, showing a dashed drop zone with a large upload cloud-and-arrow icon.

How To Create An Uploaded Bulletin

Learn how to upload a self-contained image or video as a bulletin in Cablecast CG, then schedule and publish it to your zone.

Updated:Jun 3, 2026
A screenshot of the Cablecast CG bulletin editor on the Extras tab, showing a generic bulletin preview beside the Display Settings and Audio Settings panels.

The Extras section in Cablecast CG

The Extras tab in Cablecast CG holds the settings that control how and when each bulletin displays. Learn how to use Display Settings to set alerts, adjust rotation frequency and dwell time, and save bulletins for later, plus Audio Settings to add an audio clip or fade your channel's background audio.

Updated:Jun 3, 2026
A user account card with a permission checklist of empty checkboxes and a green role badge, beside a large open-padlock icon.

Cablecast CG Only Access

Cablecast CG is built into Cablecast, so bulletin-board users need a Cablecast account to reach it. This article shows you how to create a permission-free Cablecast role and assign it alongside Cablecast CG roles, giving a user access to Cablecast CG without any broadcast permissions.

Updated:Jun 2, 2026
The Cablecast Control Rooms Current Status window for the Video Server, showing a live preview of a Cablecast CG bulletin board with a program schedule and L/R audio meters, marked Playing and patched to Channel Output.

Previewing Your Cablecast CG Channel

Overview and guide for finding the Web Preview button in Cablecast CG

Updated:Jun 2, 2026
The Cablecast Configure screen showing the Players, Channels, Zones, and System sections.

Cablecast CG Configuration Settings

Where to find Cablecast CG configuration and what the Players, Channels, Zones, and System sections each control.

Updated:Jun 2, 2026
A broadcast monitor displaying a live outdoor park scene — a tree, a gazebo, rolling hills, and a sunny sky — with a red live indicator in the upper corner and a blank lower-third graphic bar. Two other bulletin graphics are fanned behind the monitor.

Creating a Live Video Bulletin In Cablecast CG

Configure a Live Video Dynamic Bulletin in Cablecast CG to display a live network stream, such as a town square, park, traffic, or weather camera, on your CG bulletin board.

Updated:Jun 2, 2026
A Force Matrix grid of devices and outputs, with a CG channel source routed to the highlighted channel output cross-point in green.

Manually Sending Cablecast CG to Your Channel

Send Cablecast CG to your channel manually using a Control Room or the Force Matrix — handy when a live event ends early.

Updated:Jun 2, 2026
Cablecast Academy/Reviewing template bulletin articleClaude finished the responseYou said: I think this article needs some cleanup.I think this article needs some cleanup. Can you review it? https://support.cablecast.tv/s/articles/how-to-create-a-template-bulletin-in-cablecastcg1:37 PMClaude responded: Got the article.Loaded tools, used Claude in Chrome integrationLoaded tools, used Claude in Chrome integrationGot the article. Here's my audit against Academy standards: Issues found: Style & terminology "click" used throughout — should be "select" (per standards) "click and dragging" → "drag" "the left hand side" → just "the left-hand menu" or "go to CablecastCG" "Ore you can click browse" — typo ("Ore" → "Or") "programing" — typo (should be "programming") "the default schedule" — sentence opens lowercase mid-paragraph Informal/conversational phrasing throughout ("the first thing you are going to want to do," "Now that you have everything in your bulletin") Terminology accuracy "the new bulletin board that comes with Cablecast 7" — version reference should be removed (evergreen framing) "CablecastCG menu option on the left hand side" — should not say "click the CablecastCG menu option." Use "go to CablecastCG" with no preamble about opening a menu "Make your edits and then you are ready to schedule your bulletin" — this transition is abrupt and could be cleaner Structure/formatting No issues with heading hierarchy (H1 → H2 → H3 pattern is fine here) The Overview states "There are three different types of bulletins" and then the article only covers one — this is fine since there are other articles for the other types, but the Overview could more clearly set that expectation The closing line ("To learn more… watch the section in our New User CablecastCG Training Webinar") is vague — no link, no specific pointer. Either link it or cut it Tone Overall tone is chatty and informal in a way that reads more like a transcribed tutorial video than a written article. It needs tightening to match Academy voice. Want me to go ahead and produce a full revised draft as a markdown file? I can also take screenshots of the live article to check for any images that would need alt text while I'm in it.You said: Yes, please.Yes, please.1:38 PMClaude responded: Let me grab screenshots of the article first to check for images, then I'll produce the revised draft.Let me grab screenshots of the article first to check for images, then I'll produce the revised draft.Used Claude in Chrome integration, loaded toolsUsed Claude in Chrome integration, loaded toolsGood — I've seen the full article. I can identify all the screenshots. Now I'll write the revised draft with alt text for each image.Created a file, read a fileCreated a file, read a fileHere's the revised draft. A few notes on what changed and one flag for you: Changes made: Removed the version reference ("Cablecast 7") from the Overview Replaced all "click" with "select" throughout Fixed "programing" → "programming," "Ore" → "Or," lowercase paragraph opener Rewrote navigation to use "Go to CablecastCG in the left-hand menu" instead of "click the CablecastCG menu option on the left hand side" Tightened prose throughout — removed chatty transitions like "the first thing you are going to want to do" and "Now that you have everything" Moved the "three types of bulletins" mention to the Overview so it sets context upfront, with a note that other types are covered separately Added a proper Summary section Added alt text for all 10 screenshots based on what I could see while scrolling the live article One flag: The closing webinar link points to https://support.cablecast.tv/s/articles/new-user-cablecastcg-training-webinar — I constructed that slug based on the link text since the live article doesn't include a real URL, just linked text. You'll want to confirm that's the correct destination before publishing.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: We don't yet have a Cablecast CG webinar video.We don't yet have a Cablecast CG webinar video. We do have our CG training video though: https://yourtown.cablecast.tv/show/9031:41 PMClaude responded: Good catch.Good catch. Let me update that closing line.Edited a file, read a fileEdited a file, read a fileUpdated. The Summary now closes with a link to the CablecastCG Training Video at the correct URL.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: More specifically, this link jumps right to the chapter of the video on creating a template bulletin: https://yourtown.More specifically, this link jumps right to the chapter of the video on creating a template bulletin: https://yourtown.cablecast.tv/show/903?seekto=10671:42 PMClaude responded: Got it.Got it.Edited 2 files, read a fileEdited 2 files, read a fileDone. The link now points directly to the template bulletin chapter, with descriptive link text that makes it clear what the user is jumping to.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: This is the correct link for Cablecast CG Zone Navigation: https://support.This is the correct link for Cablecast CG Zone Navigation: https://support.cablecast.tv/s/articles/how-do-i-navigate-between-zones-in-cablecast-cg1:48 PMClaude responded: Updated.Edited a file, read a fileEdited a file, read a fileUpdated. Zone Navigation link is now correct.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: Also, CablecastCG should be Cablecast CG with a space.Also, CablecastCG should be Cablecast CG with a space.1:49 PMClaude responded: Good catch — let me fix all instances throughout the file.Good catch — let me fix all instances throughout the file.Viewed 2 files, ran a commandViewed 2 files, ran a commandAll good — the URLs are unaffected since the slug uses lowercase with hyphens. Every instance of "CablecastCG" in the body is now "Cablecast CG."Presented filePresented fileDone. Ready for your next round of feedback.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: Should there be an explanation of how to create a template if you're designing a CG Channel from scratch?Should there be an explanation of how to create a template if you're designing a CG Channel from scratch? In that situation, there would be no bulletin templates to choose from.1:50 PMClaude responded: That's a good question, but I'd lean toward keeping it out of this article.That's a good question, but I'd lean toward keeping it out of this article. A few reasons: This article is scoped to creating a bulletin — it assumes the channel already exists and has templates available. Designing a channel from scratch is a separate workflow covered in the CG Channel Designs article. A user who has no templates yet likely hasn't set up their channel at all, so they'd need to complete that process first anyway. Pointing them there is more useful than trying to cover both workflows here. Adding channel design context here would significantly expand the scope and could muddy what is otherwise a focused how-to. A better fit would be a brief prerequisite note at the top of the article — something like a Note: that tells users they'll need a channel with at least one template set up before following these steps, with a link to the Channel Designs article. That way the scope stays tight but users who aren't ready yet get pointed in the right direction. Want me to add that note?You said: Is it worth noting that if a user makes changes to a template that they think they'll use going forward, they can save that template as a new template?Is it worth noting that if a user makes changes to a template that they think they'll use going forward, they can save that template as a new template?1:57 PMClaude responded: Yes, definitely worth including — it's practical information that saves users from recreating work.Yes, definitely worth including — it's practical information that saves users from recreating work. I can see from the screenshots that there's a Save As Template button in the editor (it appeared in several of the screenshot captures alongside the Publish button), so it's right there in the UI and easy to reference. I'd place it at the end of the "Edit the Content" section or as a tip after "Adjust Layout and Style" — right before the user moves on to scheduling, while they're still in the editing mindset. Want me to add it there?You said: YesYes1:57 PMClaude responded: Added as a Tip: callout at the end of the "Adjust Layout and Style" section, right before scheduling.Edited 2 files, read a fileEdited 2 files, read a fileAdded as a Tip: callout at the end of the "Adjust Layout and Style" section, right before scheduling.How to create a template bulletin in cablecastcgDocument · MD Open in TextEditYou said: What happened with this chat?What happened with this chat? I don't see any of the chat history?4:14 PMClaude responded: This chat is ongoing and your history is here — you're likely seeing it normally on my end.This chat is ongoing and your history is here — you're likely seeing it normally on my end. A few possibilities: If you're on mobile, the conversation may have scrolled to the bottom and earlier messages are above. If you just opened the chat, it may still be loading. If you're in a different browser or device, you may be looking at a different session. That said, to summarize what we've done in this session in case it's helpful: we audited and revised the "How to Create a Template Bulletin in Cablecast CG" article, fixing terminology, tone, navigation language, and typos. We've also made several targeted edits since the initial draft — correcting the Cablecast CG Zone Navigation link, updating the training video link to a chapter-specific URL, fixing "CablecastCG" to "Cablecast CG" throughout, and adding a tip about saving customized bulletins as new templates. The current draft is in the file linked above. Is there anything else you'd like to adjust?You said: I need a thumbnail image for this article.I need a thumbnail image for this article.4:20 PMClaude responded: On it.On it. Let me check the skill file first.Ran 2 commands, viewed a file, created a fileRan 2 commands, viewed a file, created a fileHere's the thumbnail — 1920×1080, no embedded text, using the Cablecast brand greens and blue. It depicts a stylized Cablecast CG bulletin editor with a template grid below and a bulletin preview card on the right side. Let me know if you'd like any adjustments to the composition or colors.Template bulletin thumbnailImage · PNG Open in PreviewYou said: Can you make that look more like the bulletin editor in the screenshots?Can you make that look more like the bulletin editor in the screenshots?4:23 PMClaude responded: Let me scroll back through the screenshots I captured to use as reference before redrawing.Let me scroll back through the screenshots I captured to use as reference before redrawing.Used Claude in Chrome integrationUsed Claude in Chrome integrationGood — on a desktop viewport this time, which gives much better detail. Let me scroll through and capture all the key UI screenshots.Browser batchBrowser batchNow I have good reference. I can clearly see the key UI details: the light grey/white editor background, the green top bar with "Tightrope Media Systems," the breadcrumb nav, the green chevron tab strip (Layout → Content → Schedule → Extras), the "Save As Template / Cancel / Publish" button row, the split-panel layout with the bulletin preview on the left and labelled content fields on the right, and the bulletin preview showing the blue-grey gradient background with the tree silhouette image and large white text. Let me redraw this properly.Created a file, ran a command, read a fileCreated a file, ran a command, read a fileHere's the revised version. It now closely mirrors the actual editor UI — the green top bar with Save As Template/Cancel/Publish buttons, the chevron tab strip with Content active, the Bulletin Name row, the split panel with the bulletin preview on the left (blue-grey gradient background, tree silhouette, large white text blocks) and the labelled content fields on the right (Background Image, Title, Subtitle, Upload Photo Here, Body), and a template picker grid at the bottom of the right panel. Let me know if you'd like any adjustments.Template bulletin thumbnailImage · PNG Open in PreviewYou said: Great!Great! I need some alt text.4:25 PMClaude responded: Based on what I can see in the thumbnail:Based on what I can see in the thumbnail: Alt text suggestion: The Cablecast CG bulletin editor showing a split-panel view. The left panel displays a bulletin preview with a blue-grey gradient background, tree silhouettes, and large white text blocks. The right panel shows editable content fields including Background Image, Title, Subtitle, Upload Photo Here, and Body. A template thumbnail grid is visible at the bottom of the right panel. The green top bar includes Save As Template, Cancel, and Publish buttons, with the Content tab active in the chevron tab strip. Want me to shorten it, or does that work?You said: Shorten that please.Shorten that please.4:25 PMClaude responded: The Cablecast CG bulletin editor showing a split-panel view with a bulletin preview on the left and editable content fields on the right.The Cablecast CG bulletin editor showing a split-panel view with a bulletin preview on the left and editable content fields on the right.

How to Create a Template Bulletin in CablecastCG

CablecastCG bulletins play between scheduled programming as your default source. This article walks through creating a Template Bulletin — choosing a template, editing content and layout, scheduling availability, and publishing to your zone.

Updated:May 18, 2026
An illustration of a Cablecast channel in L Bar mode. A green vertical bar occupies the left side of the screen, a dark green horizontal bar runs along the bottom, and a grey video zone fills the upper-right area.

Cablecast CG: How to setup L Bar mode

L Bar mode keeps your channel's video programming displayed in a designated zone at all times, surrounded by a frame of Cablecast CG content. This article walks through enabling L Bar mode in Cablecast, configuring a dedicated L Bar CG Player in Cablecast CG, and setting up a separate Default CG channel to prevent the CG inception effect during programming gaps.

Updated:May 5, 2026

How Do I Set Up USB Background Audio for VIO Servers?

Background Audio setup for Line-in option in CablecastCG

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Installing User Fonts for Use with CablecastCG or Carousel

See also Custom fonts with CablecastCG. Requires TrueType fonts (TTF) Files

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Changing your FrontDoor user password

Guide for changing password in FrontDoor

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

How to: Animated Weather via ScreenFeed

ScreenFeed is a third-party software option with app for creating animated weather feeds to pull into CablecastCG. Some options do cost money, Cablecast Support does not offer additional support for ScreenFeed outside of this walkthrough.

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Carousel: Acceptable Video Formats

Acceptable Video formats for video bulletins in Carousel 7.4.8

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Bulletin-Board Web Preview Limitations

CablecastCG web Preview has limitations to what it can and cannot render due to processing power of units.

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Custom Fonts on Bulletin-Board

Adding custom fonts for use in CablecastCG, must be a TTF file (TrueType Font)

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Digital-Signage on Cablecast 7.x

Looking to add Cablecast CG to your system? Overview of Cablecast CG and how it connects within Cablecast

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Line In audio for legacy Carousel/CG units

How to make use of the Audio Line in on legacy Carousel units running either Carousel or Cablecast CG Desktop

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Managing Media in Cablecast CG

managing your media in CablecastCG, a walk through in how to add your own media files for images and icons to be used in bulletins in CablecastCG

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

How To Access CablecastCG

Guide for where to find and how to access CablecastCG in your Cablecast system.

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

User Management Overview for Cablecast CG

User Management Overview for Cablecast CG

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Setting Up Network Stream Background Audio In Cablecast CG

Walkthrough for setting up use of Network Stream/URI Audio as background audio in Cablecast CG

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

Using Zapier to Create a Facebook RSS Bulletin in CablecastCG

Updated:Feb 7, 2026

CablecastCG Player Support and Updating to Cablecast 7

DOA? Possible. Guide for running CablecastCG on Carousel 340 unit in standalone Unpublished

Updated:Jan 13, 2024

Dynamic Instagram via third-party API Intergration

Unpublished

Updated:Jan 13, 2024

Screenfeed Sources with CablecastCG

There's a duplicate of Screenfeed with CablecastCG

Updated:Jan 13, 2024