Producer Upload Portal

The Producer Upload Portal is a producer-facing tool that allows content contributors to submit videos and show data through a simplified, customizable portal. This feature helps stations streamline content submission workflows, save staff time, and improve metadata accuracy while maintaining control over scheduling and content quality.

Portal Branding Configuration

Overview

The Portal Branding Configuration allows you to customize the appearance of your Producer Upload Portal to match your station's branding and create a seamless experience for your producers.

Configuration Options

Portal Color Scheme

• Primary Color: Used for the background
• Secondary Color: Used for accents, links, and buttons

Portal Header

• Configuration Name: Custom text to appear in the header
• Logo: PNG, JPG, JPEG or SVG

How to Configure Portal Branding

1. Click on Submission in the Cablecast sidebar, then Portal Branding Configuration
2. Click on + New Branding Configuration or edit a config in the table
3. Enter your config name
4. Select your color scheme using the color pickers
5. Upload your logo
6. Click Create Configuration/Save Changes to apply your changes

Licensing Terms

Overview

The Licensing Terms feature allows you to create and manage the usage agreements that producers must accept before submitting content through the portal.

Managing Licensing Terms

1. Click on Submission in the Cablecast sidebar, then Licensing Terms
2. Click on + New Licensing Terms or edit a term in the table
3. Enter your licensing terms name
4. Enter a brief description to be shown to producers
5. Enter your full content agreement link
6. Click Create Licensing Terms/Save Changes to apply your changes

Link Management

Overview

Link Management allows you to create and manage customized submission links for different purposes, producer types, or content categories.

Link Configuration Options

• Link Name: A unique name to identify the link. It will only be displayed internally
• Location: The location the link will use
• File Store: The file Store the submissions will be downloaded to
• Branding Configuration: The customized branding configuration the link will use
• Licensing Terms: The customized licensing term the form will display

Managing Links

1. Click on Submission in the Cablecast sidebar, then Link Management
2. Click Create New Link or Edit an existing one
3. Fill in all the fields mentioned above
4. Click Create Link/Update Link to apply your changes

Link Actions

• Submissions: Track total submissions per link, and manage all submissions
• Open: Open content submission link in new tab
• Copy Link: Copy submission link to share with producers
• Edit: Edit all fields mentioned above
• Delete: Delete link. Warning: this is permanent!

Content Submission

Overview

Content submission is where the producers will go to upload their file and metadata.

Content Submission Fields

• First and Last Name, Email and Phone: Info for the submitting producer
• Title: Title of the submission
• Description: Description for the submission
• Licensing Terms Agreement: The customized licensing info the submitting producer will need to check to verify they agree

Upload Content

• MP4, MOV and AVI files are allowed, with a maximum file size of 5gb.
• Drop or browse files to select to upload
• Once selected, click Upload file
• Upon success, you will be notified the upload was successful

What Happens Next?

• The upload will be included in the submissions for that given link. To view the submission, navigate to Producer Submission Links and click on the Submissions number in the row of the specific link.
• Here, you will be able to view all of the submissions, along with their statuses and metadata. Click the view button to see the complete info.

• Once the Status is complete, a new show will be created in Cablecast with the provided metadata and video file.