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Introduction

When setting up a live channel a process is created that sends information to your OTT apps about the state of the live channel. The events are:

• Reminder of coming live channel
• Details screen with Subscribe button
• Live channel delayed
• Channel is live
• Replay available soon (VOD being created from live channel)
• Live channel ended (with VOD recording available)
• Live channel ended (no VOD recording available)
• Live channel cancelled

The following section of this document shows example app pages from a Beacon web app. In the last section are app pages from a purchase process, which makes use of some of the previously mentioned live channel state app pages.

Channel example app pages

The following images show example app pages for each live channel state.

Reminder of coming live channel

Details screen with Subscribe button

Live channel is delayed

Channel is live

Replay available soon (VOD being created from live channel)

Live channel ended (with VOD recording available)

Note a Play button is available.

Live channel ended (no VOD recording available)

Note no Play button is available.

Live channel cancelled

Subscription process

The following three app pages show an example purchase process. When the viewer sees the details screen for the live channel, a Subscribe button displays. Then a purchase screen displays. After a purchase is made, the reminder screen displays.