Broadcast scheduler
Build daily and future schedules with programs, series, movies, promos, live sources and exact-time events.
TV channel automation
Your entire channel. Scheduled, controlled and on air.
CLOSE TV combines broadcast scheduling, professional playout, commercial traffic, live-source control and multi-platform distribution in one continuous television workflow.
- TV Channel Automation & Broadcast Scheduling
- Linear, live and OTT-ready workflows
CLOSE TV · MASTER CONTROL
ON AIR 20:14:38
PROGRAM
SCTE-35 READY
NOW PLAYINGPrime Time Movie
00:42:18 / 01:56:00
RUNDOWNThursday · Channel 01
Station ID00:15 · Completed
Prime Time MoviePlaying · Segment 01
Ad Break A04:00 · 7 commercials
Movie · Segment 02Resume automatically
Live News FeedInput 07 · Fallback 08
24/7 scheduling
Professional ad breaks
SCTE-35 workflows
32 live inputs
One broadcast engine
From the daily schedule to the final signal.
CLOSE TV is built on the proven CLOSE RadioTV media engine and configured around the priorities of television: frame-accurate programming, independent commercial traffic, live feeds, automated graphics, signal continuity and reliable distribution.
Schedule everythingPrograms, movies, series, live feeds, promotions, IDs and technical events.
Automate every transitionUse time, metadata, SCTE-35, source state or any defined condition as a trigger.
Protect the outputKeep the channel on air with source monitoring, fallbacks and controlled recovery.
Complete channel operation
More than playout. A complete television automation system.
Every module works as part of the same signal path, while remaining flexible enough to match the real structure of your channel.
Independent ad breaks
Manage a professional commercial log synchronized every day with the content schedule.
32 input signals
Monitor, record, cue and take up to 32 audio or video sources from one operational environment.
SCTE-35 automation
Receive markers, replace breaks and transmit downstream opportunities over SRT and HLS.
Scenes and layers
Automate logos, clocks, lower thirds, tickers, bugs, graphics, video and complex layouts.
Fallback protection
Define backup sources and actions for missing media, interrupted streams and operational exceptions.
The television signal path
One coordinated workflow from traffic to distribution.
Content programming and commercial traffic remain independent, then synchronize automatically into the final broadcast log.
Media & live sources
Programs, movies, episodes, promos, graphics and incoming signals.
Channel schedule
Daily programming, exact-time events, rules and fallback conditions.
Ad-break traffic
Commercial campaigns synchronized with each scheduled break window.
On-air output
Automated playout, switching, SCTE-35 signaling and distribution.
SCTE-35 SIGNAL WORKFLOWACTIVE
PROGRAMOUTLOCAL AD BREAKINPROGRAM
SCTE-35 end to end
Receive, replace and signal commercial opportunities.
CLOSE TV can use SCTE-35 markers arriving in an input signal to replace network commercials with local inventory. It can also insert SCTE-35 into the channel output so affiliates, cable operators and OTT platforms can perform their own downstream replacement.
- Input-triggered replacementDetect markers in incoming feeds and launch the correct local ad break automatically.
- SCTE-35 over SRTCarry signaling with the contribution or distribution feed for downstream operations.
- SCTE-35 for HLS and OTTEnable server-side and platform-side commercial replacement opportunities.
- Scheduled and conditional triggersGenerate markers from the rundown, an exact time, an event or a defined rule.
Broadcast-grade commercial traffic
Ad breaks that synchronize with programming—not spreadsheets.
CLOSE TV maintains a complete commercial traffic workflow separately from the content schedule. Campaigns, clients, dates, times and break rules are managed professionally, then coupled to the program log every day.
PRIME TIME · BREAK 0304:00 / 04:00
National sponsor open00:30 · Priority 1READY
Retail campaign · Market A00:45 · Client 0148READY
Corporate campaign01:00 · All regionsREADY
Local replacement window01:30 · SCTE-35ARMED
Return-to-program ID00:15 · Channel brandingREADY
Automated long-form programming
Insert scheduled commercials without rebuilding the movie.
CLOSE TV can interrupt a movie, episode or other long-form asset at the planned time, execute the complete commercial block and resume content automatically. The original media remains intact while events control the on-air sequence.
20:00MOVIE · SEGMENT 01
20:43AD BREAK
20:47MOVIE · SEGMENT 02
21:28AD BREAK
21:32FINAL SEGMENT
Virtual segmentationPreserve the original master file.
Exact break timingRespect commercial windows and hard events.
Automatic resumeReturn to the correct content position.
Stream Recorder + Live Monitor
Control up to 32 incoming signals in real time.
Record each feed independently, verify picture and audio remotely, cue any source and take it to air directly or through the scheduler.
INPUT 07 · LIVE NEWS
LIVE1080p50SRT
PROGRAM AUDIOBroadcast DSP · EBU R128
-23.1 LUFS
Independent recordingRecord every configured feed simultaneously.
Web live monitorWatch the signals remotely with audio meters.
Individual cuePre-listen to any input before it reaches air.
Broadcast audio DSPImprove and normalize each incoming signal.
Advanced event automation
If a condition changes, the channel already knows what to do.
Build automation from time, content state, signal availability, metadata, SCTE-35, external commands or any supported condition. Events can control playout, sources, recordings, graphics, layers, routing and distribution.
- Time and scheduleExecute at an exact time or relative to a program event.
- Signal stateReact when a source connects, fails, loses audio or returns.
- Metadata and APITrigger actions from incoming data or external systems.
- Compound logicCombine conditions, delays, priorities and fallback paths.
EVENT AUTOMATIONRule 014 · Enabled
WHENLive input 07 loses signalCondition persists for 3 seconds
THENSwitch to fallback input 08Transition: dissolve · 12 frames
ANDNotify engineering and log incidentEmail · WebApp · operations report
Logic validatedLast test: successful
PROGRAM VIDEO
CLOSE NEWS
BREAKING NEWSLive coverage continues across all platforms
LIVEHeadlines · Weather · Markets · Program information
Lower thirdON
Channel logoON
News tickerAUTO
Sponsor bugSCHEDULED
Layers, scenes and graphics
Every visual element can become part of the automation.
Compose the final channel with video, live signals, images, logos, clocks, text, tickers, lower thirds, sponsor graphics and reusable scenes. Show, hide or update each layer from events and scheduling rules.
Flexible scenesBuild layouts for news, sports, live events, movies and continuity.
Dynamic dataUpdate titles, clocks, scores, metadata and tickers automatically.
Scheduled brandingCoordinate logos, sponsor bugs and promotions with the rundown.
One channel, every destination
Deliver the finished signal in the format each platform requires.
Route the same automated television workflow to broadcast contribution, affiliates, streaming platforms, web players and OTT services.
Built to grow with the channelStart with one output or build a complete multi-destination operation through CLOSE MultiEncoder and Streaming Services.Explore MultiEncoder
The CLOSE RadioTV ecosystem
Build the channel your operation actually needs.
CLOSE TV shares the same high-performance media engine as CLOSE Radio and CLOSE Visual Radio. That common foundation gives television operations access to a broad ecosystem of production, processing, contribution and distribution modules without forcing disconnected workflows.
Your complete television workflow
Program the channel. Automate the operation. Protect the signal.
See how CLOSE TV can connect your content library, commercial traffic, live feeds, SCTE-35 workflow, graphics and distribution requirements.