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How to Create a Broadcast Schedule and Ticker Overlay

For events that will be streamed or broadcast live, BowlsLink allows a Schedule to be integrated with Competition and fixtures along with a ticker overlay – a ticker overlay allows the ability to continually display additional information for your viewers without distracting them from the live-action, i.e. other matches up-to-date scores.

This article will demonstrate how administrators can create Broadcast Schedules and an Overlay Ticker as well as where they can be found on BowlsLink Results Portal.

Broadcast Scheduling #

To add a Broadcast Schedule or a VOD (Video on Demand) – please navigate to the fixture section then the appropriate final published fixture, and then the list of matches.

On the right-hand side of the matches, click the tool icon and select ‘Broadcast Schedule’. This will open a sidebar of the events’ detail and that Broadcast information available to add.

Broadcast Details #

  • Platform Name – The name of the platform that this will be displayed on ie. YouTube, Facebook, Foxtel etc..
  • Destination Label – The label to display along with the platform, i.e. Live on Bowls TV
  • Destination URL (Toggle Yes/No) – If the destination of the broadcast should be to a URL, set to Yes and paste in the required URL
  • Broadcast is VOD (Video on Demand) – If the broadcast is to a VOD or a pre-recorded video, set to Yes
  • Time zone and Estimated Start and End Time – set the date and time of the Broadcast Schedule

Broadcast Schedule Example #

Below is an example of Broadcast Schedule created for an Event – these details are available for a Competition via their page on the BowlsLink Results portal

Overlay Ticker #

Please NOTE: Tickers are NOT supported for Sides Competitions. For Tickers to be displayed, when setting up a Competition tick ‘No’ to ‘Is this a Sides Competition?’.

Visit the following URL Results Portal – Overlay Admin. You will be presented with a page similar to below.

Select the tab Ticker Overlay Tab

In the Match Identifier / Results Portal URL field, enter the ID of a match, or the URL of a results portal match page.
(i.e. https://results.bowlslink.com.au/competition/1f629c5e-f096-49ac-9ae8-dfe8e9dd9b2e#matches)

Select the Style of the scoreboard via the Theme Selection dropdown, or select other and provide a URL to an external match stylesheet.

Copy the generated URL and use it in an OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) scene.

For more support please contact bowlslink@bowls.com.au