Programming Operations Hub

Validate & Optimize

Check timing, rights, gaps, and content balance.

Metadata Validator

AvailableOpen Metadata Validator →

Check program metadata files before scheduling or handoff.

What you can do

  • Map Media ID, title, duration and optional source URL from Excel or CSV.
  • Review missing fields, duplicate IDs and invalid timecodes.
  • Review corrections and export an exception report.

Checks formatting and required fields; media readiness and rights need separate verification.

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Broadcast Calculators

AvailableOpen Broadcast Calculators →

Check duration totals and the remaining time in a schedule.

What you can do

  • Add program and break durations.
  • Subtract commercial time from a running time.
  • Check the time remaining before finalizing a schedule.

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Streaming Cost & Overrun Estimator

AvailableOpen Streaming Cost & Overrun Estimator →

Estimate delivery costs and live-event overrun impact.

What you can do

  • Enter audience, duration and delivery assumptions.
  • Compare streaming delivery and operating costs.
  • Estimate additional cost when an event runs long.

Estimates use entered assumptions; this does not optimize content selection or confirm rights.

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Resolve metadata and timing exceptions, review rights decisions, and record the approval before delivery.