We've made some updates to ABSolute over the past month, so here's your round up of the latest improvements 🥳

✨ What’s New

We've been focusing a lot on upgrades to our fully automated VOD module this month, some of which have now been released. While you might not see any visual differences these have made to the system, rest assured that we aim to consistently improve our software to provide you with the smoothest experience.

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🛠️ Improvements

• EPG Format Updates: updated an existing bespoke EPG format. While this will not affect most users, do reach out to your account manager if you are ever in need of updates to an existing format or would like to add a new one.
• Channel bug extension check: ensured that only valid file extensions can be input against the channel bug rule in Graphics Management.
• Timezone visibility across Schedules tab: made timezone visible in View Schedule, Edit Playlist, Check Playlist, Content Report, and Check Graphics.
• Channel name on TX report: ensured it's easy to tell at a glance which version went out on which channel for channels with shared content.
• Backend channel bug improvements: refreshed the backend channel bug logic to be more robust.

🪲 Bug Fixes

• Where formulas are present in an EPG import, this is now flagged with a user friendly error message.
• Switching between Rights and In-House in the FPC no longer adds a blank column to the UI.

As always, if you have any questions regarding this update or anything relating to ABSolute please feel free to browse our support articles or raise a ticket using the Help widget!

All the best,

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Wednesday 4th February 2026 08:00-11:00 GMT for upgrades on the Graphics module.

There will be up to two hours of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 08:00-10:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Wednesday 21st January 2026 08:00-11:00 GMT for upgrades on the EPG module.

There will be up to one hour of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 08:00-09:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Wednesday 14th January 2026 11:00-13:00 GMT for upgrades to the VOD module.

We anticipate low disruption with a few seconds of outage possible during the works window.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute has been updated to the latest version 🥳

The recent releases have focused more on backend stability as we near our festive lockdown period, but here's a quick round-up of the optimisations we've put into place this past month.

Opt-Out Promos for Content Based Breaks

This year we've focused a lot on optimising our Sales module and we've continued to do so by now providing the option of SCTE triggers and opt-out promos for those using the Content Based Break Builder. This means that after building your Break Pattern, you'd just need to create some opt-out promos, run the playlist automation, and the SCTE triggers will be automatically placed into your playlist - to be replaced by platform specific commercials.

Click here for a quick refresher of the types of Break Builders that we offer.

Gracenote 2 EPG Format Update

To maintain our integrations at their latest level of service, we've updated the Gracenote 2 EPG export to include a "Live" column which will automatically populate a Yes against any content you have marked as live in your Programmes database and scheduled as original in your FPC.

Small Fixes and Optimisations

And finally; here's a brief summary of some of the updates we've been implementing to keep ABSolute running smoothly behind the scenes.

• Allowed option for Asrun on channels without the sales module.
• Added compatibility for different timechange hour in break patterns with a non-UK based playout.
• Allowed adding new tickers with the same name as existing expired ones.
• Backend optimisations for automated timechange during playlist export.
• Fixed issue where timecode updates were not showing up in the playlist editor for shared channels assigned to the version after original timecodes are created.
• Fixed issue where version remark was not displaying in the FPC on channels without the MAM module.

• Optimised playlist export for live events handled by in-house playout.
• Improved indexing in FPC to enhance query speeds.

As always, if you have any questions regarding this update or anything relating to ABSolute please feel free to browse our support articles or raise a ticket using the Help widget!

All the best,

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Monday 1st December 2025 08:00-11:00 GMT for upgrades on the Playlist and EPG modules.

There will be up to one hour of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 08:00-9:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Wednesday 19th November 2025 08:00-13:00 GMT for upgrades on the Graphics module.

There will be up to one hour of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 08:00-9:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Wednesday 15th October 2025 07:00-10:00 GMT for backend upgrades on the Playlist module.

There will be up to one hour of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 07:00-8:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

Great news, the latest version of ABSolute has been released 🥳

This was a big one, so let us walk you through the upgrades!

First things first;

30FPS Compatibility

From database input, to building breaks, to editing playlists - ABSolute now supports timecodes in 30FPS across the board. A perfect time to expand on your audiences and start delivering your channels to platforms with NTSC requirements.

We've also made the other details section on the timecodes page a bit neater for you, just to keep things nice and tidy.

Next up;

Expanded Versioning

Hand in hand with 30FPS compatibility, comes the new feature of versioning for all content types. This allows for seamlessly sharing songs, fillers and interstitials across all your channels, even when those channels have different FPS requirements or compliance regulations.

All you'd need to do is specify the shared channels on the content master:

And assign channels accordingly at version level - same as you would for programming.

Finally;

Opt Out Promos for Hybrid Sales System

We pride ourselves in the flexibility we provide for you to run your channel according to your needs. For this reason we have added yet another possible configuration to our Sales System - you can now use our Internal CRO for internally scheduled commercials, in combination with Opt Out Promos which will be replaced with platform specific commercials using SCTE triggers.

As always, if you have any questions regarding this update or anything relating to ABSolute please feel free to browse our support articles or raise a ticket using the Help widget!

All the best,

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Sunday 14th September 2025 08:00-16:00 GMT for backend upgrades on the Timecodes module.

There will be up to six hours of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 08:00-14:00 GMT.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to a member of the support team.

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team