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

Great news, ABSolute has been updated to the latest version!

While most of the work we've done this update was about giving things a good clean and polish behind the scenes, you may see some small updates to your interface too.

These include:

• Shiny new Help buttons on the Import EPG and Import DB pages. These will update any time we integrate new fields and are a great place for a reminder of the import formats.
• Timecodes updates are now taken into consideration as a playlist update. If you've changed the timecodes for content that exists in a playlist, the Edit Playlist button will now have the yellow update box in the Schedule List to remind you that these changes have not yet been exported.
• The NPVR Sky EPG format has been updated to the latest version specified by Sky for continued compatibility.
• The additional timezones feature in the FPC has been updated to fix an issue where some timezones had been showing inaccurate timings.

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 Tuesday 19th August 2025 06:00-13:00 GMT for backend upgrades.

There will be up to three hours of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 06:00-09:00 GMT.

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

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

The latest ABSolute release is now live! 🥳

In this version we bring you...

Dynamic Text Promos

Have you ever wanted to quickly update the text on a Promo without needing to call up the editors, re-deliver the media and re-export the playlist?

If yes, Dynamic Text Promos are the solution for you!

All it takes is labelling a Promo with a category of your choice and publishing your first set of texts. These will then be displayed on your scheduled Promo, and can be updated at any time without needing to re-send the playlist.

From daily quotes segments, to news headlines, to stock market updates - easily update with any text that works for you and publish right to playout!

If you're interested in this Promo graphic, please do contact your account manager so that we can get it enabled for your channel.

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 Tuesday 5th August 2025 07:00-10:00 GMT for upgrades on the Interstitials 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