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

The latest ABSolute update has been released 🥳

In this version we bring you two new graphics options!

Parental Rating on Promos

You can now add Parental Rating bugs onto promos. The rules for the graphic can be configured in Graphics Management, same as the Parental Rating bug for programmes.

ABSolute will then assign a Parental Rating to the promos in your playlists by taking the rating of the programme they are linked to.

Product Placement Bug

To conform with Ofcom regulations, we now offer a 3 second Product Placement bug scheduled at the start and end of each segment of episodes containing Product Placement. All you'd need to do is tick the 'Has Product Placement' checkbox on the episode master and ABSolute will populate the graphic for you.

Here's a look at how it'll appear on the Graphics Report after exporting your playlist.

If you're interested in either of these graphics, please do contact your account manager so that we can get these 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 Monday 23rd June 2025 07:00-12:00 GMT for upgrades on the Graphics 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

In the latest update we bring you some optimisations to the Breaks Module. Although nothing can quite replace the keen eye of a scheduler, ABSolute will now take into consideration even more complex schedules to require as little intervention on your end as possible.

Since the logic is now going through a wider variety of scenarios, the Build Breaks button will open a new page, so that you can track the progress of the automation as it happens. Similarly, the Export Break Pattern button will also open a new page.

Additionally, we've made a few small improvements to the Internal CRO within the Hybrid Sales System.

• The single day editor will now remain on the slot you're working on when adding/moving/deleting spots manually.
• Any overbooked slots will now show up in red and available time in green, similar to the weekly view.

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