ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Tuesday 19th May 2026 07:00-10:00 GMT for upgrades on the EPG module.

There will be up to one hour of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 07:00-08:00 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 Tuesday 12th May 2026 07:00-12:00 GMT for upgrades on the Interstitials and Playlist modules.

There will be up to two hours of downtime where ABSolute will not be accessible between 07:00-09:00 GMT.

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

Thanks!

The ABSolute Team

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

✨ What’s New

Freesat EPG Export for Umbrella Scheduling

We've made our Freesat EPG format compatible with umbrella scheduling in the FPC. If your channel uses umbrella scheduling and would like to start sending EPGs to Freesat, don't hesitate to reach out!

Not sure what umbrella scheduling is? Click here to check out our guide.

🛠️ Improvements

• Umbrella scheduling EPG export rework: we've made some backend changes to umbrella scheduling settings to allow for more flexible platform specific closedown window handling and more straightforward integration with any future platforms.

🪲 Bug Fixes

• More robust interstitial versioning check in playlist editor, to correct issue where only one version of an interstitial could be dropped into the playlist.
• Version check for interstitial replace within a playlist, to correct where the replace function could only paste one version of an interstitial.
• Version filter in check playlist bulk replace, to correct where unavailable interstitial versions where permitted for bulk replace.

• DB Import channel discrepancy check for shared channels: the system was incorrectly validating that versions had the same number of channels as programmes or more. Correction made to allow the same number or fewer.

As always, if you have any questions regarding this update or anything relating to ABSolute, please raise a ticket via the Help widget or have a look at our support articles.

All the best,

The ABSolute Team

ABSolute will have planned maintenance on Monday 13th April 2026 07:00-10:00 GMT for upgrades on the EPG 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

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

🛠️ Improvements

• Minor updates to EPG export logic: This implements a more robust error check related to parental ratings in the schedule.

🪲 Bug Fixes

• FPC hover box: will ensure all listed fields are populated.

• FPC hover box positioning: has been improved to appear more reliably across a wide variety of different screen sizes and browsers.

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

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

✨ What’s New

This month we’ve focused on optimising backend processes around Graphics and Playlists Exports, making them more reliable, quicker to set up and easier to troubleshoot.

🛠️ Improvements

• More robust AsRun setup for non‑commercial channels: We’ve refreshed the backend AsRun set up for non-commercial channels, meaning that you can now request access to your playout log even if you do not schedule commercials.
• Additional graphics checks during playlist exports: ABSolute will now prevent playlist export when certain offset and duration fields are in an invalid state, helping you avoid exporting playlists with incomplete or inconsistent graphics.
• Smarter handling of graphics set up: We've refreshed the backend logic for our graphics set up, making it quicker for us to customise which instances of programming should not contain which types of graphics as per channel requests.

🪲 Bug Fixes

• Subtitles on Freeview EPG Export: Fixed an issue where the Freeview EPG could show subtitle indicators on all content instead of only where subtitles are actually available.
• EPG import after Excel macros: Resolved a problem where EPG imports could fail with a “null” error after macros had been run on the spreadsheet, improving reliability for macro‑based EPG workflows.

As always, if you have any questions about 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

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.

Do click here to check out our website if you're interested in our VOD service!

🛠️ 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