LinqTV Playout
Run a TV channel without a TV station
Schedule and broadcast 24/7 linear and FAST channels entirely in the cloud. Turn the catalog you already own into always-on channels that feel like traditional television, and monetize them with ads.
Launch a channel
The return of the channel, reinvented for streaming
Endless on-demand libraries can be exhausting. Viewers increasingly want a lean-back experience, something good already playing that they can simply watch. That is why free ad-supported streaming TV, or FAST, has grown so quickly: it brings the comfort of channel-surfing to internet delivery.
LinqTV Playout lets you create that experience from content you already have. Schedule your VOD library into themed channels, drop in live events when they happen, insert ad breaks, and distribute everywhere, all from a browser. There is no playout hardware to buy and no facility to staff overnight.
Everything a channel needs
Drag-and-drop scheduling
Build days and weeks of programming on a visual timeline. Sequence on-demand assets, live feeds, fillers and ad breaks without touching a broadcast facility.
Electronic program guide
Publish an EPG automatically so viewers and platforms always know what is on now and what is next.
Graphics & overlays
Add logos, lower-thirds, countdowns and squeeze-backs to give your channel a polished, on-brand broadcast look.
Dynamic ad insertion
Mark breaks once and let server-side insertion fill them per viewer, so the same channel monetizes differently across regions and audiences.
Live + recorded in one feed
Cut from a scheduled movie straight to a live event and back, all within a single continuous channel.
Multi-platform distribution
Send your channel to your own apps, smart TVs and FAST aggregators from one origin.
Common questions
What exactly is a FAST channel?
FAST stands for free ad-supported streaming TV: linear, always-on channels viewers watch for free while you monetize with advertising, increasingly carried on smart-TV platforms and aggregators.
Do I need broadcast hardware or an SCTE encoder?
No. Cloud playout assembles and streams the channel in software, and ad markers are handled for you, so you schedule and run linear TV without specialist on-prem equipment.
Can I reuse my existing on-demand library?
That is the point. Your VOD catalog becomes the raw material for channels, so content you have already paid to produce keeps working around the clock.
Turn your catalog into channels
We will help you scope your first channel, set up scheduling, and connect ad and distribution partners.
Talk to our team