Duplicating a livestream or video
In the dashboard you have the capability to duplicate a livestream or a video. This guide explains how this process works and which settings are applied to the duplicate version of the livestreams/videos when creating them and also if/when the original version is edited at a later time.
This duplication function makes a copy of the livestream feed or the video file, and can only be used for this purpose. It can't be used to make a copy the settings so that you can then change the streaming details, livestream name, date and time etc. for a different event/match.
An example of when duplication of content can be useful: When you want to create a duplicate version of an event/match that is hidden on the platform and only available with a direct URL (that you share to selected customers), which has different pricing/availability to the original version of the livestream/video.
Go to Content - Livestreams in the dashboard.
Click on the livestream that you want to duplicate.
On the livestream page, navigate to the Share tab, then scroll to the bottom and click on the Duplicate button.
Follow the guidance of the on-screen pop up to complete the process.
The new duplicated livestream will now appear in Content - Livestreams, with the same date and time as the original livestream.
Go to Content - Videos in the dashboard.
Click on the video that you want to duplicate.
On the video page, navigate to the Share tab, then scroll to the bottom and click on the Duplicate button.
Follow the guidance of the on-screen pop up to complete the process.
The new duplicated livestream will now appear in Content - Videos. If the original video does not have a manually-specified publish date and time, then the duplicated video will have the current date (i.e. today's date) and time. If the original video does have a manually-specified publish date and time, then the duplicated video will have this date and time. You are able to edit this date and time though (see below).
Note that it is not possible to make a duplicate of a duplicate. Only the original livestreams/videos can be duplicated.
When you duplicate a livestream, the following settings are applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Title
Description
Thumbnail
Date and time
Pricing selection (e.g. "Only Subscriptions and Packages" vs "Free" etc.)
PPV price
Private mode option
Internal notes
Live chat option
Replay title
Replay description
Replay PPV price
The following settings are NOT applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Dynamic PPV prices
Packages that the livestream is included in
Subscriptions that the livestream is included in
Geo-restrictions
Categories
Tags
Replay dynamic PPV prices
Replay categories
When you duplicate a video, the following settings are applied to the duplicated version of the video:
Title
Description
Thumbnail
Date and time (if the original video has a manually-specified publish date)
Pricing selection (e.g. "Only Subscriptions and Packages" vs "Free" etc.)
PPV price
Private mode option
Visible before publish date option
Live chat option
The following settings are NOT applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Date and time (if the original video does not have a manually-specified publish date)
Dynamic PPV prices
Packages that the video is included in
Subscriptions that the video is included in
Geo-restrictions
Categories
Tags
After duplicating a livestream/video, it will appear as its own item of content in the dashboard and you can edit all the settings like you can usually do for any livestream/video, by navigating to the Edit tab within the livestream/video content page.
Any changes that you make to the duplicated version will only affect this duplicated version and will not affect the original livestream/video.
After duplicating a livestream/video, the duplicated version will have the settings applied as indicated above in this guide. You might however need to edit the original version of the livestream/video.
The only changes that will also affect the duplicated version are:
Date and time (for livestreams)
Thumbnail (for both livestreams and videos)
Even if you have edited the date and time or the thumbnail in the duplicated version of the livestream/video, if you subsequently edit the date and time or the thumbnail in the original livestream/video, it will override the changes that you previously made to the duplicated version.
Any other changes that you make to the original version will only affect this original version and will not affect the duplicated version of the livestream/video.
This duplication function makes a copy of the livestream feed or the video file, and can only be used for this purpose. It can't be used to make a copy the settings so that you can then change the streaming details, livestream name, date and time etc. for a different event/match.
An example of when duplication of content can be useful: When you want to create a duplicate version of an event/match that is hidden on the platform and only available with a direct URL (that you share to selected customers), which has different pricing/availability to the original version of the livestream/video.
How to duplicate a livestream
Go to Content - Livestreams in the dashboard.
Click on the livestream that you want to duplicate.
On the livestream page, navigate to the Share tab, then scroll to the bottom and click on the Duplicate button.
Follow the guidance of the on-screen pop up to complete the process.
The new duplicated livestream will now appear in Content - Livestreams, with the same date and time as the original livestream.
How to duplicate a video
Go to Content - Videos in the dashboard.
Click on the video that you want to duplicate.
On the video page, navigate to the Share tab, then scroll to the bottom and click on the Duplicate button.
Follow the guidance of the on-screen pop up to complete the process.
The new duplicated livestream will now appear in Content - Videos. If the original video does not have a manually-specified publish date and time, then the duplicated video will have the current date (i.e. today's date) and time. If the original video does have a manually-specified publish date and time, then the duplicated video will have this date and time. You are able to edit this date and time though (see below).
Note that it is not possible to make a duplicate of a duplicate. Only the original livestreams/videos can be duplicated.
Which settings copy across to a duplicated livestream?
When you duplicate a livestream, the following settings are applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Title
Description
Thumbnail
Date and time
Pricing selection (e.g. "Only Subscriptions and Packages" vs "Free" etc.)
PPV price
Private mode option
Internal notes
Live chat option
Replay title
Replay description
Replay PPV price
The following settings are NOT applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Dynamic PPV prices
Packages that the livestream is included in
Subscriptions that the livestream is included in
Geo-restrictions
Categories
Tags
Replay dynamic PPV prices
Replay categories
Which settings copy across to a duplicated video?
When you duplicate a video, the following settings are applied to the duplicated version of the video:
Title
Description
Thumbnail
Date and time (if the original video has a manually-specified publish date)
Pricing selection (e.g. "Only Subscriptions and Packages" vs "Free" etc.)
PPV price
Private mode option
Visible before publish date option
Live chat option
The following settings are NOT applied to the duplicated version of the livestream:
Date and time (if the original video does not have a manually-specified publish date)
Dynamic PPV prices
Packages that the video is included in
Subscriptions that the video is included in
Geo-restrictions
Categories
Tags
Editing the duplicated version of the livestream/video
After duplicating a livestream/video, it will appear as its own item of content in the dashboard and you can edit all the settings like you can usually do for any livestream/video, by navigating to the Edit tab within the livestream/video content page.
Any changes that you make to the duplicated version will only affect this duplicated version and will not affect the original livestream/video.
Editing the original version of the livestream/video
After duplicating a livestream/video, the duplicated version will have the settings applied as indicated above in this guide. You might however need to edit the original version of the livestream/video.
The only changes that will also affect the duplicated version are:
Date and time (for livestreams)
Thumbnail (for both livestreams and videos)
Even if you have edited the date and time or the thumbnail in the duplicated version of the livestream/video, if you subsequently edit the date and time or the thumbnail in the original livestream/video, it will override the changes that you previously made to the duplicated version.
Any other changes that you make to the original version will only affect this original version and will not affect the duplicated version of the livestream/video.
Updated on: 28/11/2024
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