Shows

A Show is the metadata that represents a single, self-contained item of programming. Examples could include a specific football game, a single city council meeting or an episode of a comedy series.

A show is one of the core mechanics to Cablecast. Most functionality within Cablecast revolves around show records. VOD Programs refer to a show record, scheduled shows refer to show records, generated reports use metrics from shows, etc.

There are some base mechanics to shows within Cablecast: