Scheduling the Delivery of Content for Publication
If you want to deliver your package to a social media platform at a specific time, you can set the date and time for publication using the Scheduler on the Social Message pane.
If you want to schedule a story that includes an air date, selecting the Scheduled delivery option automatically fills in the date and time fields of the scheduler. If you sync the story with iNEWS, Media Distribute picks up any changes made to the air date or story status — for example, if the story changes from a non-floated story in a rundown queue to a floated story, or if the air date changes. You cannot schedule a floated story, so a synced rundown story that changes from non-floated to floated loses its scheduled publication date. If you change the story back to a non-floated story, the sync with iNEWS is restored.
For more information on scheduled and synced stories, see
Review and Approval.
To schedule the publication of a media package:
1. In the Scheduler area, select Scheduled Delivery.
The Date text box displays the current date by default.
If the story includes air date data in the story form in iNEWS, the air date automatically displays in the Date and Time text boxes.
2. (Optional) Click the Date menu and select another date from the calendar. You can also type a date in the Date text box. Dates must be in the format of mm/dd/yyyy.
3. (Optional) Click the Time menu and select a time. You can also type a time in the Time text box. As you type, a list of available times appears. You can continue typing or select the appropriate time from the list.
If you do not select a time, the default time is 12:00 AM. You cannot select a time earlier than the current time.
4. If you want to sync your story with any changes made to the story in iNEWS, click Sync with iNEWS. If the air date changes in iNEWS, Media Distribute updates the scheduled date and time in the Packages pane.
You cannot sync a floated iNEWS story.
