Setting Up Adverts for Scheduling in Myriad Playout 6

While setting up songs and links for scheduling in Myriad is relatively simple, adverts require a bit more configuration to ensure they are scheduled correctly — especially when it comes to frequency, timing, and delivery guarantees.

This article walks through how to use the Adverts Tab to configure an advert for accurate scheduling with Myriad Playout & Schedule.

? Basic Advert Setup

To begin:

1. Select the advert on the Media Wall

2. Click Edit

3. Ensure the Item Type is set to Advert
   

4. Go to the Categorization tab and:

   • Set the Primary Category

   • (Optional) Apply Collision Tags to avoid conflicts with similar advertisers
     (see: “Using Collision Tags” article for more info)
     
     

? Requested Plays Grid

Switch to the Adverts tab. This is where you define when and how often the advert should be scheduled.

• The grid represents every hour of the week (7 days × 24 hours)

• Each cell can contain:

  • A number: specific number of plays in that hour (e.g., 1)

  • A letter: represents a band (e.g., A, B, C, D) for grouped scheduling windows

Example:

• 1 at Mon 01:00 → Schedules once that hour
  
  

• A from Mon–Sun 07:00 to 10:59 → Uses Band A rules for number of plays in this band.
  
  

To edit the grid:

• Click and drag to highlight the cells

• Enter a number or letter to assign scheduling

? Configuring Bands A–F

To see what each band means:

• Look to the right of the grid — you’ll see how many plays per day are requested for each band

• Example:

  • Band A = 3 plays between 07:00–10:59

  • Band B = 1 play between 16:00–17:59
    
    

Bands are useful for setting broad delivery goals without locking an ad to specific hourly slots.

? Saving & Loading Presets

You can save your play schedule setup as a preset for future reuse:

1. Click Save Preset

2. Name your preset and confirm

To apply a saved preset:

1. Select it from the list

2. Click Load Preset

? Run Dates

In the Adverts tab, you’ll also find Run Date controls, which are essential for adverts:

• Start Date/Time: First date the advert is valid for scheduling

• End Date/Time: Final date it will be used

• Outside of this date range, the advert will not appear in logs or be scheduled

This ensures only active, paid adverts are broadcast.

? Position In Break

This option allows you to set the preferred position for this advert in any break it is placed in.

Example:

• Anywhere in break

• First in break

• Last in break
  
  

? Using Tail Media Items

You can link a Tail Media Item to play at the end of the same ad break as the main advert. Only enabled if advert is set to be First in break.

Example:

• Main Advert: Media ID 200

• Tail: Media ID 201

If enabled:

• The main ad plays first in the break

• The tail ad plays last

• Only one tail per break is supported

Useful for premium ad spots with wraparound branding or promotional follow-ups.

⚠️ Additional Advert Settings
Allows you to set additional guidelines for advert scheduling.

• Allow duplicate or same advertiser in break:
  Tick this if you're okay with:
  
  

  

  • The same advert appearing twice in a break

  • Different adverts from the same advertiser playing back-to-back

• Remove from scheduling:
  Temporarily exclude this advert from scheduling while retaining all metadata

✅ Summary

Setting up adverts in Myriad Playout 6 ensures your commercial inventory is:

• Accurately scheduled to meet delivery promises

• Time-bound to paid run windows

• Conflict-managed using collision tags and exclusivity rules

• Customizable with presets, bands, and tail content

Using the Adverts Tab, you can confidently configure ad campaigns for hands-free automation — with all the detail required by your sales and traffic teams.

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