We can help you display Cablecast video results on your website using their API
The Cablecast API is like a database we can talk to. We can ask it a question and it will return results. What we do with those results is up to you. Once we have the data we can display it on your website in a way that fits your website’s look and feel. If you’re looking to redesign your website, we’ll make sure the video data we retrieve works perfectly with your new design.
Here are a few things we can do with the Cablecast API:
- Search the video archive
- Request saved searches or galleries
- Display a LIVE TV feed
- Display the program schedule for TV channels
- Show the video agenda link to PDF
- Request program chapter markers
We use a combination of the WordPress backend, the theme template, and custom PHP and Javascript to make requests to the Cablecast API. The response is structured in JSON format, which can be read by our Javascript and then displayed on your website. That was not very fun to read, we know! But we don’t expect our clients to work with the API themselves. Our goal is to understand what it is you’d like the API to help you do, and see if that is something we can assist you with.
How we helped Pittsfield Community TV
Pittsfield Community TV (PCTV) called to ask us what it would take to design a new website. Our process always begins with client discovery. Once we understood what the website was meant to accomplish, we looked into delivering all video content using the Cabelcast API. This opened a world of possibilities for us, so we worked closely with PCTV staff to design a series of pages that could allow the visitor to browse video content.
Based on the capabilities of the API, we were able to add functionality to the website. We are now able to search their video archive and display results. We can display saved searches or galleries created by the staff. We can use the WordPress backend to put together a category system and then request galleries for each category. We can also display LIVE TV and TV Schedules for different channels.
If you're interested in learning more about the Cablecast API and how it could be leveraged to display video content on your website, we invite you to give us a call at (413) 854-4599.
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