Distribution

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"Content is king, but distribution is queen, and she wears the pants" - Jonathan Perelman

Maximize your content's reach effortlessly with Kaltura's Distribution service. Easily distribute to Facebook, YouTube, Hulu, and more directly from the KMC.

With distribution, your content reaches diverse audiences across multiple platforms, enhancing overall viewership. Kaltura manages distribution by pushing videos to partners for hosting, tailored to each platform's unique capabilities and desired exposure.

You can customize metadata such as name, description, and tags, or enrich content with calls to action, feed targeting, page tagging, and more. Collaborate with your Kaltura Representative for personalized distribution configurations tailored to your needs.

Facebook and YouTube

• Each connector can only distribute to a single Facebook page / YouTube channel.
• VOD only. No live.

For more information about the Facebook distribution connector, visit our article Facebook Distribution Connector.

Distribute an entry

1. In the KMC, select the Entries tab under the Content menu.
   
2. Click on an entry name or thumbnail.
   The entry details page displays.
3. Click the Distribution tab.
   The Distribution profiles configured for your account display.
   If the entry has not previously been exported to that distribution site, it displays a grey circle symbol with a notification 'Not Exported'.
4. Click Export.
   The distribution details page displays. 
5. Updates - Click the box Update Automatically if you want the most updated information to be propagated to the distribution site.
6. Click Export.
   The distribution profile displays with an black circle symbol and a notification 'Ready for Distribution'.
   
7. If you're ready to export the content, click Export.
   A blue processing icon displays with a notification 'Distributing'. 
   Once distribution has completed, a green tick symbol displays with a notification 'Distributed'.

If the Description, Tags, and Category fields are empty, the following error will display. Click on the Metadata tab and add the missing information.

Schedule distribution

1. If you'd like to schedule the distribution date and time, click More Details.
   The distribution details page displays.
2. Select the desired Start and Enddates and times.

   You can set scheduling separately for each distribution so that the same content may have a different schedule depending on the distributor.

3. Click Update.
   The distribution profile displays.
4. When you're ready to distribute the content, click Export.

Remove a distributed entry

1. Click the red trash can icon.
   A warning message displays: You are about to remove the exported video that was distributed by (xx). The video will no longer be available via the video page on the external platform. How do you want to proceed?
   
2. Click 'Yes' to remove the entry.

Preview an entry

When you export content, a Remote ID is created. The Remote ID may be used as a reference to reach the page where the distributed content appears in the distributor.

Copy and paste this ID into the distribution site to preview your entry.

Modify information

Once you've exported your media to the distributor, you can update entry information, such as metadata. Upon making any modifications, a Modified notification displays to confirm the changes to the entry.

Search for distributed entries 

1. Under the Content menu, select the Entries tab.
2. Click the Refine filter and locate Destinations.
   
3. Click the arrow next to Destinations to expand the category.
   
4. Select the destination(s) by checking the corresponding box(es).
   Review the displayed search results.
   
   
5. Click on the specific entry you intend to remove.
6. Click the Distribution tab to view the distribution profile page. 

View entry on distributor's site

1. Once the entry has been distributed, a link icon appears on the distribution profile page. Click the icon.
   Your entry displays on the distribution site.