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Understanding channels
A video portal channel is a user-generated collection of content organized around a specific theme or topic.
Understanding channel roles and permissions
Channels in Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) incorporate a roles and permissions system by which channel owners and managers can invite users and assign them specific roles.
Create a channel
About In this guide, you'll learn how to create and set up channels in your video portal. If you're an organizational group manager or someone authorized by your organization to create channels in your video portal, you can also create cha...
Add media to a channel
In this guide, you'll learn how to add media to your channel in your video portal, whether you're uploading a single media item or several at once.
Remove media from a channel
In this guide, we'll show you how to remove media from a channel in your video portal without deleting it from your account.
Edit a channel
Enhance your channel's layout, appearance, and functionality with Kaltura's versatile editing features.
Manage a channel
In the Add Media to Channel page you can add existing media or upload new content to the channel.
Create a channel playlist
Adding playlists to your channel is a great way to organize and display content for different topics within the channel
Edit a channel playlist
This guide will walk you through accessing and managing your channel playlists in Kaltura's Video Portal.
Access a channel playlist Updated
About
Accessing channel playlists unlocks a world of content curated to specific themes or topics. Whether you're into educational material, campaign highlights, or leaderboard updates, playlists are your go-to for easy nav...
Delete a channel playlist
Keeping your site updated with fresh and relevant content may require removing playlists from a channel.
Understanding channel collections
The following accounts depend on having the Theming module enabled. What's a channel collection? Channel collections serve as a way to organize and group related channels within Kaltura Mediaspace. They provide a higher level of categoriz...
Add a channel to a channel collection
Channel Collections are a great way to group together related content.
Create role-based rules for channels
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Channel page - sessions tab
About Once a scheduled session for a webcast or Kaltura Meeting is published to a channel, it appears on the Sessions tab of the channel page. This tab displays a session card for each event, providing attendees with essential information ...
Embed a channel playlist
This guide shows you how to embed a Channel playlist to share a curated selection of media assets on other web pages.
Updating a channel's thumbnail
When you create a new channel, the default thumbnail is used initially.
Channel moderation
Channel managers and moderators approve or reject content when moderation is required before media is displayed.
Channel moderation - Theming
Kaltura has introduced several powerful new features for channel moderation, enhancing the efficiency and control available to channel moderators.
Channel subscriptions
Users can subscribe to channels to receive email notifications about new content and updates.
Delete a channel
Occasionally, you may need to delete a channel to keep your video portal updated.
Import to channel
You can import content from one channel to another using the channel import feature
Add a channel to a gallery
You can add or 'assign' a channel to a gallery or sub-gallery depending on your entitlements.
Channels terminology, symbols, and status icons
Terminology User ID – A user’s unique identifier in your organization’s information systems. The same ID is used in Kaltura as a unique identifier of the user in a specific partner account. Group ID – A unique identifier in your organization...
Specific end-user permissions
When any one of the Category Entitlement Options is set to Private, the respective access level is based on specific end-user permissions. User permissions to a category and content associated with it are set through 4 permission levels: Member, Co...
Channel management in bulk
Creating channels in bulk You may need to create channels in bulk, either at the initial setup or upon major organizational changes that trigger the creation of numerous channels. We recommend creating channels in bulk using Kaltura’s bulk se...
Set up channel moderation - Theming
Channel managers and moderators can approve or reject content when moderation is required before media is displayed, ensuring that all content aligns with community standards before going live.
Assign topics to channels
Assigning topics to channels helps organize your content and makes it easier for users to find what they need.
