Tariff

Adding channels to the tariff plan

The tariff plan defines a set of added channels based on Channel Tags.

Example usage:

  • ‘Channel One’ is adde with ‘public’ and ‘free’ channel tags

  • The ‘Example 24’ channel is added with ‘free’ and ‘private’ channel tags

If your tariff plan includes only the ‘free’ channel tag - two channels will be available, if only ‘public’ - one channel.

The Channels tariff tab serves only for information and allows to see what channels the tariff includes.

Visual design of tariffs

It is recommended to use a JPEG image with a 16:9 aspect ratio as the tariff logo. This will ensure its correct representation in application and media center paywalls.

For tariffs, in addition to the main logo, it is also possible to upload two advertising banners that will be displayed in the paywalls that the user will navigate to when trying to view content that is not available to them within their existing subscriptions (e.g. promo channels):

  • The main banner requires a JPEG image with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution of at least 1760x1000. This banner will be displayed in paywalls on the web player, Smart TV applications and set-top boxes.

    Warning

    Note that on the old TVIP set-top box interface, the paywalls for VoD content are not available - if a client attempts to play such content without the required subscription, there will be no response from the interface and the paywall will not be displayed.

  • The auxiliary banner ad requires a JPEG image with an aspect ratio of 1:1 and a resolution of at least 1500x1500. This ad banner will be displayed in paywalls on mobile applications.

Using rate plans to regulate VoD

Access to VoD libraries is realized through VoD tag and tariff mappings. For more information on how to configure VoD tariff tags, please refer to the related documentation page.

Warning

In case set-top box or app displaying a blank page instead of a paywall for VoD content or if a paywall does not contain links to the tariffs which should provide this VoD content, make sure that the VoD tariff tag associated with the source of this content is linked to at least one tariff.

Attributes

Name:

Name of tariff plan

Channel Tags:

Channels included in the tariff are defined by a set of channel tags

Enabled:

The tariff plan can be switched off, in which case all subscriptions will be inactive.

Tariff Settings:

If TMS is used by several providers, some tariffs may need to be separated in a specific manner.

Access mode:

  • Allowed - ‘allow list’ mode, allows you to use the tariff for providers from the list, for other providers the tariff is not available.

  • Forbidden - “block list” mode, prohibits the use of the tariff for providers from the list, for other providers the tariff is available.

  • All allowed - the tariff is available to all providers.

  • Banned all - the tariff is banned for all providers.

Warning

Access mode does not affect existing subscriptions, it only affects the ability to add new ones.

VOD tariff tags:

Determines which VOD sources will be available when subscribing to the tariff

Tariff Tag:

Warning

The property is no longer relevant, will be removed in future releases.

Price:

String representation of the cost displayed in the paywall in applications.

Tariffication:

This section groups attributes that determine the cost of providing services within the tariff - if all of them are filled in, this section replaces the Prices functionality:

  • Cost - numerical value of the tariff cost.

  • Duration unit - basic unit of duration of service provision within the tariff. Available values: DAY (day), MONTH (month), YEAR (year).

  • Duration - integer value of duration of service provision within the tariff.

  • Currency - currency in which the tariff is paid.

This section is used by some third-party services that require cost indication. In future versions of the built-in personal account implementation this information will be used to display tariff conditions.

Warning

Assigning price or tariffication attributes is mandatory for the correct display of paywalls.

Tariff settings:

  • ARCHIVE - includes access to the archive, applies to all subscriptions to the Account tariffs.

  • Region - if selected, applies the tariff settings only to the account with the specified region.

Code:

Unique code.

Warning

The property is no longer relevant, will be removed in future releases.

Advertising attributes for channels:

The following attributes define the policy of advertising the tariff using promo channels (you can learn more about promo channels and their configuration on the related documentation page):

  • Offer this package and its channels, according to the tariff availability settings - this toggle is responsible for offering channels from this tariff to subscribers in the general list as promo channels.

  • Do not promote other tariffs if the customer is subscribed to this tariff - this toggle is responsible for disabling demonstration of promo channels (including those not available within this tariff) to the user subscribed to this tariff.

Tariff protection:

The “The tariff is protected from changes related to its subscriptions “ toggle prohibits deletion of subscriptions associated with the tariff in TMS admin panel.

Offer this package and its VoD:

Once this option is applied, when attempting to launch VOD content that is not available in the user’s current subscriptions but is available in this tariff, the user will be offered to subscribe to it.