Training Videos

This page brings together short CMS training videos to help you understand how to manage and surface content through the Tuned Global platform. They are designed to help teams quickly learn how content can be configured in the CMS and made available in apps or through Tuned Global APIs.

The videos cover key CMS workflows such as:

• Creating playlists
• Creating radio stations
• Managing carousels of content
• Managing content pages and homepage
• Using tags
• Searching the catalogue
• Finding charting tracks
• Generating artwork
• Adding radio call-outs
• Clearing tag cache

🎧 Creating and managing playlist

This video walks you through how to create a playlist in the Tuned Global CMS, add and organise songs, generate or upload playlist artwork, apply tags, and publish the playlist so it can be surfaced in your app or accessed via Tuned Global APIs.

It also introduces key playlist management features, including content tiers, language settings, track metadata, rights information, Automix enhancement, priority settings, carousel placement, offline play logging, deep links, and playlist duplication or deletion. By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to create a fully configured playlist in just a few minutes and make it available to users through your streaming experience.

Chapters

• 0:00 CMS playlist overview and access
• 1:12 Create a new playlist
• 2:05 Add and organise songs
• 3:46 Upload or generate playlist artwork
• 5:36 Add playlist tags
• 6:23 Priority, carousel, deep links and other actions
• 7:02 Publish the playlist

📻 Create a programmatic radio station

This video walks you through how to create a programmatic radio station in the Tuned Global CMS, add songs, manage access levels, upload station artwork, apply tags, and publish the station so it can be surfaced in your app or accessed via Tuned Global APIs.

It also introduces the different radio station options supported by the CMS, including programmatic stations, external live radio URLs, and HLS live radio stations. You’ll learn how to search and filter existing stations, configure multilingual names and descriptions, add identifiers, manage track activity, use bulk actions, set priority weighting, add the station to a carousel, generate deep links, and schedule or publish the station.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to create a fully configured CMS-managed radio station and make it available to users through your streaming experience.

Chapters

• 0:00 Radio overview and CMS access
• 1:24 Create a new radio station
• 2:01 Configure station details and access
• 2:25 Images, songs, tags and publishing
• 2:54 Priority, carousel and deep links
• 3:20 Add and manage songs
• 4:13 Add tags and wrap up

🔍 Mastering advanced search

This video walks you through how to use Power Search in the Tuned Global CMS to search and filter your licensed catalogue by song name, artist, tags, rights holder, label, language, genre, release date, BPM, key, duration, explicit content, lyrics availability, and tag matching rules.

It also shows how to review track information, including BPM, key, duration, tags, and rights details, then select multiple songs and add them directly to a playlist or radio station.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to quickly find the right tracks for specific playlists, radio stations, moods, genres, or energy levels.

Chapters

• 0:00 Advanced search overview
• 0:23 Open song search in the CMS
• 0:53 Use Power Search filters
• 2:19 Search by song or artist
• 2:56 Search by genre
• 3:20 Add search results to playlists or stations
• 4:05 Filter by BPM, genre and energy level
• 5:02 Wrap up

📊 Searching Billboard and iTunes charts

This video walks you through how to access chart and trending track data in the Tuned Global CMS, including Billboard charts and iTunes top charts by country, then automatically match those tracks against your available licensed catalogue.

It also shows how to select matched tracks and add them directly to a playlist or programmatic radio station.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to quickly identify trending songs, check whether they are available in your catalogue, and use them to keep playlists and stations fresh.

Chapters

• 00:00 Chart search overview
• 0:28 Open Charts in the catalogue
• 0:53 View Billboard chart data
• 1:37 Filter iTunes charts by country
• 2:01 Add matched tracks to a playlist or station
• 2:33 Review added songs in the playlist
• 2:47 Wrap up

📣 Radio station call outs and identifiers

This video walks you through how to add identifiers to a radio station in the Tuned Global CMS, including custom audio call-outs, intros, promos, adverts, or sound logos.

It also shows how to set the frequency of a call-out, upload an MP3 or AAC audio file, activate it, and save it against the station.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to add custom audio snippets to your radio stations and control how often they play within the listening experience.

Chapters

• 0:00 Radio call-outs overview
• 0:17 Open a radio station
• 0:43 Add an identifier or call-out
• 1:24 Set call-out frequency
• 1:38 Upload and activate the audio file
• 1:55 Use call-outs, intros or promos
• 2:09 Wrap up

🏷️ Easy tagging explained

This video walks you through how to create tags in the Tuned Global CMS, including general tags, genre tags, and system tags, then use them to group and surface content such as songs, albums, artists, playlists, and radio stations.

It also shows how to set display names, manage multilingual tag labels, upload or generate tag artwork, view assigned products, export tagged content as a CSV, and apply tags to individual songs.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to use tags to organise catalogue content and make it easier to surface through your apps or Tuned Global APIs.

Chapters

• 0:00 Tagging overview
• 0:20 Open Tags in the CMS
• 0:41 Understand tag types
• 1:07 Create a general tag
• 1:30 Set display names and languages
• 1:57 View products assigned to a tag
• 2:46 Add tag artwork
• 3:35 Export tagged content
• 4:07 Apply a tag to a song
• 4:40 Search and autocomplete tags

🖼️ Automatic image generation for playlists and tags

This video walks you through how to automatically generate artwork in the Tuned Global CMS by entering a simple image description, then choosing from multiple generated image options.

It also shows how to apply generated images to playlists and tags, upload your own artwork, and manage different images by language where required.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to quickly create and assign visual assets to help surface playlists, tags, and other CMS content in your apps or through Tuned Global APIs.

Chapters

• 0:00 Artwork generation overview
• 0:36 Open a playlist image section
• 1:00 Upload your own artwork
• 1:42 Generate artwork from a description
• 2:51 Choose and save a generated image
• 3:13 Generate artwork for tags
• 4:52 Apply generated images across CMS content

✅ How to clear tag cache quickly

This video walks you through how to clear the cache for a specific tag in the Tuned Global CMS so recent tag changes can appear immediately in your app.

It also explains why apps use caching for performance and how tag updates for albums, mixes, playlists, and other content may take time to appear unless the cache is cleared.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to clear the cache for tagged content and refresh the app to see the latest changes.

Chapters

• 0:00 Tag cache overview
• 0:13 Why clear the tag cache
• 0:18 Select the tag and product type
• 0:31 Clear the cache
• 0:42 Refresh the app to see updates

🎠 Managing carousel items

This video walks you through how to create and manage carousel items in the Tuned Global CMS, including homepage carousel banners that can be displayed in turnkey applications or retrieved via Tuned Global APIs.

It also shows how to add carousel items linked to pages, artists, albums, songs, radio stations or playlists, upload custom images, schedule or publish items, reorder banners, clear the carousel cache, and preview updates in the app.

By the end of the video, you’ll understand how to use carousels to promote content and keep your app experience fresh.

Chapters

• 0:00 Carousel overview and access
• 0:44 Review an existing carousel
• 1:30 Add and publish carousel items
• 2:20 Add a custom banner and link
• 3:07 Upload images and reorder items
• 3:38 Clear cache and preview updates
• 4:22 Wrap up and API availability

📄 Managing homepage and content pages

This video walks you through how to manage content pages in the Tuned Global CMS, including homepage layouts that can be used in turnkey applications or retrieved via Tuned Global APIs.

It also shows how to add dynamic content shelves, select content types such as playlists by tag, preview page layouts, manage language versions, review history and settings, publish changes, and see updates reflected in the app. By the end of the video, you’ll understand how content pages help structure app experiences and give curation teams more control over what content is surfaced.