About
News keeps a box on your slide filled with current articles from BBC, Google News, The New York Times and many more, or from your own RSS feed, like company news. Choose the layout, how many articles rotate and how fast, and add a QR code so viewers can read the full story on their phone. It updates by itself.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add news to a slide
- Click Plugins, search for News and click it
- Move and resize the box. Leave room, so headlines are readable from a distance
Choose a news source
- Click the News box
- Search for a source, like BBC, ESPN, Bloomberg or Google News, and pick a feed such as Top Stories
- Or choose one of the popular sources from the list
Show your own news feed
- Click the News box
- Paste the RSS feed address of your company news, intranet, blog or local paper
Make it easy to read
- Set the Layout, Number of articles and the interval each article stays
- Match the Orientation to your playlist (landscape or portrait)
- Choose full or maximized Images, and show or hide the Publication time
On a TV, a bigger box with fewer articles and a longer interval reads best.
Let viewers read the full article
- Click the News box and turn on the QR code
Viewers scan it to open the article on their phone.
Change the source or settings later
- Click the News box, change what you need, and publish
Until you publish, screens keep the old version.
Remove news from a slide
- Click the News box, press Delete or Backspace, and publish
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Source | Search a news brand, pick a popular one, or paste your own RSS address |
| Layout | How the article card is arranged |
| Number of articles | How many stories it rotates through |
| Interval | How many seconds each article stays |
| Orientation | Landscape or portrait |
| Publication time | Shows or hides when the article was published |
| Images | Full or maximized |
| QR code | A code to read the full article on a phone |
FAQ
Is News the same as RSS Ticker or RSS Reader?
No. News shows article cards; RSS Ticker scrolls a line of text. Use News for a clear news panel.
Do I need to update it every day?
No. Articles update by themselves after you publish.
Does News work in zones?
Yes. Add it in the zone’s playlist the same way. You can also add it to several slides, each with its own source.
Why don't I see new articles?
Check that you published, that the screen’s group uses this playlist, that the player is online, and that the source still works.
I added News, but the slide looks empty. Why?
Check that a source is chosen, wait for the feed to load, and check the box isn’t tiny or behind another object.
