FastPix Cloud Playout

Turn the videos you already have into 24/7 live channels

Schedule your library into always-on channels, simulcast to every destination at once, and run the whole control room from a browser tab. No expensive hardware or 24/7 shift.

Schedule a demo

$25 in signup credits. No credit card required for the free tier.

Why teams switch

The limits you're planning your channel around shouldn't exist

No storage cliff

Your library grows. Your channel shouldn't care.

No storage bands, no tier you outgrow. Most playout tools box you into storage plans, so you spend Fridays deciding which archive to delete. Cloud Playout schedules against your full FastPix library, so the archive is the asset, not the liability.

No per-destination tax

Simulcast is a switch, not a line item.

Adding a destination shouldn't feel like adding a second subscription. Push one channel to every endpoint you stream to and manage them from a single panel.

No looping playlist pretending to be playout

A real rundown, with real scheduling.

Looping a playlist isn't a channel. Program by time slot, mix VOD with live inputs, and let gaps fill automatically so the channel never goes dark.

Playlist scheduling

Program a week of television in an afternoon

Drag assets from your library onto a time grid and Cloud Playout handles the rest: transitions, gap filling, and the switch back to schedule after a live event ends.

  • Time-slot programming. Build daily and weekly grids the way a programmer thinks, not the way a playlist loops.
  • VOD and live in one rundown. Schedule a live input into the grid and the channel cuts to it and back automatically.
  • Never go to black. Set fallback content and the channel fills unplanned gaps on its own.
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09:00
Replay
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Replay
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10:00
Live Q&A
Ep. 14
Ep. 15
11:00
Highlights
Highlights
Live: demo
12:00
Lunch block
Lunch block
Lunch block
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Automatic simulcasting

One channel out. Every destination on.

Your audience doesn't live in one place. Connect each destination once, and every scheduled channel goes out to all of them simultaneously, with status you can see at a glance.

  • Set it once. Add YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitch, or any custom RTMP(S) endpoint, then toggle destinations per channel.
  • Always in sync. The same rundown, the same moment, everywhere. No re-streaming stack to babysit.
  • Health at a glance. Per-destination status in the dashboard, so a dropped endpoint never goes unnoticed.
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Facebook Livertmps · connected 3d ago
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Browser-based control room

Your master control is a URL

Preview what's on air, see what's next, and make changes from any browser. The producer at home, the editor in another city, and the channel manager on a laptop all see the same rundown.

  • Monitor from anywhere. Live channel preview in the dashboard, no dedicated monitoring stack.
  • Change the rundown mid-air. Swap what's next, extend a block, or drop in breaking content without touching what's playing.
  • Whole team, one view. Everyone works from the same schedule, so handoffs between shifts are just a login.
browser · control room
● dashboard.fastpix.io/playout/channel-01
ON AIR00:12:36

Next up

Interview, Ep. 1410:15
Live: town hall10:50
Afternoon block12:00
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Analytics built in

Know what your channel is doing while it's doing it

Cloud Playout runs on the same platform as FastPix Video Data, so channel analytics aren't an add-on you buy later. See concurrent viewers, watch time, and playback quality per channel, in real time, from the same dashboard you schedule in.

  • Program to the data. See which blocks hold viewers and which lose them, then reshape next week's grid accordingly.
  • Quality, not just counts. Startup time, rebuffering, and error rates alongside audience numbers.
Who runs channels on Cloud Playout

Sized for a team of two. Ready for a network.

The same channel engine works whether you're launching your first FAST-style channel or consolidating a fleet of them.

For lean teams

Launch a channel without hiring for one

Creators, education platforms, faith and community broadcasters, local media: if you have a library and a schedule idea, you have a channel.

  • Go from library to live channel in a working session
  • No hardware, encoders, or streaming stack to maintain
  • Usage-based platform pricing that starts small
  • Simulcast to the platforms your audience already uses
For enterprise

Consolidate playout onto one platform

Broadcasters, sports rights holders, and media networks running multiple channels get one API-first platform for VOD, live, playout, and data.

  • Programmatic channel management through the FastPix API
  • Mix scheduled VOD with live inputs across channels
  • Per-channel analytics through FastPix Video Data
  • One vendor for ingest, playback, playout, and AI tooling
How it works

Library to linear in three steps

STEP 01

Bring your library

Upload to FastPix or pull from where your videos live today. Everything in your library becomes schedulable.

STEP 02

Build the rundown

Program time slots, drop in live inputs, set fallback content. Save it as a repeating weekly grid.

STEP 03

Go live everywhere

Toggle your destinations and start the channel. Watch it perform in real time from the same dashboard.

See your library as a channel

Bring a real use case to a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll build a rundown from content like yours, wire up a simulcast destination, and show you the analytics behind it.

· 30 minutes· Your use case, live· Engineers welcome
Schedule a demoPrefer to try it yourself? Start free with $25 in credits
Common questions

Before you schedule

Do I need broadcast hardware or an encoder?

No. Cloud Playout runs entirely in the cloud and is managed from your browser. Your source content is your FastPix library, and live segments come in through standard live inputs. There's nothing to rack, patch, or maintain.

Can I mix pre-recorded video with live events in one channel?

Yes. Schedule a live input into the rundown alongside VOD assets. The channel switches to the live source at its slot and returns to the schedule when it ends.

Which destinations can I simulcast to?

Any destination that accepts an RTMP or RTMPS stream, including YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and Twitch, plus custom endpoints for partner CDNs and internal systems. Connect each once, then toggle per channel.

Is analytics an extra product I have to buy?

Channel analytics come from FastPix Video Data on the same platform, in the same dashboard. You see audience and playback-quality metrics for your channels without stitching in a third-party tool.

How do I get started?

Create a free account at dashboard.fastpix.io, and your first channels are covered by $25 in signup credits, no credit card required. Or schedule a demo and we'll build a rundown with you.

Security, compliance, and partnerships

PartnerNVIDIA Inception
PartnerGoogle Cloud Partner

Customers

“Building 24/7 linear channels used to mean either a hardware playout truck or stitching three vendors. With Cloud Playout, we schedule channels via API and ship to aggregators with SCTE-35 markers built in.”

Aadhan platform team

Vertical news + 24/7 linear channels

“We needed scheduled premieres that look like linear TV but run on cloud infra. Same API as our VOD library, same billing.”

AAO NXT product team

Premium microdrama

24/7

Linear channels via API

Aadhan

SCTE-35

Native ad insertion

Aadhan linear channels

0

Playout hardware required

Aadhan + AAO NXT

Same

Billing as VOD + Live

All customers

Capabilities that ship

Six key capabilities

24/7 linear scheduling

POST a schedule, get a continuous channel. Update programmatically.

Channel scheduling guide

SCTE-35 ad markers

Embedded in HLS / DASH output. Pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll all supported.

SCTE-35 setup

Mix VOD + live + slate

Schedule entries can be VOD asset IDs, live stream IDs, slate cards, or ad breaks.

Mixed-source channels

Backup channel mirror

Automatic failover to backup channel on primary failure. Aggregators see one URL.

Channel redundancy

Streaming TV distribution

Pluto, Tubi, Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, Roku Channel tested. Continuous HLS URL per channel.

Channel distribution guide

Per-channel analytics

Video Data tracks the channel output. Concurrent viewers, completion rate, per-aggregator breakdown.

Channel analytics

Verified capability, Cloud Playout

24/7

Channel uptime via API

Backup mirror available

SCTE-35

Native ad markers

All major streaming platforms

0

Playout hardware

Cloud-only

Same

API + billing as VOD + Live

Consolidated

Tech specs

What Cloud Playout handles.

Scheduling, ad markers, distribution, redundancy.

Schedule entry types

VOD asset
VOD asset
Live stream
Live stream
Slate card
Slate card
Ad break
Ad break
Idle filler
Idle filler

Output formats

HLS (CMAF)
HLS (CMAF)
HLS (TS)
HLS (TS)
DASH
DASH
Continuous origin URL
Continuous origin URL

Ad insertion

SCTE-35 in HLS
SCTE-35 in HLS
SCTE-35 in DASH
SCTE-35 in DASH
Pre-roll
Pre-roll
Mid-roll
Mid-roll
Post-roll
Post-roll
SSAI ready
SSAI ready

Channel redundancy

Backup channel mirror
Backup channel mirror
Automatic failover
Automatic failover
Webhook on switch
Webhook on switch
Single playback URL
Single playback URL

Aggregators tested

Pluto TV
Pluto TV
Tubi
Tubi
Samsung TV Plus
Samsung TV Plus
LG Channels (roadmap)
LG Channels (roadmap)
Roku Channel (roadmap)
Roku Channel (roadmap)
FreeVee (roadmap)
FreeVee (roadmap)

Schedule API

Hourly patterns
Hourly patterns
Daily patterns
Daily patterns
Weekly patterns
Weekly patterns
One-time entries
One-time entries
Recurring rules
Recurring rules

Analytics

Concurrent viewer counts
Concurrent viewer counts
Completion per segment
Completion per segment
Per-aggregator breakdown
Per-aggregator breakdown
Ad fill rate
Ad fill rate

Compliance

SOC 2
SOC 2
GDPR
GDPR
Region-pinned origin available
Region-pinned origin available

Questions developers ask

Cloud Playout questions, answered.

  • What are 24/7 streaming channels, and why does Cloud Playout matter?

    Ad-supported streaming platforms like Pluto, Tubi, Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, and Roku Channel run 24/7 linear channels with SCTE-35 ad markers. Cloud Playout builds those channels via API.

  • How is this different from a hardware playout system?

    No hardware. No physical playout truck. The schedule is built via API; the output is a continuous HLS stream ready for distribution.

  • Which streaming TV platforms have you tested with?

    Pluto TV, Tubi, Samsung TV Plus shown to work via SCTE-35. LG Channels, Roku Channel, FreeVee on the integration roadmap. Talk to us about specific aggregator certification.

  • Can I mix VOD and live in the same channel?

    Yes. Schedule entries can be VOD asset IDs, live stream IDs, slate cards, or ad breaks. The output is a single continuous channel with PTS continuity maintained.

Pricing

Per channel-hour plus delivered minutes.

Cloud Playout has a per-channel-hour rate plus standard FastPix delivered minutes for viewer traffic. See full pricing.

PROFESSIONAL CHANNEL

Per channel scheduled.

$99/ channel / month

24/7 linear scheduling, RTMPS / SRT inputs, HLS output, and SCTE-35 ad markers. Add channels at $99/month each.

  • 24/7 linear scheduling
  • SCTE-35 ad markers
  • Backup mirror included

DELIVERED MINUTES

Per minute viewer-delivered.

$0.001/ viewer-min

Standard FastPix multi-CDN delivery for the channel output. Same flat rate as live streaming.

  • Multi-CDN delivery
  • Per-aggregator analytics
  • Continuous HLS output

TRIAL + ENTERPRISE

14-day trial or custom volume.

$0/ 14-day trial

Full dashboard access on 1 channel for 14 days. Enterprise gets volume discounts on channel count + named-account support.

  • Full dashboard on 1 channel
  • Streaming platform integration
  • Enterprise volume discounts

Three ways to get unstuck

Whatever kind of help you need, there is a path.

Engineering support

Talk to a video engineer.

Stuck on an API call, a webhook signature, or a player integration? Reach the engineering team directly. Response within hours, not days.

Contact engineering

Integration help

Docs, code samples, video tutorials.

Self-serve resources for the most common integrations. Quickstart guides, SDK examples, and detailed playback logs in your dashboard.

Browse the docs

Solution architect

Plan the rollout with a human.

New integration, migration off another platform, or a complex multi-tenant build. Book a session with a FastPix solution architect.

Join the Slack community

Developer resources

Everything you need to start building.

Five-minute quick-start

Sign up, hit the endpoint, ship.

Quick-start guide

Full API reference

Every endpoint, every parameter, every response.

API reference

Webhook reference

Every event FastPix emits, with sample payloads.

Webhooks

Code samples

Sample apps and SDK examples on GitHub.

GitHub

Slack community

Talk to FastPix engineers and other developers.

Join Slack

Service status

Real-time uptime and incident reports.

Status page