Advertisements in Multi-Zone Broadcasts

Description of the Situation

The advertisement functionality within the SmartPlayer platform is continuously being improved. It is now possible to add advertisements to a specific zone within a broadcast using the internal settings of the SmartPlayer personal account.

As of 06.2026, the functionality is available on the Android platform and is being adapted for the Windows platform.

Preliminary Configuration

In this case, the preliminary configuration consists of creating and properly configuring a broadcast. The intended advertisements will later be added to the created broadcast.
To create the required broadcast, the user must register or log in to the SmartPlayer personal account.
The next step is to go to the “Broadcasts” section and select the “Create” category.

Example of the “Broadcasts” section and the “Create” category in the SmartPlayer personal account.

Next, the broadcast creation window will open, where the user must create the required number of zones for the planned broadcast.

Example of adding zones in the broadcast editor

After creating the required number of zones, the user must select the desired zone and configure the parameter called “Advertisement Zone Identifier”.

Example of the “Advertisement Zone Identifier” setting

Clicking the field opens a list of available identifiers. The user must select and apply the required identifier to the selected zone.

Example of the list of available zone identifiers

If the required identifier is not available, the user can manually enter a custom value. The interface of the field will change and offer the option to add the required identifier by clicking the “Create” row.

Example of interface changes for creating an identifier

After clicking the “Create” button, a modal window with an input field will open. After entering the value, the user must click the “Save” button at the bottom of the modal window.

Example of the modal window with an input field for creating an identifier

To complete the identifier configuration for the zone, click the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen.

Example of the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen

The same configuration process must be completed for all zones before finishing the broadcast creation.

Intermediate Stage

After creating the required broadcast with zones and identifiers, the user must assign this broadcast to a device and configure a playback schedule.

Information about working with devices and schedules is available below in the “Useful Information” section.

Advertisement Configuration

The user must navigate to the “Advertisements” section of the personal account and click the “Create” category.

Example of the “Advertisements” section and the “Create” category

After opening the advertisement configuration page, the user must find the “Playback Type” field and select the value “By Zones”. The user must also select content from the list below all parameters.

Example of the “Playback Type” field with available values

After clicking the “Next” button at the top of the screen, the user will proceed to the device selection page. The required device must be selected by checking the box in the upper-right corner.

Example of a selected device

After clicking the “Next” button again, the user will proceed to a page containing the list of zone identifiers. On this page, identifiers can be selected for the advertisement in one of the following ways:

• one zone;
• multiple zones;
• all zones.

Example of the page with identifiers

Clicking the “Next” button proceeds to the final step — viewing the advertisement summary. If the user agrees with the displayed advertisement information and the system has detected no conflicts, the user can click the “Save” button at the top of the screen.

Example of the advertisement summary

If conflicts are present, the user must first resolve the conflict described on the page.

Details and Nuances

This section contains a list of details and nuances related to the functionality of zone identifiers:

1. The following content types can be used for advertisements: images, videos, and audio. Audio will be played without visual accompaniment (the device screen will remain black).
2. A single advertisement can be assigned to multiple zones. Simply assign the advertisement to the required zones.
3. Preview functionality is not available for zone-based advertisements.

Useful Information

To fully understand how this functionality works, the user should launch a broadcast with a schedule and add the previously configured widget as content. To learn more about the steps described above, it is recommended to review the following Wikipedia articles:

• Раздел "Устройства"
• Раздел "Контент на устройства"
• Раздел "Трансляции"
• Раздел "Расписание"

Video Instruction

Advertisements in Multi-Zone Broadcasts

Additional Information

If this article does not help with using the functionality as intended or if questions remain after reading it, they can be asked in the “Discussions” section at the top of the page.

Example of the “Discussions” tab on the wiki page

Additional information can also be found on the page Как взаимодействовать пользователю с разделом "Обсуждения".