FRONTLINEProduction tools

Documentary programming

Hoosic.
From story
to stream.

Hoosic helps FRONTLINE staff turn a documentary catalog into curated playlists and scheduled YouTube live broadcasts.

Open the staff application Explore the workflow

For authorized FRONTLINE staff. Staff authentication is required.

HOOSICThe running order
  1. 01
    Find the storiesThe catalog

    Documentaries, video links
    and editorial context.

  2. 02
    Shape the sequenceThe playlist

    A running order, reviewed
    and ready to schedule.

  3. 03
    Bring it to viewersThe broadcast

    YouTube Live, with captions
    and staff oversight.

Editorial decisions first.From library to live.

How it works

One place to plan
what comes next.

Built for the people who program, review and manage FRONTLINE documentary streams.

01 / Curate

Connect films to the catalog.

Find documentaries, review their YouTube video mappings and organize a playlist around an editorial idea.

02 / Review

Prepare a clear running order.

Arrange programs, review media and caption readiness, and send the playlist through staff approval before launch.

03 / Broadcast

Schedule, stream and oversee.

Approved staff can schedule or launch YouTube live broadcasts, follow the running order and manage the stream from Hoosic.

Google & YouTube access

Your channel.
Explicit authorization.

Hoosic uses YouTube API Services to retrieve video and channel information and manage broadcasts on a channel that an authorized staff member connects.

Google authorization supports the editorial and broadcasting features described here. Connecting a YouTube account happens inside the staff application.

Read how Hoosic handles data

Questions or access

Talk to the Hoosic team.

anthony_delorenzo@wgbh.org