Scheduling Stages

Basically a plan or schedule is created by the successive scheduling of individual versions until the plan represents a cohesive progression of events without overlappings or remaining times. On the creation of a plan it gets ever more detailed. There are three operational steps or stages that succeed each other:

Stage	Activities	Results
1. Template Scheduling (Scheme)	Creating and editing a slot template to prepare the scheduling of series Placing slots and slot strings with sequel and rerun connectors Planning of commercial breaks Applying a commercial price schedule	Reusable slot template
2. Program plan (Programmer)	Loading and applying a slot template Scheduling of program versions for a certain period and channel Scheduling of commercial breaks	Program plan with events for a certain period and channel
3. Broadcast plan (Planner)	Scheduling on the basis of an existing program plan (Programmer) Import and export of ad breaks Filling the remaining times Scheduling of secondary events and layouts Ad sales overview / Ad check Export of the broadcast schedule	Frame-precise and complete broadcast plan, creation of a playlist, generating reports