CMS Signage / Product capabilities
Plan, publish, monitor, and improve every screen from a customer-scoped workspace that works across LG webOS, Apple TV, and iPhone.
Bring content in quickly and keep it organized.
A visual, customer-private media workspace for importing files, preserving folders, checking compatibility, and maintaining content safely.
Drop individual JPG, PNG, or MP4 files onto the upload area, or drop a complete local folder to recreate its nested folders and files under the current CMS folder. Files upload one at a time so a large import does not overwhelm a shared host.
Browse with a collapsible folder tree, breadcrumbs, folder contents, remembered expanded folders, content storage usage, folder creation, renaming, and drag-to-folder moves. Moving a file keeps its media ID and playlist relationships.
Images are physically corrected for EXIF rotation. Videos are normalized for LG playback with H.264 Main, AAC audio, fast-start, stable timestamps, compatible frame rate, and a size/bitrate profile that preserves the real aspect ratio instead of adding unwanted black bars.
The CMS validates extensions and MIME types, generates safe filenames, records dimensions, orientation, file size, and SHA-256, reports individual upload failures while continuing the rest of a batch, and replaces same-name files in the same folder without breaking playlist references.
Preview images and videos, see where media is used, edit records in a focused modal, and prevent removal while content is still used by a playlist. Media status reflects whether it is actually deployed.
One playlist can serve many audiences.
Target content by customer-defined values without building a separate playlist for every language, market, department, or location.
Create categories such as Language, Market, Department, or Region, then define the allowed values and assign one value per category to each player.
Require matching values, exclude a market even when another rule matches, or force a file into a matching audience. Several values in one category can act as OR; different categories act as AND.
Media with no targeting rules plays everywhere the playlist is delivered. All filtering happens server-side, including protected media downloads, so players only receive eligible content.
Export categories and values to CSV, add or update safely, or preview a full replacement before deletions. ID-based renaming keeps existing player and media assignments connected.
Changing a player or media rule republishes affected content and queues a refresh for impacted displays. ETags change even when the numeric playlist version does not.
Design the experience, then release it safely.
Build drafts visually, control the order and timing, and publish only when the complete experience is ready.
Open a playlist and drag files from the media folder tree onto the ordered list. Drag handles reorder items; remove items with one action; thumbnails and real asset shapes remain visible.
Make multiple edits while displays continue playing the last published snapshot. Publish to TVs only after the playlist or Canvas is ready; every published change receives a readable revision.
Set image durations, use indefinite holds, let videos play through their natural end, add pauses, HDMI inputs, shared-playlist inserts, Button Points, and Go To Points.
LG image transitions can fade or slide through a chosen transition color. LG video-only Canvas zones use native gapless playback, while mixed image/video zones use reliable sequential playback.
Create resizable windows with exact X/Y/width/height, aspect lock, layer order, fit mode, opacity, transparent overlays, per-zone playlists, audio source, and representative previews.
Automate what plays without babysitting screens.
Use time windows and priorities to make the right content appear, disappear, and recover gracefully.
Set start/end dates, weekdays, daily start/end times, IANA timezones, and priorities. The highest-priority active schedule wins; outside the window, the display returns to its default playlist.
Set Available from and Available until dates and times on individual media. The CMS removes unavailable items from delivered playlists and Canvas zones, then brings them back automatically when the window opens.
LG uses its effective timezone, preferring the assigned settings group, then the timezone reported by the display, then the CMS clock. This keeps a 4:00 PM Eastern cutoff from firing at the wrong local time.
Choose a landscape default playlist and a portrait default playlist. If targeted content becomes empty, a portrait display uses the portrait default and other displays use the landscape default.
LG rechecks when an expiring item drops out, and Apple TV keeps the last verified local playlist. If nothing is playable, the player shows a truthful waiting state instead of a misleading blank screen.
Know every screen and act on it.
Activate, assign, inspect, operate, and troubleshoot players while preserving customer and location boundaries.
Approve a new Apple TV or LG display with a one-time activation code, assign its customer, location, content, and settings, and reset or retire it without losing customer ownership controls.
Refresh content, restart playback, capture a screenshot, show or hide diagnostics, clear supported caches, reset a screen, reboot compatible LG displays, and fan commands out to customer player groups.
See serial number, model, software and platform versions, firmware, IP/network data, current content, playlist revision, heartbeat, playback state, and recent online time.
Each customer sees only its own players and content. Location-scoped users see only the locations and displays granted to them; firmware monitor lists follow the selected customer.
View protected screen previews, enlarge them, request fresh snapshots, inspect event logs, and use the player diagnostics overlay without stopping healthy playback.
Deep control for commercial LG displays.
A hosted LG player combines reliable playback with display settings, remote actions, telemetry, and controlled firmware administration.
Play images, normalized MP4, HDMI input, Canvas zones, schedules, keyword targeting, button points, and gapless video. Persistent local storage and fallback engines keep content moving through network or decoder problems.
Reuse settings across displays: volume, mute, Wi-Fi, USB lock, blocked ports, timezone, daily reboot, on/off timers, portrait mode, installer PIN, and other supported LG controls. Settings apply on check-in, version change, or configured boot reapply.
Name and enable remote buttons 1–9, place Button Point and Go To markers in playlists, and jump to destinations with a color-curtain transition instead of a black flash.
Report CPU, temperature, memory, disk, power history, network links, Wi-Fi SSID, HDMI signal inventory, playback engine, event log, firmware, and screen-preview state at configured intervals.
Register signed EPK packages, upload large files in resumable 8 MB chunks or by SFTP, target an exact regional model, arm one display, watch download/install progress, and confirm the installed version after reboot.
Firmware apply has not been proven on every physical panel and can reboot or brick a display. Exact model matching, signed LG packages, and a one-display test are required before fleet rollout.
Native playback with verified offline continuity.
A SwiftUI and AVFoundation player turns Apple TV into a resilient signage endpoint using the same secure CMS API.
The app displays an activation code, polls with a private token, receives a device credential after CMS approval, and stores it in Keychain rather than ordinary preferences or files.
Download JPG, PNG, and MP4 locally, verify HTTPS status, type, byte count, and SHA-256, then atomically switch only after every required asset is ready. The old playlist remains safe until then.
Play full-screen aspect-fit content in order, loop continuously, skip corrupt or stalled items, retry temporary failures with backoff, and continue cached playback through network outages.
Show player identity, app/tvOS versions, uptime, clock, network addresses, heartbeat, playlist, media, cache, memory, storage, thermal state, and current messages in a remote overlay.
An ordinary tvOS app cannot guarantee launch at device boot. Supervised device management, App Lock, or the selected production deployment configuration is required for unattended installations.
Turn playback into evidence.
Understand what played, where it played, how long it ran, and which devices need attention.
See online, offline, pending, backgrounded, playback, stale screenshot, and attention states from adaptive heartbeats with randomized fleet jitter and bounded retry.
Review total plays, completion rate, screen time, outcomes, top media, hourly patterns, and device online/playing performance. Drill media → player → individual events.
Raw playback events remain available for 100 days; daily rollups remain for 13 months. Export media and device CSV files or create a branded browser print-to-PDF report.
Review changes, sign-ins, user administration, player actions, and security checks. Sensitive values such as passwords, Wi-Fi passwords, and installer PINs are never recorded.
Built for separated customer fleets.
The CMS treats customer isolation, authentication, player credentials, and operational safety as core product behavior.
Normal users are locked to their customer. Super admins choose an active customer context. Server-side ownership checks protect every operational page, player API response, playlist, media download, report, and command.
Passwords use password_hash/password_verify, sessions use secure HttpOnly SameSite cookies, private session storage, strict session IDs, 24-hour absolute expiry, CSRF tokens, and throttling after repeated failed sign-ins.
Activation and device tokens are random secrets stored as SHA-256 hashes by the CMS. Apple TV stores its credential in Keychain; player credentials are separate from browser user sessions.
Uploads use allow-lists, MIME checks, generated names, checksums, non-executable upload directories, prepared SQL, escaped output, security headers, HTTPS, and protected configuration outside the web root.
Prospect feature codes are customer-bound, hash-stored, limited to 30 days, revocable, usage-tracked, and read-only. They never grant CMS login access.
The CMS in your pocket.
A native SwiftUI/WebKit shell keeps the full server-authoritative CMS usable on an iPhone without creating a second permissions system.
Reach Dashboard, Players, Activations, Media, Keywords, Playlists, Canvas, Schedules, Locations, Operations, Proof of Play, LG Settings, Activity Log, Security Report, Profile, and Help.
Use responsive cards, stacked forms, readable filters, landscape layouts, pull-to-refresh, back/forward gestures, sharing, external links, Photos picker, Files picker, and upload controls.
The normal CMS session remains authoritative. Optional Face ID-protected Keychain restoration fills the existing login form; passwords are not written to app preferences.
The app follows the CMS theme tokens and most server-rendered feature improvements appear without a new App Store build. New native navigation or compiled device behavior requires an app release.
Platform note: exact capabilities depend on the player model, operating system, installed player build, media format, and deployment configuration. Firmware updates and unattended Apple TV deployment should be tested on representative hardware before a broad rollout.