When should each episode go live?
Check streaming slots against the approved broadcast schedule.
The question
You schedule two ready episodes for a fictional UK broadcaster. The release brief allows a streaming drop within the 13 hours before the first scheduled linear airing. Use the earliest approved slot inside that window. All times are UK local time.
| Airing time | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Friday 20 November, 19:00 |
| Episode 2 | Friday 20 November, 19:30 |
Approved streaming slots are Friday and Sunday at 07:00.
- Viewer noticeBoth episodes are available Friday.
“Which streaming slot should each episode use?”
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A strong answer, step by step
Open each step in turn. This is one strong answer, not the only one.
Step 1: Which records set the drop time?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Use the queued viewer notice as the schedule.
Tempting, but it misses something. The notice describes the plan. The approved airing and slot records control it.
Match the episode ID, airing and approved slot.
The strong move. This lets you check the window for each episode.
Choose the same slot for every episode regardless of airing.
Tempting, but it misses something. A different airing can put that slot outside the window.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Match each episode ID to its first airing. Check the project’s 13-hour window and its approved streaming slots.”
Why it works: The brief applies to each episode’s schedule.
Step 2: Do the Friday drops fit?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Release both Friday at 07:00.
The strong move. Both slots meet the brief with the opening airing times.
Hold both until Sunday morning.
Tempting, but it misses something. Sunday is after both original airings.
Hold episode 2 because 12 hours 30 minutes exceeds 13 hours.
Tempting, but it misses something. The slot is 30 minutes inside the 13-hour limit.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Friday 07:00 is 12 hours before episode 1 and 12 hours 30 minutes before episode 2. Both are inside the 13-hour window.”
Why it works: Count backward from the airing for each episode.
Step 3: Which streaming drop moves?
The approved guide moves episode 2 to Sunday 22 November at 19:30. Episode 1 stays Friday. The approved streaming slots remain the same.
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Keep both streaming drops Friday.
Tempting, but it misses something. Episode 2 would drop more than 13 hours before its new airing.
Move both streaming drops to Sunday.
Tempting, but it misses something. That puts episode 1 after its Friday airing.
Move episode 2 to Sunday and keep episode 1 on Friday.
The strong move. Each slot fits its own approved airing window.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Friday 07:00 is now 60 hours 30 minutes before episode 2. Move episode 2 to Sunday 07:00, which is 12 hours 30 minutes before its airing. Keep episode 1 on Friday.”
Why it works: Only episode 2’s approved airing changed.
Step 4: What needs to change before publication?
What would you do here? Open the move you’d make.
Change only the viewer message.
Tempting, but it misses something. The streaming record would still release episode 2 on Friday.
Update the streaming record and viewer message, then confirm both IDs.
The strong move. This corrects the release and what viewers expect.
Change episode 1’s record as well to keep both together.
Tempting, but it misses something. Episode 1’s Friday schedule still meets the release brief.
See how a strong candidate says it
“Update episode 2’s streaming time and the message that promises both on Friday. Ask the broadcast and streaming owners to verify the episode IDs and their times.”
Why it works: The planned drop and the viewer message need to agree.
The answer, in short
- Decision
- Keep episode 1 on Friday and move episode 2 to Sunday 07:00.
- Because
- The approved airing moved for episode 2 only.
- What would change it
- A newly approved airing or streaming slot.
Common traps
- Copying the same drop time across episodes.
- Updating the schedule without updating the viewer message.
Check your answer
- Which airing controls each drop?
- How early can streaming begin?
- Which episode moved?
- Who confirms both records?
Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026