Here we'll guide you through how to display MRSS Feeds with embed signage so you can keep your screens engaging for your audience.
Interactive demo
The best way to learn, is to try!
Click below to launch the interactive demo:
Add an MRSS Feed to a playlist:
Follow these steps to add an MRSS Feed to a playlist:
Start by adding a new widget to your digital signage playlist.
Add the MRSS Feed content app to your playlist to display media from an external feed source.
Edit the MRSS Feed item to adjust its settings and content specifics.
Enter your MRSS Feed URL here (or you can update later)
Select the Customise button to further personalise the MRSS Feed appearance and behaviour.
Enter your MRSS Feed URL
Under the 'Feed URL' section paste the URL from the MRSS source with to display.
Feed URL is visible and customisable in two places:
The Playlist overview
2. In the MRSS Feed Customise area:
Customise how the MRSS Feed will display
1. Fields
You have a list of fields which you can show or hide; these are:
Title - the MRSS item title
Body - the text content from the MRSS item
QR Code - automatically generated QR code to the MRSS item
Date - the date of the MRSS item
Author - the author of the MRSS item
Author Image - the image of the author for the MRSS item (if available)
Feed Logo - the logo from the MRSS source (if available)
Progress Bar - a visual representation of how long the post will be displayed for on screen
2. Design
There are a range of design options to choose from
Templates - pre-defined designs to display your Teams Channel content
Block (default)
Half
Full
Flip - swaps the media and text elements of the template around
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Themes - for each Template you can choose a theme
Light (default)
Dark
Custom (change the Template colours / gradients used)
Custom Theme options include:
Media Background (when no media available, this will show)
Solid colour
Gradient
Text Background (remaining area of template where text is used)
Solid colour
Gradient
Progress Bar
Solid colour
Gradient
Font
Solid colour only
Note: The gradient picker allows for Linear and Radial gradients to be added with the ability to save to your presets.
Heading font - applied to the Title field. Choose from the font library (including any custom brand fonts you've uploaded)
Body font - applied to the Body filed. Choose from the font library (including any custom brand fonts you've uploaded)
3. Data
Control how the data from Teams Channel posts are handled in the Design:
Heading limit - set a character limit for the Title field
Body limit - set a character limit for the Body field
Number of items - how many MRSS items will be pulled into the feed (chronological order)
Interval (s) - how long each MRSS item will display on screen for (in seconds)
Show videos? - if video content is available, choose to display or not. If not, video thumbnail will be shown in Media field instead
Use video duration? - if selected, entire video will show before moving to next MRSS item. This will override the 'Interval' setting for that specific post.
4. Animations
Control how the Template transitions from one post to another:
Fade - all items fade in and out
Slide - media and text fields slide in / out from opposite directions
Bounce - all items bounce in and out
Key information about the MRSS Feed Content App
Responsive design:
Content Apps (such as the MRSS Feed app) are responsive and designed to automatically resize to the zone they are in.
If you were to set a zone to 'Full Screen' and publish this to devices with different resolutions and orientations, the Content App would automatically adjust - for example in portrait:
For video to show from an MRSS Feed:
the video must be included in the media tag as a mp4
Video volume control (if included as mp4):
Volume control is available for video and is handled via the playlist item volume settings.
Further function and limitation notes:
For a detailed breakdown of Content App functions and limitations, please refer to the matrix.
Example MRSS Feeds:
Here are a list of some example MRSS Feeds and if the Feed Logo and Media pulls into the MRSS Feed Content App:
MRSS URL | Feed Logo | Media |
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More feeds available from: | ✅ | ✅ |
More feeds available from: https://news.sky.com/info/rss | ✅ | ✅ |
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