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6 learning paths

Broadcast operator reviewing program timing and screens.
Learning path 1

Broadcasting Basics & Scheduling

Understand how programming becomes a schedule, then connect the schedule to timing and playout.

Browse Broadcasting Basics →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Program Schedule · Daypart · Hard Out · Playout

Explore and practice
  1. Browse Broadcasting Basics

    Published fundamentals and workflow reading.

  2. Explore the broadcast calendar

    See dates and events in a broadcast planning context.

  3. Practice program timing

    Use the calculator to check durations and available program time.

Reviewing a commercial log alongside a broadcast schedule.
Learning path 2

Traffic & Inventory

Follow commercial inventory from an available opportunity to the log, airing and reconciliation.

Read the Traffic & Inventory guide →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Local Avail · Commercial Inventory · Traffic Log · Log Reconciliation

Explore and practice
  1. Read the Traffic & Inventory guide

    A full guide to the commercial workflow from placement through billing.

  2. Build a practice log

    Enter, paste or draft rows in the log tool.

  3. Compare planned and aired logs

    Review differences between log records.

Baseball, hockey, basketball and football coverage.
Learning path 3

Live Sports & Event Operations

Explore schedule changes, rights, commercial commitments and ownership across broadcast destinations.

Browse Live Sports articles →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Overrun · Preemption · Program Rights · Simulcast

Explore and practice
  1. Browse Live Sports articles

    Published sports workflow insights.

  2. Prepare for overlapping sports coverage

    Read about shared resources and decision authority.

  3. Plan a multi-platform event

    Organize event requirements across destinations.

Choosing content across television and streaming screens.
Learning path 4

Streaming & Broadcast Technology

Connect delivery models, metadata and the systems that move content to the screen.

Learn distribution and streaming terms →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Linear Television · OTT · FAST · Metadata · SCTE 35

Explore and practice
  1. Learn distribution and streaming terms

    Dictionary definitions with practical examples.

  2. Check asset metadata

    Review supplied metadata in the validator.

  3. Explore streaming costs and overruns

    Use the estimator with your own assumptions.

News studio and control room monitoring coverage.
Learning path 5

Audiences & Measurement

Understand audience metrics and the context needed when reading ratings or comparing results.

Learn audience measurement terms →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Household Rating · Audience Share · Reach · Total Viewers

Explore and practice
  1. Learn audience measurement terms

    Definitions and examples for audience metrics.

  2. Explore audience sources

    Find audience reporting sources and archives.

  3. Read News & Insights

    Connect available reporting to broadcast operations.

Broadcast professionals working together in a control room.
Learning path 6

Broadcast Careers & Skills

Explore broadcast roles and build familiarity with the terminology and tools used in operations.

Explore television and streaming jobs →
Terms and next steps
Understand the terms

Traffic · Master Control · Playout · Metadata

Explore and practice
  1. Explore television and streaming jobs

    Browse the site’s broadcast job board.

  2. Explore traffic resources

    Find resources for traffic professionals.

  3. Build your broadcast vocabulary

    Start with guided paths and the searchable dictionary.

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