Creates an out-of-band Event Signaling and Management (ESAM) media point for insertion into a
running live stream at a specific match time. The media point contains signals with timing
offsets and optional conditions for content boundary signaling.
To use this endpoint, ESAM media point insertion needs to be enabled in the adInsertionSettings
of the StartLiveEncodingRequest.
Out-of-band vs In-band ESAM Processing:
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Out-of-band (this endpoint): Manually trigger SCTE-35 signals by creating media points
during a live stream. Use this when you want programmatic control over when ad breaks or
content boundaries occur, independent of the incoming stream content. -
In-band (
EsamSettings): Automatically process SCTE-35 markers already present in the
incoming live stream. Configure EsamSettings in the
StartLiveEncodingRequest to connect
to a POIS endpoint that processes detected SCTE-35 messages.
Use out-of-band media points when you need to insert signals at specific times based on external
triggers or business logic, rather than relying on SCTE-35 markers present in the source stream.