Frequently Asked Questions
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Most Recent Questions
What is Continue Watching on Vodlix?
Vodlix Continue Watching is a home screen rail that resurfaces every partly watched title with a progress bar and a Resume button that returns the viewer to the exact second they stopped.
Video Platform, General
Does Continue Watching show how much time is left?
Yes. Each in progress title in the Vodlix Continue Watching rail shows a progress bar, and its More Info panel shows the time remaining beside the Resume button, so the viewer knows what finishing it will take.
OTT Apps, Video Platform
Can a viewer start a title over instead of resuming?
Yes. Every card in the Vodlix Continue Watching rail has a menu with Play From Beginning directly beside Resume, so restarting is as easy as continuing.
Video Platform
Does Continue Watching work across devices?
Yes. Playback position on Vodlix belongs to the viewer's profile rather than the device, so the Continue Watching rail is identical on a phone, television or the web.
Video Platform, OTT Apps
How is Continue Watching different from Watch History?
Vodlix Continue Watching is the on screen rail for resuming in progress titles quickly. Vodlix Watch History is the viewer's full, manageable record of everything they have watched.
Content Management, Video Platform
Can viewers remove something from Continue Watching?
Yes, title by title. Each card's menu has Remove From Continue Watching. It costs nothing to offer and viewers appreciate it, particularly when a title was started by mistake or abandoned for good and should stop asking to be finished.
Video Platform, Security & DRM
Does each profile keep its own position?
Positions belong to the viewer rather than being pooled across a household, which is the reason profiles exist at all. A family sharing one subscription should not be sharing one place in a series.
Video Platform, OTT Apps
Does continue watching work for live content?
Resume applies to on demand titles, where there is a fixed position to return to. Live channels work differently, and catching up on something already broadcast is handled by recording, which is described under network DVR rather than here.
Live Streaming, Video Platform
When does a title leave Continue Watching?
When the viewer passes the watched percentage or the seconds remaining mark set in Settings, such as 98 percent or 60 seconds left, whichever lands later. A finished episode can be replaced by the next one, ready to play from the start, and progress is kept for the number of days the operator chooses, counted from the last time the title was watched.
Video Platform, General
How do I schedule a release on Vodlix?
Give a title its release date and time in the Vodlix CMS. Vodlix publishes it automatically at that exact minute across web, mobile and TV apps, with no manual step on the day.
Content Management, Video Platform
Does a Vodlix premiere release on every screen at once?
Yes. A scheduled Vodlix release goes live on the website, mobile apps and TV apps at the same instant, so no platform receives the title early or late.
OTT Apps, Content Management
Can viewers see a countdown before a premiere?
Yes. Vodlix can display a countdown on the title page showing exactly when the title drops, which builds anticipation and turns the release into a moment viewers plan for.
Content Management, Security & DRM
Can a scheduled title publish early by accident on Vodlix?
No. Vodlix scheduled release removes manual publishing entirely, so nothing goes live before its set time and no one has to watch the clock.
Sales & Marketing, OTT Apps
Why schedule a premiere instead of uploading quietly?
A known release time creates anticipation, which drives far more first day viewing than a quiet upload. Vodlix Countdown and Premiere turn a release into an event you can promote.
Content Management
What state is a title in before its premiere?
It sits as a draft. Everything is in place, the media, the artwork, the rating, the territories and the pricing, and none of it is visible to viewers. That is deliberate, because the alternative is preparing a launch in something half configured and hoping nobody stumbles onto it early.
Content Management, Video Platform
Does scheduling work alongside country restrictions?
It does, and the two sit on the same screen. A title can go live at a set time only in the countries you have licensed it for, which is how most rights deals are actually written. Holding the window and the territory together is what keeps a licence from becoming a note in somebody's diary.
Security & DRM, Content Management
What happens if I need to move a premiere?
You change the date. Because nothing is published until the moment arrives, moving a launch forwards or backwards is editing a field rather than unpicking something that has already gone out. That is the practical advantage of scheduling over publishing manually and hoping the plan holds.
Content Management, Getting Started
Can I use my own domain for my Vodlix streaming platform?
Yes. Every Vodlix plan lets you connect your own domain, such as watch.yourbrand.com or yourbrand.com. You set it up in the admin under Vodlix Settings with Configure Custom Domain, add one DNS record at your domain provider, and verify it.
Getting Started
Does Vodlix provide an SSL certificate for my custom domain?
Yes. Once your DNS record is verified, the SSL certificate for your domain is issued automatically, usually within a few minutes, and the site loads over HTTPS. You do not need to buy or upload a certificate yourself.
Security & DRM
Should I use a CNAME or an A record?
Use a CNAME record where you can; the admin marks it as recommended. It works for subdomains, and for a root domain when your DNS provider supports ALIAS or ANAME records. Use an A record only when your provider cannot add a CNAME.
Getting Started
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