AFP is a global news agency delivering multilingual, fast, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from wars and conflicts to politics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology.
The AFP News App in Valotalive displays live news on digital signage available in English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Each article contains photos of the event to bring a relevant angle to the news. Among other categories, you can choose between different types of news such as world news, business news, politics news, science news, sports news.
App main features
✔ Licensed news content with a layout designed for digital signage
✔ Choose colors from default themes or create one to match company brand
✔ Choose the right language and topic from the multiple categories
AFP News App - Activate and use
Easiest way for activating a content App is from Valotalive Dashboard. Just click the icon of the content you wish to activate and proceed by clicking create new.
More detailed info of the first steps can be found here: Valotalive content App - Activate and go live
Settings on the Apps' Configuration tab
News Category
Choose a news category from the drop-down list
Show advanced
Seconds per article
The best practice for news is between 8-15 seconds per one topic.
Minimum amount of posts in one show cycle
How many posts will be shown on one show cycle
Rename the App
You can rename the app at any time by clicking the name on top of the page.
The best practice is to name the App to match the selected data source, in this case the name of the MS Teams channel you are pulling messages from.
Save
Complete the work by adding the app to a flow or directly to a display.
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