Key Features
✔ Licensed news content with a layout designed for digital signage
✔ Available in English, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese
✔ Choose a news category inside each app
✔ Customizable colors: use default themes or match your company branding
Which AFP app should I choose?
App | Language | Best for |
AFP News in English | English | Topic-based English news (over 20 categories) |
AFP News in French | French | Topic-based French news (about 20 categories) |
AFP News in German | German | Topic-based German news (oer 10 categories) |
AFP News in Spanish | Spanish | Topic-based Spanish news (about 20 categories) |
AFP News in Portuguese | Portuguese | Topic-based Portuguese news (over 10 categories) |
Curated World News by AFP | English, Spanish, Portuguese | The top stories of the day, chosen by AFP editors, one feed per language |
How to activate an AFP News App
Go to the Valotalive Dashboard and click New App
Find the AFP News App and choose the main category
Click Create New to activate it
Configuration
News Category
Select a top news category first and then choose the sub-category from the drop-down menu. Top category to define what content is displayed on your screens. Categories are offered in five languages. Topics vary slightly by language, and the exact category names differ in each one.
App | Language | Example categories |
AFP News in English | English | AFP Online News, Top Stories (international), Top Stories (Asia), International, Africa, Asia Pacific, Asia Business, Middle East, European, Canada, US, US Politics, Business & Economy, Sport, US Sport, Football, Cricket, Science, Digital World, Climate & Environment, Health, Society, Arts & Entertainment, Offbeat |
AFP News in French | French | Top Stories, World, Africa, France, Politics, Economy/Finance, Sport, Soccer, Science, High Tech, Environment, Health/Medicine, Society/Lifestyle, People, Culture/Art of Living, Crime Stories, Offbeat, Documentation |
AFP News in German | German | Top Stories, Germany, Politics, Economy, World Business, Top Sports, Soccer World Cup, Environment, Health/Medicine, People, Panorama, Animals, Entertainment, Offbeat |
AFP News in Spanish | Spanish | AFP Online News, Top Stories, World, Latin America, Spain, Economy (Madrid), Sports (Madrid), Sports (Newspaper), Football, The latest in soccer, Championships, Science and Technology, New Technologies, Environment, Society, People, Culture, Special reports, Day in Pictures, Offbeat |
AFP News in Portuguese | Portuguese | AFP Online News, World, Latin America, Economy, Sports, Science and Technology, Environment, Society, Art and Culture, Depth News, Photo Gallery |
Curated World News by AFP | English, Spanish, Portuguese | No topic categories. Choose one of three language feeds: AFP Online News in English, AFP Online News in Spanish, or AFP Online News in Portuguese |
Advanced Settings
Click Show Advanced in the app’s Configuration tab.
Setting | Description |
Seconds per article | How long each news item is displayed — recommended range is 8–15 seconds |
Minimum posts per cycle | How many posts are shown in one full display cycle |
Naming the App
Click the app name at the top of the page to rename it. Use a name that reflects the selected news category to make it easy to identify in your content library.
Save
Click Save to apply your settings.
Next steps
AFP news content is delivered through a licensed agreement. Contact support@valota.live for licensing information.