The Kaltura Player Studio Admin Guide - Integrations

Read the following guide to learn the Integration tab functionalities in the Player Studio. Under the Integrations tab, administrators can setup and customize third-party integrations with the player such as YouTube, Cast, 3rd party analytics, monetization, and more.

Access the Player Edit View

To learn how to access the Player's edit view, please see The Kaltura Player Studio Edit View.

Integrations

Select the Integration Tab. Integrations are denoted by a grouping of shapes icon.

This tab allows you to enable various integrations, third-party analytics, and monetization. 

YouTube playback

Select whether the player will support playing YouTube ingested content from the platform.

AirPlay

To enable casting capabilities from iOS devices using the Apple AirPlay protocol, enable AirPlay.

Google Chromecast (Sender)

1. Choose whether to define this player as a sender. If you do, additional options display.
2. In the Application ID field, enter the Google Application ID of the receiver that will be receiving the cast content.
3. By default, the receiver application uses VMAP ads. If you wish to use VAST ads instead, select the Use VAST Ads checkbox.

Google Chromecast - Receiver

A user can stream video content using a Sender and play it on (or cast it to) another device known as a Receiver, while controlling playback using the Sender. The V7 player can be either a Sender or a Receiver.

Choose whether to define this player as a receiver. When you enable this option, this means that the current player is defined as a receiver type and should only be used in the receiver application. Currently, all receiver configurations are handled through the customer receiver application.

Search Engine Optimization

The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plugin makes life easier for search engines, helping them understand your video's key elements. By embedding the video's metadata into the hosting webpage code, your video will be indexed better and ranked higher in search results. 

Third-Party Analytics

Youbora

1. Choose whether to utilize Youbora. Youbora is a powerful intelligence analytics and optimization platform that delivers online TV-quality video experiences. If you choose to enable Youbora, an additional option displays.
2. In the Account code field, type your Youbora account ID.

Google Tag Manager

Choose to enable Google Tag Manager if you are managing several tags from your Google Tag Manager web interface.
 If you enable Google Tag Manager, additional options display. 

1. Enable the toggle button.
2. In the Container id field, type the container ID that is displayed on your Admin tab in your Google Tag Manager dashboard (formatted as GTM-XXXXXX).
   To learn how to find your container ID, formatted as "GTM-XXXXX, visit https://tagmanager.google.com/.
3. In the Track Player Custom Events, type a comma-delimited list of events to be tracked. Use custom events to select specific events for tracking out of the full list here.
4. In Track All Core Events, choose whether to automatically register the player to trigger all Core Events (including Ads Events).
5. In Track All UI Events, choose whether to automatically register the player to trigger all UI Events.
6. In Track All Playlist Events, choose whether to automatically register the player to trigger all Playlist Events.
7. In Track All Core Cast Events, choose whether to automatically register the player to trigger all Cast Events.
8. Save
   
   The following example demonstrates tracking all core, playlist, and cast player events as well as two custom events 'playkit-ui-userclickedmute', 'playkit-ui-userchangedvolume' taken from the UI events (replace {namespace} with playkit-ui in the prefix of the event name). Use without spaces in between.
   

Google Analytics

Choose whether to utilize Google Analytics and send player analytics to Google. If you choose to enable Google Analytics, additional options display.

1. Enable the toggle button.
2. In the Universal Analytics Account ID field, type the universal analytics account ID.
3. In the Google Analytics 4 data stream ID field, type the Google Analytics 4 data stream ID.
   To learn how to find your GA4 data stream ID, visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9539598?hl=en.
   The following graphics demonstrate GA4 implementation:
   
4. Save
5. All events should log automatically, it may take 24 hours before you can see them.
   To view the player events in the GA4 Events dashboard all events must be enabled in the GA4 property.
   
   GA4 Events property setup
   
   
   Example of the GA4 Events report

Monetization

IMA

1. Choose whether to utilize IMA. The Google SDK for HTML5 V3 allows developers to request and track VAST ads in a HTML5 video environment. If you choose to enable IMA, additional options display.
2. In the Ad tag URL, type a URL for the advertising tag.
3. In the Loading Timeout field, type the timeout for loading ads (in milliseconds). If an ad cannot be loaded within this timeframe, the video will be loaded automatically.
4. In HTML Companions, for each companion ad, specify the container Div ID and expected ad width/height.
   Click [X] to delete a Div ID; click [add] to add a Div ID.
5. In Size Criteria, select the size criteria to apply to ads - Select Exact Match, Select Near Match, or Ignore Size.
   • Select Exact Match (default) – Only companion that match the size of the companion ad slot exactly will be selected.
   • Select Near Match – Any companion that is close to the size of the companion ad slot can be selected.
   • Ignore Size – Size can be ignored when selecting companions.
6. In ad markers on the timeline, choose whether to place markers on the timeline indicating advertisement cues.
7. In the Marker Color field, choose or type the RGB color of the marker. 
8. In the Marker Width field, type the width of the marker in pixels.

IMA DAI

1. Choose whether to utilize IMA DAI. The Google IMA DAI SDK for HTML5 allows developers to make a stream request for ad and content video and get the combined (stitched) video stream in an HTML5 video environment. If you choose to enable IMA DAI, additional options display.
2. In Enable ad holiday, choose whether viewers will be shown an ad immediately after they have just watched a pre-roll ad. Please note that the duration must be set in Google Ad Manager. 
3. In Ad markers on the timeline, choose whether markers will be placed on the timeline indicating advertisement cues.
4. In the Marker Color field choose or type the RGB color of the marker.
5. In the Marker Width field, type the width of the marker in pixels.