MB SPOT REMOTE

MB SPOT also becomes REMOTE starting from version 8.70.3 of MB STUDIO PRO. The MB REMOTE package now features 2 separate applications: MB STUDIO REMOTE and MB SPOT REMOTE.

MB SPOT REMOTE has the following limitations compared to the local disk version:

• Only one login at a time; if someone else is already using MB SPOT, access is denied. However, there is a timeout of 30 minutes of inactivity, after which the data is saved and MB SPOT is closed so as to allow access to other users.
• Only administrator user or authorized user can access, guest user cannot access.
• It does not manage special schedules with date, therefore it is possible to manage only the normal standard schedule called "Sequences.dat"
• It does not manage advertising splits on the same screen (it is however possible to connect to the various MB STUDIO one at a time)
• It is not possible to print the broadcast report of the commercials as the reports are on the remote computer and would be too heavy to transfer.

Once you have finished your job of managing the plainsesto you need to select the 'Palimpsest / Save as default menu

{rsfiles path="MB_REMOTE/MBRemoteInstall.exe"}

MB SPOT - DIFFERENT ADS FOR ONE DAY OR A FEW DAYS

By "different ads" we mean an audio file that replaces the standard one on a specific day or period, for example on Christmas day or in the week of Christmas we can broadcast an advertising different from the standard one. To add different ads we don't even have to use MB SPOT, it is sufficient that the standard advertising is normally programmed in MB SPOT as explained here: MB SPOT - ADD A CUSTOMER AND PLAN A SPOT and that the different advertising are stored in the same folder as the main advertising and that they are named with a certain method.

ONLY MB STUDIO PRO supports differentiated ads

To automatically broadcast a different advertising, it is sufficient to store in the same folder as the standard advertising, an audio file with the same name followed by a double cross ++ and followed by one or more of these values:

DATE

++date of the broadcast day in the format ddmmyy or ddmmyyyy

Example: Maurizio++25122026.mp3 will be broadcast only on December 25, 2026

NAME OF THE DAY

++name of the day of the week or more days of the week in the format first three letters of the day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat or full name.

Example: Maurizio++sat.mp3 or Maurizio++saturday.mp3 will be broadcast on Saturday, Maurizio++mon++wed.mp3 or Maurizio++monday++wednesday.mp3 will be broadcast on Mondays and Wednesdays

MONTH

++mm name of the month or more months (first three letters of the month or full name of the month)

Example: Maurizio++mmfeb.mp3 will be broadcast only in the month of February, Maurizio++mmfeb+jun.mp3 will be broadcast both in the month of February and in the month of June.

You can also specify a range separated by - : for example Maurizio++mmfeb-apr.mp3 means that it will be broadcast from February to April.

You can specify multiple ranges separated by + : for example Maurizio++mmfeb-apr+sep-dec.mp3 means that it will be broadcast from February to April and from September to December.

You can also use the full name of the month: Maurizio++mmseptember.mp3 will be broadcast only in the month of September

NUMBER OF THE DAY

++dd number of the day (1-31)

Example: Maurizio++dd4.mp3 will be broadcast only on the fourth day of the month, Maurizio++dd4+18+23.mp3 will be broadcast on days 4 and 18 and 23 of the month

You can also specify a range separated by - : for example Maurizio++dd5-10.mp3 means that it will be broadcast from day 5 to day 10 of the month.

You can specify multiple ranges separated by + : for example Maurizio++dd2-9+23-29.mp3 means that it will be broadcast from day 2 to day 9 and from day 23 to day 29 of the month

START DATE AND END DATE

++start date++end date in the format ddmmyy or ddmmyyyy

example Maurizio++030926++280926.mp3 or Maurizio++03092026++28092026.mp3 will be broadcast from September 3 to 28, 2026

TIME OF DAY

++hh time of day (0-23)

Example: Maurizio++hh10.mp3 will be broadcast only in the time sequences between 10:00 and 10:59, Maurizio++hh4+18+23.mp3 will be broadcast in the time sequences scheduled between 4:00 and 4:59 and between 18:00 and 18:59 and between 23:00 and 23:59.

You can also specify a range separated by - : for example Maurizio++hh5-10.mp3 means that it will be broadcast in the time sequences scheduled between 5:00 and 09:59

You can specify multiple ranges separated by + : for example Maurizio++hh2-9+19-21.mp3 means that it will be broadcast in the time sequences scheduled between 2:00 and 08:59 and between 19:00 and 20:59

EXAMPLES

 in the advertising programming of MB SPOT we have an ad called Maurizio.mp3

We put the different ads in the same folder as the main ad and with the same extension (in this example .mp3)

If we want the standard ad to be automatically replaced by another ad we must put the new ad in the same folder as the main ad with the name in the format name++code++code++code etc etc

Maurizio++25072026.mp3  <-- this file will be broadcast only on July 25, 2026

Maurizio++25072026++31082026.mp3  <-- this file will air from July 25, 2026 to August 31, 2026

Maurizio++25072026++31082026++mon++wed++fri.mp3 <-- this file will air from July 25, 2026 to August 31, 2026 but only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Maurizio++25072026++31082026++mon++wed++fri++hh9-13.mp3  <-- this file will be broadcast from July 25, 2026 to August 31, 2026 but only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the time sequences scheduled between 9 am and 1 pm

Maurizio++25072026++31082026++mon++wed++fri++hh9-13++mmjan-apr.mp3  <-- this file will be broadcast from July 25, 2026 to August 31, 2026 but only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the time sequences scheduled between 9 am and 1 pm and only from January to April

Maurizio++hh9-13++mmjan-apr.mp3  <-- this file will be broadcast only in the time sequences scheduled between 9am and 1pm and only from January to April

Maurizio++25072026++31082026++dd1-15++mmjan-apr.mp3  <-- this file will be broadcast from July 25, 2026 to August 31, 2026 but only from day 1 to day 15 of the months from January to April

REMARKS

1) The differentiated advertising take effect only on the audio files programmed in MB SPOT which, in the properties, have the statistics set on "Commercial"

2) The differentiated ads are broadcast only if the standard ad is regularly scheduled in MB SPOT and has an active calendar.

3) The differentiated ads are loaded only when the time sequence is added to the broadcast playlist.

4) The management of differentiated commercials is only active in MB STUDIO PRO.

5) It is mandatory to activate the display of file extensions in Windows: https://lazyadmin.nl/win-11/show-file-extension-windows-11/

MB STUDIO 8.70

MB STUDIO version 8.70 is available

Read more: MB STUDIO 8.70

MB STUDIO 8.69.6

Minor update for MB STUDIO.

• MB SPOT: it is possible to customize the color of each time sequence
• MB SPOT: it is possible to modify the properties of multiple selected time sequences

  Read more: MB STUDIO 8.69.6

MB STUDIO: AUTOMATIC UPDATES

Starting from version 8.69.3 MB STUDIO allows the automatic installation of updates up to the license update expiry date. After the expiration date you can extend the updates for a further 12 months from here:https://www.mbradio.it/en/shop/mbstudio/12-months-of-mb-studio-software-updates

From the MBStudio \ License menu it is possible to enable or disable the automatic installation of updates.

When a new update is available MB STUDIO downloads and installs it automatically between 3 am and 5 am (MB STUDIO must therefore be running at that time). The installation involves a brief interruption of the broadcast and takes place at the end of the song currently on the air (to avoid an abrupt musical cut that would be unpleasant to the listener).

If, on the other hand, the version is NoLicense MB STUDIO downloads the update but installs it only at the next restart of MB STUDIO or Windows.

Only minor updates are installed by this method, for example all updates from 8.70.0.0 to 8.70.9.9 are installed automatically, but when a major version change occurs (for example from 8.70 to 8.71) it is still necessary to proceed with the manual installation (due to changes in the database that cannot be done automatically)