In this article, we will outline what's changed for Tickers — the Ticker Designer's new timeline-based editing, and the removal of the old Published/Not Published state.
No more Published and Not Published folders
Tickers are no longer split between separate Published and Not Published folders. A Ticker becomes active simply by being assigned to a Playlist or Schedule slot, with no separate publish step required.
The Ticker Designer now matches the Template Designer
The Ticker Designer's interface has been rebuilt around the same layout as the new Template Designer — the same left-hand navigation (Playlists, Top layer, Datafeed) and the same canvas toolbar.
For a full breakdown of these shared interface elements, see our article on Template Designer - Overview.
Elements within a Ticker now have independent timing
Previously, a Ticker had no internal timeline — its elements played for the Ticker's overall duration as a single block. Individual elements inside a Ticker — text, dynamic fields like ##Coming_Next, shapes — can now each be given their own Start and End time on a dedicated timeline, the same way objects are timed within a Template.
For more detail on how this timing model works, see our article on Building a Timeline in your Template.
Summary
With per-element timing now built directly into the Ticker Designer, no separate publish step required, and schedule-level visibility into which Tickers are assigned where, building and reviewing Ticker content is faster and more transparent than before.