Automation Rules

Use publishing frequency and evergreen looping to keep your distribution feeds active automatically.

What automation rules control

In VideoNest, distribution automation is managed at the feed level. The two key automation settings on every feed are publishing frequency and playlist filtering. Together, these power evergreen looping — your feeds stay active and deliver content on a schedule without manual work.

Publishing frequency

When creating or editing a feed, you set a publishing frequency. This tells VideoNest how often the feed should surface content to the destination platform. Even if you're not uploading new videos, the feed will continue to cycle and deliver content at the set cadence.

Evergreen looping

Evergreen looping is what happens when publishing frequency is set: VideoNest recirculates content from your library or selected playlist on a schedule. This is especially useful for CTV channels and podcast feeds where platforms expect regular output. Your feed stays live even during gaps in publishing.

Playlist filter as a routing rule

By combining playlist filters with multiple feeds, you can create content routing: only videos in Playlist A go to Feed A, only videos in Playlist B go to Feed B. This lets you run a CTV channel, a podcast feed, and a news syndication feed from the same library without overlap. See Playlists for how to set these up.

AI enhancements

The AI enhancement toggle on each feed is another form of per-feed automation. When enabled, VideoNest automatically adapts your video metadata — titles, descriptions, tags, and categories — to match the requirements of the specific distribution partner. It is off by default and can be toggled on independently for each feed.