BroadcastEvent

Canonical URL: http://schema.org/BroadcastEvent

Thing > Event > PublicationEvent > BroadcastEvent

An over the air or online broadcast event.

Usage: Between 100 and 1000 domains
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from BroadcastEvent
broadcastOfEvent Event The event being broadcast such as a sporting event or awards ceremony.
isLiveBroadcast Boolean True is the broadcast is of a live event.
videoFormat Text The type of screening or video broadcast used (e.g. IMAX, 3D, SD, HD, etc.).
Properties from PublicationEvent
isAccessibleForFree Boolean A flag to signal that the publication is accessible for free. Supersedes free.
publishedOn BroadcastService A broadcast service associated with the publication event.
Properties from Event
about Thing The subject matter of the content.
actor Person An actor, e.g. in tv, radio, movie, video games etc., or in an event. Actors can be associated with individual items or with a series, episode, clip. Supersedes actors.
aggregateRating AggregateRating The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
attendee Organization  or
Person 		A person or organization attending the event. Supersedes attendees.
audience Audience An intended audience, i.e. a group for whom something was created. Supersedes serviceAudience.
composer Organization  or
Person 		The person or organization who wrote a composition, or who is the composer of a work performed at some event.
contributor Organization  or
Person 		A secondary contributor to the CreativeWork or Event.
director Person A director of e.g. tv, radio, movie, video gaming etc. content, or of an event. Directors can be associated with individual items or with a series, episode, clip. Supersedes directors.
doorTime DateTime The time admission will commence.
duration Duration The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in ISO 8601 date format.
endDate Date  or
DateTime 		The end date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).
eventStatus EventStatusType An eventStatus of an event represents its status; particularly useful when an event is cancelled or rescheduled.
funder Organization  or
Person 		A person or organization that supports (sponsors) something through some kind of financial contribution.
inLanguage Language  or
Text 		The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage. Supersedes language.
isAccessibleForFree Boolean A flag to signal that the publication is accessible for free. Supersedes free.
location Place  or
PostalAddress  or
Text 		The location of for example where the event is happening, an organization is located, or where an action takes place.
maximumAttendeeCapacity Integer The total number of individuals that may attend an event or venue.
offers Offer An offer to provide this item—for example, an offer to sell a product, rent the DVD of a movie, perform a service, or give away tickets to an event.
organizer Organization  or
Person 		An organizer of an Event.
performer Organization  or
Person 		A performer at the event—for example, a presenter, musician, musical group or actor. Supersedes performers.
previousStartDate Date Used in conjunction with eventStatus for rescheduled or cancelled events. This property contains the previously scheduled start date. For rescheduled events, the startDate property should be used for the newly scheduled start date. In the (rare) case of an event that has been postponed and rescheduled multiple times, this field may be repeated.
recordedIn CreativeWork The CreativeWork that captured all or part of this Event.
Inverse property: recordedAt.
remainingAttendeeCapacity Integer The number of attendee places for an event that remain unallocated.
review Review A review of the item. Supersedes reviews.
sponsor Organization  or
Person 		A person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution. e.g. a sponsor of a Medical Study or a corporate sponsor of an event.
startDate Date  or
DateTime 		The start date and time of the item (in ISO 8601 date format).
subEvent Event An Event that is part of this event. For example, a conference event includes many presentations, each of which is a subEvent of the conference. Supersedes subEvents.
Inverse property: superEvent.
superEvent Event An event that this event is a part of. For example, a collection of individual music performances might each have a music festival as their superEvent.
Inverse property: subEvent.
translator Organization  or
Person 		Organization or person who adapts a creative work to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market, or that translates during some event.
typicalAgeRange Text The typical expected age range, e.g. '7-9', '11-'.
workFeatured CreativeWork A work featured in some event, e.g. exhibited in an ExhibitionEvent. Specific subproperties are available for workPerformed (e.g. a play), or a workPresented (a Movie at a ScreeningEvent).
workPerformed CreativeWork A work performed in some event, for example a play performed in a TheaterEvent.
Properties from Thing
additionalType URL An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription Text A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
URL 		The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image ImageObject  or
URL 		An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
URL 		Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
Inverse property: mainEntity.
name Text The name of the item.
potentialAction Action Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs URL URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
url URL URL of the item.

Available properties in extensions



Examples

Example 1
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
<div>
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">In Our Time</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">Ordinary Language Philosophy</a>, episode 604,
 broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 09:00, 7th of November 2013, available online from 09:45 on the same day.
</div>

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/RadioSeries">
  <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">
   <span itemprop="name">In Our Time</span></a>,
  <div itemprop="episode" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/RadioEpisode">
    <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">
     <span itemprop="name">Ordinary Language Philosophy</span></a>,
    episode <span itemprop="position">604</span>, broadcast on
    <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
      <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastService">
        <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"><span itemprop="name">BBC Radio 4</span></a>
      </div> at
      <span itemprop="startDate"
        content="2013-11-07T09:00:00+01:00">09:00, 7th of November 2013</span>
    </div>,
    available online from
    <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/OnDemandEvent">
      <span itemprop="startDate"
       content="2013-11-07T09:45:00+01:00">09:45 on the same day</span>.
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="RadioSeries">
  <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl">
   <span property="name">In Our Time</span></a>,
  <div property="episode" typeof="RadioEpisode">
    <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19">
     <span property="name">Ordinary Language Philosophy</span></a>,
    episode <span property="position">604</span>, broadcast on
    <div property="publication" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
      <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
        <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"><span property="name">BBC Radio 4</span></a>
      </div> at
      <span property="startDate"
        content="2013-11-07T09:00:00+01:00">09:00, 7th of November 2013</span>
    </div>,
    available online from
    <div property="publication" typeof="OnDemandEvent">
      <span property="startDate"
       content="2013-11-07T09:45:00+01:00">09:45 on the same day</span>.
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "RadioSeries",
  "episode": {
    "@type": "RadioEpisode",
    "position": "604",
    "publication": [
      {
        "@type": "BroadcastEvent",
        "publishedOn": {
          "@type": "BroadcastService",
          "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4"
        },
        "startDate": "09:00, 7th of November 2013"
      },
      {
        "@type": "OnDemandEvent",
        "startDate": "09:45 on the same day"
      }
    ],
    "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19"
  },
  "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl"
}
</script>
Example 2
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
<div>
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">Doctor Who</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">Series 5</a>,
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">The Hungry Earth</a>, episode 8,
 broadcast on BBC One at 18:15, 22nd of May 2010, available on
 <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a> from 19:45
 on the 2nd of June until the 9th.
</div>

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TVSeries">
  <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">
   <span itemprop="name">Doctor Who</span></a>,
  <div itemprop="containsSeason" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TVSeason">
    <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">
     <span itemprop="name">Series 5</span></a>,
    <div itemprop="episode" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TVEpisode">
      <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">
       <span itemprop="name">The Hungry Earth</span></a>,
      episode <span itemprop="position">8</span>, broadcast on
      <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
        <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastService">
          <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"><span itemprop="name">BBC One</span></a>
        </div> at
        <span itemprop="startDate"
          content="2010-05-22T18:15:00+01:00">18:15, 22nd of May 2010</span>
      </div>,
      available on
      <div itemprop="video" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject">
        <a itemprop="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a>
      </div> from
      <div itemprop="publication" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/OnDemandEvent">
        <span itemprop="startDate"
         content="2012-06-02T19:45:00+01:00">19:45 on the 2nd of June</span> until the
        <span itemprop="endDate" content="2012-06-09T19:44:00+01:00">9th</span>.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="TVSeries">
  <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0">
   <span property="name">Doctor Who</span></a>,
  <div property="containsSeason" typeof="TVSeason">
    <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w">
     <span property="name">Series 5</span></a>,
    <div property="episode" typeof="TVEpisode">
      <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq">
       <span property="name">The Hungry Earth</span></a>,
      episode <span property="position">8</span>, broadcast on
      <div property="publication" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
        <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
          <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"><span property="name">BBC One</span></a>
        </div> at
        <span property="startDate"
          content="2010-05-22T18:15:00+01:00">18:15, 22nd of May 2010</span>
      </div>,
      available on
      <div property="video" typeof="VideoObject">
        <a property="url" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq">BBC iPlayer</a>
      </div> from
      <div property="publication" typeof="OnDemandEvent">
        <span property="startDate"
         content="2012-06-02T19:45:00+01:00">19:45 on the 2nd of June</span> until the
        <span property="endDate" content="2012-06-09T19:44:00+01:00">9th</span>.
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "http://schema.org",
  "@type": "TVSeries",
  "containsSeason": {
    "@type": "TVSeason",
    "episode": {
      "@type": "TVEpisode",
      "position": "8",
      "publication": [
        {
          "@type": "BroadcastEvent",
          "publishedOn": {
            "@type": "BroadcastService",
            "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone"
          },
          "startDate": "18:15, 22nd of May 2010"
        },
        {
          "@type": "OnDemandEvent",
          "endDate": "9th",
          "startDate": "19:45 on the 2nd of June"
        }
      ],
      "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sj9sq",
      "video": {
        "@type": "VideoObject",
        "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj9sq"
      }
    },
    "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rs69w"
  },
  "url": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0"
}
</script>
Example 3
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
WAAY is broadcasting Modern Family at 9:00PM on October 12, 2014 in English with Spanish subtitles available.

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
  <span itemprop="name">Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys</span>
  <span itemprop="description">Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties.</span>
  <meta itemprop="isLiveBroadcast" content="http://schema.org/False" />
  <span itemprop="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span itemprop="inLanguage">en</span>
  <span itemprop="subtitleLanguage">es</span>
  <span itemprop="startDate" content="2014-10-12T21:00">starts 10/12/2014 9:00PM</span>
  <span itemprop="endDate" content="2014-10-12T21:30">ends 10/12/2014 9:30PM</span>
  <div itemprop="publishedOn" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastService">
    <span itemprop="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  </div>
  <div itemprop="workPerformed" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TVEpisode">
    <span itemprop="name">Modern Family: Three Turkeys</span>
  </div>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
  <span property="name">Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys</span>
  <span property="description">Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties.</span>
  <meta property="isLiveBroadcast" content="http://schema.org/False" />
  <span property="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span property="inLanguage">en</span>
  <span property="subtitleLanguage">es</span>
  <span property="startDate" content="2014-10-12T21:00">starts 10/12/2014 9:00PM</span>
  <span property="endDate" content="2014-10-12T21:30">ends 10/12/2014 9:30PM</span>
  <div property="publishedOn" typeof="BroadcastService">
    <span property="name">WAAY-TV</span>
  </div>
  <div property="workPerformed" typeof="TVEpisode">
    <span property="name">Modern Family: Three Turkeys</span>
  </div>
</div>

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":"http://schema.org",
  "@type":"BroadcastEvent",
  "startDate":"2014-10-12T21:00",
  "endDate":"2014-10-12T21:30",
  "publishedOn":{
    "@type":"BroadcastService",
    "name": "WAAY-TV"
  },
  "workPerformed":{
    "@type":"CreativeWork",
    "name": "Modern Family: Three Turkeys"
  },
  "inLanguage":"en",
  "subtitleLanguage":"es",
  "videoFormat":"HD",
  "isLiveBroadcast":"False",
  "name":"Modern Family - S6E8 - Three Turkeys",
  "description":"Phil and Luke take over Thanksgiving duties."
}
</script>
Example 4
Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD 
A broadcast of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 final.

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BroadcastEvent">
  <span itemprop="name">FIFA Women's World Cup Final</span>
  <span itemprop="description">US vs. Japan</span>
  <meta itemprop="isLiveBroadcast" content="http://schema.org/True" />
  <span itemprop="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span itemprop="startDate" content="2015-07-05T15:30-07:00">starts 07/05/2015 3:30PM</span>
  <div itemprop="broadcastOfEvent" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent">
    <span itemprop="name">FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2015</span>
    <div itemprop="competitor" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam">
      <meta itemprop="name" content="United States" />
    </div>
    <div itemprop="competitor" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsTeam">
      <meta itemprop="name" content="Japan" />
    </div>
    <meta itemprop="startDate" content="2015-07-05T16:00-07:00" />
    <div itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/City">
      Played in <span itemprop="name">Vancouver</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="BroadcastEvent">
  <span property="name">FIFA Women's World Cup Final</span>
  <span property="description">US vs. Japan</span>
  <meta property="isLiveBroadcast" content="http://schema.org/True" />
  <span property="videoFormat">HD</span>
  <span property="startDate" content="2015-07-05T15:30-07:00">starts 07/05/2015 3:30PM</span>
  <div property="broadcastOfEvent" typeof="SportsEvent">
    <span property="name">FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2015</span>
    <div property="competitor" typeof="SportsTeam">
      <meta property="name" content="United States" />
    </div>
    <div property="competitor" typeof="SportsTeam">
      <meta property="name" content="Japan" />
    </div>
    <meta property="startDate" content="2015-07-05T16:00-07:00" />
    <div property="location" typeof="City">
      Played in <span property="name">Vancouver</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":"http://schema.org",
  "@type":"BroadcastEvent",
  "name": "FIFA Women's World Cup Final",
  "description": "US vs. Japan",
  "isLiveBroadcast": "http://schema.org/True",
  "videoFormat": "HD",
  "startDate": "2015-07-05T15:30-07:00",
  "broadcastOfEvent": {
    "@type": "SportsEvent",
    "name": "FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2015",
    "competitor": [
      {
        "@type": "SportsTeam",
        "name": "United States"
      },
      {
        "@type": "SportsTeam",
        "name": "Japan"
      }
    ],
    "startDate": "2015-07-05T16:00-07:00",
    "location": {
      "@type": "City",
      "name": "Vancouver"
    }
  }
}
</script>

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