Using RSS Feeds

Let the audience keep track of the latest news headlines with News Feed Apps. These Apps use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to push fresh entries from your favorite websites right to your screen. Most News Apps also have a Data Feed enabled sibling.

Learn how use News Apps:

On the Content page of your OnSign TV account, create a new App by first clicking on the "New" button and then choosing "App" from the menu.
A pop-up window with the complete App Gallery will open. Select the “News & RSS Feeds” category from the menu.
Choose a News Feed App out of more than twelve available layouts.
When you have made your choice, fill out the settings.

All Apps require basic information, such as name, display duration of each post and the RSS URL. You find the RSS URL of your chosen website by for example looking them up on Google. Write the site name plus “RSS” and you will probably find what you need.

Most news websites offer different RSS segmented by categories (i.e. economy, local, entertainment, etc.). See the New York Times’ RSS list for an example. Select a category and then copy the URL.

All other settings are related to the Apps' look, such as color, font, and size preferences. Each App has different degrees of customization.

5."Preview" the App.

6. Click on “Save” to add it to your App Library.

7. The App is now ready to be used as Content!

News & RSS Feeds Apps

The full-screen News Apps look good when they occupy the whole screen or a large portion at the very least. There are several layouts available. Some Apps can be placed on the bottom or top of the screen, leaving more space for other Content. Some are Tickers where the news are shown in sequence with or without animation transitions. The other version scrolls the headline from right to left.

After select an App, remember to check below the image how this App is better viewed to match your screens orientation and layout:

Here are some News & RSS Feeds Apps available:

Configurable News - Show News with custom graphic elements.

Configurable RSS News - Show RSS News with custom graphic elements.

Creative News Feed - Beautiful app combining full screen image, animations and several other customizations. This App can be used in landscape, or portrait and also adjust to custom screen areas.

Creative RSS - Beatiful RSS App combining full screen image, animations and several other customizations. This App can be used in landscape, or portrait and also adjust to custom screen areas.

Cycling Media RSS - Show a different media from the RSS each time the campaign is played.

Flexible News Ticker - Flexible RSS news ticker. Can be customized in a number of ways.

Media RSS - Full screen app for Media RSS feeds. This app will generate a full screen campaign with the media provided by the feed.

Modern News - Modern News fullscreen app that can be used in landscape, portrait or footer mode.

Modern RSS - Modern fullscreen RSS app that can be used in landscape or portrait mode.

News Circle - This layout will work great even if your feed has long paragraphs. A good hint is changing the app background color to match your specific needs.

News Feed 1 - Flexible news app. Can be customized in a number of ways.

News Feed 3 - Flexible news app. Can be customized in a number of ways.

News Scroller - Scrolls news of your choice from right to left, automatically adjusting the font size.

News Ticker - News ticker. Can be customized in a number of ways.

News Ticker 2 - Optionally displays image from the feed on the left and content on the right.

News Wall - This app shows posts from your RSS Data Feed in a dynamic way.

RSS News 1 - Flexible RSS news app. Can be customized in a number of ways.

RSS News 2 - Flexible RSS news app. Can be customized in a number of ways.

RSS News 3 - Flexible RSS news app. Can be customized in a number of ways.

RSS News Circle - This RSS layout will work great even if your feed has long paragraphs. A good hint is changing the app background color to match your specific needs.