Deliver Multiple assets in single publish Url

Question

We are proposing to use Azure Media Services (WAMS) for pre-recorded audio streaming.

Currently we can create assets in media services for audio data.

Suppose if we need to play multiple assets when we deliver the content then how can we do the same?

Currently each asset has separate publish URL from azure portal How can we generate single publish URL to point to multiple assets?

Also how to play multiple assets in random sequence for each different request?

Answer 1

You cannot have single Publish URL for multiple assets. Each Asset has associated publish URLs. Each Publish URL is also associated with specific Access Policy.

What you want to achieve is called PlayList. And, if PlayLists might be supported from products like IceCast or other, they are not supported in Azure Media Services.

You have to maintain playlists within your media application. And populate playlist items with the publish URLs of the Media Assets you want in each playlist.