Describes the type of the playlist associated with this live stream. This is analagous to the
EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE HLS tag. Use PlaylistType.EVENT for streams with the value
"#EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE:EVENT" and use PlaylistType.LIVE for streams without the tag.
Namespace
https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408
Enumeration
Description
EVENT
The playlist is an event, which means that media segments can only be added to the end of the
playlist. This allows viewers to scrub back to the beginning of the playlist.
LIVE
The playlist is a live stream and there are no restrictions on whether media segments can be
removed from the beginning of the playlist.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
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