Contests & StoryLine

Each contest will exist as a separate story.

Individual stations go through the process of building their contests in Storyline so that they can set-up and remove contests on an on-going basis. 

SnapApp contests work the same as if they were Upickem contests

For each contest with a SnapApp (or Upickem) component, you will need to extract the iframe code out of the page source and insert that code into the story on Storyline (step #6-7 in the guide).

Take this code and insert it into the story on Storyline as outlined in the guide. The important part is the “src” attribute in the code. You may need to adjust some of the other attributes such as position, width, and height in order to have the content appear correctly in the story.

We recommend the following convention for iframe embeds on Storyline:

  • <iframe src=“[source url]” class=“sized” frameborder=“0” width=“100%” height=“1000px” scrolling=“no”></iframe>

Note: You may need to adjust the height attribute to a more precise value (1000px is just a guideline), and the “name” and “id” attributes may also be required depending on the implementation of the SnapApp content. 

For the service desk portal at http://support.sinclairstoryline.com, you can sign up for an account and provide your @sbgtv.com email address as part of the registration process.

Finally, for future contests, if a Upickem or SnapApp form is needed file a request through the Cloud ticketing system at http://cloud.sinclairdigital.com. This goes through the Baltimore Social team who handles the creation of SnapApp and Upickem content. Once they have created the SnapApp/Upickem content then embed the iframe code into the story in Storyline as explained above.

There is no need to open a ticket through the Storyline ticketing system since stations can create the contest themselves.