How do I play a live BBC news feed onto my sign?

How do I play a live BBC news feed onto my sign?

In Creator:
  1. Add a webpage layer, position this on the sign and adjust the scale. 
  2. Edit the URL to include the live BBC news feed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/10318089/bbc-news-channel
  3. Make it interactive (tick-box)
  4. Publish the sign
In Director, assign the sign to your device and deploy.
Once you can see the sign on your screen:
  1. Using a USB mouse connected to the SignStix device, you will need to scroll down the BBC page and click the play icon.
  2. This should now play BBC news content.


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