Content partner
POLARIS
RAP TRENDS is the platform. POLARIS is the content. They are separately owned.
RAP TRENDS owns the network, the platform, RAP TRENDS OS, the Index, the distribution stack and raptrends.com. POLARIS owns the newsroom, the on-air brand, the shows and the reporting. Everything POLARIS produces runs on RAP TRENDS. RAP TRENDS does not produce POLARIS's journalism, and POLARIS does not own the distribution.
Byline
Ownership
Who owns which
RAP TRENDS supplies
- — The RAP TRENDS network and the raptrends.com domain
- — RAP TRENDS OS and every operator surface inside it
- — The RAP TRENDS Index, its source register and its methodology
- — The distribution stack: origination, playout, multiplex, FAST, IP and any future OTA path
- — Scheduling, EPG generation and delivery to endpoints
POLARIS supplies
- — The POLARIS newsroom, its staff and its editorial judgement
- — The POLARIS on-air brand and show formats
- — The programming blocks POLARIS originates on the grid
- — The reporting itself, and the byline on it
Rights
Who clears what
| Area | Cleared by | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial content and footage POLARIS films | Partner clears | POLARIS supplies the rights record with the asset. Without one the platform's rights gate fails closed and the asset does not reach air. |
| Third-party footage inside a POLARIS segment | Partner clears | Chain of title and any licence for third-party material is the partner's to hold and evidence. Unverified third-party rights block the asset. |
| Music performance rights on any audio service | Both, separately | Owed on every transmission path. The platform holds licences for owned digital origination; a broadcast partner's own licences govern carriage on its spectrum. |
| Distribution, carriage and platform compliance | Platform clears | The platform is responsible for what it emits and to whom, including caption pass-through, ad-safety separation and the explicit-audio daypart restriction. |
| Advertising sold against partner programming | Platform clears | Commercial roles hold no editorial permission. Paid promotion is labelled as promotion and is structurally separate from anything POLARIS files. |
Programming
Blocks originated by POLARIS
6AM–10AM
Top Of Da AM
The culture report — trending news, social, sports
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS.
10AM–2PM
Midday Mix
Music and culture commentary, interviews
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS.
2PM–6PM
The Ride Out
Commute energy — DJ sets, throwbacks, new drops
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS.
6PM–10PM
Prime Culture
Long-form shows, weekly specials, live conversations
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS.
10PM–2AM
The Function
Live DJ sets, event feeds
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS. Authored as an explicit block.
2AM–6AM
After Hours
Deep cuts, underground
Produced by POLARIS. Carried on RAP TRENDS. Authored as an explicit block.
Partner blocks are validated by the same scheduler as the network's own franchises. Where a block fails validation, the failure is published on the schedule rather than tuned away.
Inventory
The counted catalogue
The counted inventory behind the partnership: 293 franchises, 1,019 assets, transcribed from the POLARIS programming book.
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