diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/Commands/StartFFmpegNextSessionHandler.cs b/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/Commands/StartFFmpegNextSessionHandler.cs
index a6372dd01..e401f6e8f 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/Commands/StartFFmpegNextSessionHandler.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/Commands/StartFFmpegNextSessionHandler.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Metadata;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Repositories;
-using ErsatzTV.Core.Next;
+using ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class StartFFmpegNextSessionHandler(
 
         return new ChannelConfig
         {
-            Playout = new Core.Next.Playout
+            Playout = new Core.Next.Config.Playout
             {
                 Folder = playoutFolder
             },
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/NextSessionWorker.cs b/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/NextSessionWorker.cs
index f898902b2..3dd0bc309 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/NextSessionWorker.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Application/Streaming/NextSessionWorker.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
-using System.Text;
 using CliWrap;
 using ErsatzTV.Core;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.Metadata;
-using ErsatzTV.Core.Next;
+using ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/ErsatzTV.Core.csproj b/ErsatzTV.Core/ErsatzTV.Core.csproj
index 4959a351e..7656ee9a2 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/ErsatzTV.Core.csproj
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/ErsatzTV.Core.csproj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <Folder Include="Api\" />
-      <Folder Include="Next\" />
+      <Folder Include="Next\Config\" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/ChannelConfig.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Config/ChannelConfig.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from ErsatzTV.Core/Next/ChannelConfig.cs
rename to ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Config/ChannelConfig.cs
index 31052879a..5d0c5eeb8 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/ChannelConfig.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Config/ChannelConfig.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 //
 // To parse this JSON data, add NuGet 'Newtonsoft.Json' then do:
 //
-//    using ErsatzTV.Core.Next;
+//    using ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config;
 //
 //    var channelConfig = ChannelConfig.FromJson(jsonString);
 
-namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
+namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config
 {
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
 
     public partial class ChannelConfig
     {
-        public static ChannelConfig FromJson(string json) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ChannelConfig>(json, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Converter.Settings);
+        public static ChannelConfig FromJson(string json) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ChannelConfig>(json, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config.Converter.Settings);
     }
 
     public static class Serialize
     {
-        public static string ToJson(this ChannelConfig self) => JsonConvert.SerializeObject(self, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Converter.Settings);
+        public static string ToJson(this ChannelConfig self) => JsonConvert.SerializeObject(self, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Config.Converter.Settings);
     }
 
     internal static class Converter
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Playout.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Playout.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0642b33f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Playout.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+//
+// To parse this JSON data, add NuGet 'Newtonsoft.Json' then do:
+//
+//    using ErsatzTV.Core.Next;
+//
+//    var playout = Playout.FromJson(jsonString);
+
+namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+    using System.Globalization;
+    using Newtonsoft.Json;
+    using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A playout schedule for a single time window.
+    ///
+    /// Files should be named `{start}_{finish}.json` using compact ISO 8601
+    /// (no separators), e.g.
+    /// `20260413T000000.000000000-0500_20260414T002131.620000000-0500.json`,
+    /// so that the channel can locate the correct file for the current time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class Playout
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("items")]
+        public List<ItemElement> Items { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URI identifying the schema version, e.g. "https://ersatztv.org/playout/version/0.0.1"
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("version")]
+        public string Version { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public partial class ItemElement
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RFC3339 formatted date/time, e.g. 2026-04-13T00:24:21.527-05:00
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("finish")]
+        public string Finish { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("id")]
+        public string Id { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("source")]
+        public ItemSource Source { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RFC3339 formatted date/time, e.g. 2026-04-13T00:24:21.527-05:00
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("start")]
+        public string Start { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("tracks")]
+        public TracksClass Tracks { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public partial class ItemSource
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("in_point_ms")]
+        public long? InPointMs { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("out_point_ms")]
+        public long? OutPointMs { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("path", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Path { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("source_type")]
+        public SourceType SourceType { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("params", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Params { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Custom HTTP headers, e.g. ["Authorization: Bearer {{TOKEN}}"]
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("headers")]
+        public List<string> Headers { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable reconnect on failure (default: true)
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("reconnect")]
+        public bool? Reconnect { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Max reconnect delay in seconds
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("reconnect_delay_max")]
+        public long? ReconnectDelayMax { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Socket timeout in microseconds
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("timeout_us")]
+        public long? TimeoutUs { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URI template, e.g. "https://example.com/file.mkv?token={{MY_SECRET}}"
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("uri", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Uri { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Custom user-agent string
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("user_agent")]
+        public string UserAgent { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public partial class TracksClass
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("audio")]
+        public AudioClass Audio { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("video")]
+        public AudioClass Video { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public partial class AudioClass
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("source", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public AudioSource Source { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("stream_index", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public long? StreamIndex { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public partial class AudioSource
+    {
+        [JsonProperty("in_point_ms")]
+        public long? InPointMs { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("out_point_ms")]
+        public long? OutPointMs { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("path", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Path { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("source_type")]
+        public SourceType SourceType { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonProperty("params", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Params { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Custom HTTP headers, e.g. ["Authorization: Bearer {{TOKEN}}"]
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("headers")]
+        public List<string> Headers { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable reconnect on failure (default: true)
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("reconnect")]
+        public bool? Reconnect { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Max reconnect delay in seconds
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("reconnect_delay_max")]
+        public long? ReconnectDelayMax { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Socket timeout in microseconds
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("timeout_us")]
+        public long? TimeoutUs { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// URI template, e.g. "https://example.com/file.mkv?token={{MY_SECRET}}"
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("uri", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public string Uri { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Custom user-agent string
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("user_agent")]
+        public string UserAgent { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public enum SourceType { Http, Lavfi, Local };
+
+    public partial class Playout
+    {
+        public static Playout FromJson(string json) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Playout>(json, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Converter.Settings);
+    }
+
+    public static class Serialize
+    {
+        public static string ToJson(this Playout self) => JsonConvert.SerializeObject(self, ErsatzTV.Core.Next.Converter.Settings);
+    }
+
+    internal static class Converter
+    {
+        public static readonly JsonSerializerSettings Settings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+            MetadataPropertyHandling = MetadataPropertyHandling.Ignore,
+            DateParseHandling = DateParseHandling.None,
+            Converters =
+            {
+                SourceTypeConverter.Singleton,
+                new IsoDateTimeConverter { DateTimeStyles = DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal }
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    internal class SourceTypeConverter : JsonConverter
+    {
+        public override bool CanConvert(Type t) => t == typeof(SourceType) || t == typeof(SourceType?);
+
+        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type t, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null) return null;
+            var value = serializer.Deserialize<string>(reader);
+            switch (value)
+            {
+                case "http":
+                    return SourceType.Http;
+                case "lavfi":
+                    return SourceType.Lavfi;
+                case "local":
+                    return SourceType.Local;
+            }
+            throw new Exception("Cannot unmarshal type SourceType");
+        }
+
+        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object untypedValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            if (untypedValue == null)
+            {
+                serializer.Serialize(writer, null);
+                return;
+            }
+            var value = (SourceType)untypedValue;
+            switch (value)
+            {
+                case SourceType.Http:
+                    serializer.Serialize(writer, "http");
+                    return;
+                case SourceType.Lavfi:
+                    serializer.Serialize(writer, "lavfi");
+                    return;
+                case SourceType.Local:
+                    serializer.Serialize(writer, "local");
+                    return;
+            }
+            throw new Exception("Cannot marshal type SourceType");
+        }
+
+        public static readonly SourceTypeConverter Singleton = new SourceTypeConverter();
+    }
+}