What is a Show in Helmo Live?
A Show is the top-level container in Helmo Live: graphics, control panels and rundowns for a broadcast, event or recurring program live inside it.
A Show is the top-level container in Helmo Live. Everything you need for a broadcast, event, or recurring program lives inside a Show.
What lives inside a Show?
| Section | Module | What you create here |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics | Helmo Graphics | Overlays and packages: lower thirds, tickers, scoreboards, full-screen slates |
| Control Panels | Helmo Control | Button panels to trigger graphics live, and Action Sequences |
| Rundowns | Helmo Rundown | Show plans with Segments, Stories and Elements, with timing and automated execution |
A Show is not a Rundown. The Show is the container; a Rundown is the plan for one broadcast and lives inside it. One Show can hold many Rundowns, typically one per air date. Every Rundown belongs to a Show, but a Show can exist with no Rundowns at all if you only use Graphics and Control.
When to create a Show
| Scenario | Recommended approach |
|---|---|
| Weekly news program | One Show, one Rundown per episode |
| Sports league | One Show per match, or one per season with a Rundown per match |
| Corporate event | One Show with its own graphics, control panels and rundown |
| Streaming channel | One Show as your main workspace |
Active vs. Inactive
Shows have an Active / Inactive toggle that affects your subscription quota.
| Status | Counts toward quota? | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Yes | Its resources are available for live use. |
| Inactive | No | Archived in practice, but nothing is lost. Reactivate at any time. |
Check your active Shows limit in Company Settings → Plan and Billing.
Note that individual resources have their own active state too. A Rundown counts against your quota when it is in Ready or Live, the statuses in which it can actually go to air.
Managing Shows
From the Shows list you can Activate / Deactivate, Clone, Archive or Move to Team. Filters let you see Active, Archived, Templates and Trash.
You can also Copy to or Move to individual resources between Shows, which is useful for reusing a control layout or a story across productions.
Name your Shows clearly (e.g., "UEFA Final 2026" or "Morning News S3") so your team can find the right one instantly during setup.