Setting up a recurring rundown

A recurring rundown runs your show automatically at regular times, so nobody has to start it by hand.

How to set it up

1. Open Edit rundown.
2. Under When to start, choose Repeat.
3. Pick the date and time of the first run.
4. Set Repeat every, in hours, minutes and seconds.
5. Optionally set an end date, after which it stops repeating.
6. Save, then Schedule Execution.

Helmo Live runs the show at the start time and repeats it at the interval you chose.

Good to know

• Each run is a fresh play-through of the same rundown.
• Changes you make between runs are picked up on the next run.
• Each run gets its own logs, so you can review them separately.
• Nobody needs to be watching. If the show is in Manual or Semi-auto, someone does, because those wait for a GO.

Cancelling a recurring schedule

Open Edit rundown and click Cancel Schedule, or use Stop on the recurring badge in the header. Future runs stop. A run that is happening right now finishes normally.

Repeat vs. Loop vs. Timeslot

• Repeat: the show ends and starts again from scratch at a set interval. New run, new logs.
• Loop: the same run wraps back to the top without ending. One run, one set of logs.
• Timeslot: each segment carries its own air time, so a single resident rundown plays against the clock all day.

When to use it

• Hourly news updates: the same graphics, refreshed data, every hour.
• Sponsor rotations: a block that plays again every 30 minutes.
• Automated signage: scheduled content with nobody in the room.