Events

Events are the core of Playout — each one represents a live broadcast.

Viewing Events

The Events page is your landing page after selecting a tenant. It offers two views:

List View

The default view shows your events as a chronological list. Events are grouped and color-coded by status.

Calendar View

Switch to calendar view using the toggle at the top of the page. This shows your events on a monthly calendar.

Creating an Event

Click the Create event button in the top-right corner to open the event creation dialog.

Fill in the following fields:

Field	Description
Event name	A descriptive name for the event
Date	The date and time of the event
Responsible	The person responsible for this event
Preset	An event preset to apply (optional) — sets up screens and other shared settings (see Event Presets)
Color	A color label for the event
Production unit	Which production unit to use for streaming

Click Create to add the event. It will appear in your event list.

Event Dashboard

Click an event to open it. You land on the Dashboard, which shows the event's current status and provides controls.

Event Presets

An event preset is a reusable template for the settings your events tend to share. Instead of re-entering the same configuration for every event, you save it once as a preset and apply it with a click.

A preset bundles:

Setting	What it covers
Colour	The event's colour label
Broadcasted	Whether the event is broadcast
Location	The event's location
Theme	The visual theme
Streaming access rules	Who is allowed to watch the stream (see Streaming → Access rules)
Auto-archive	The automatic archiving policy
Streaming description	The shared description shown to viewers
Screens	The full screen-output layout (see Graphics & Overlays → Screens)

The streaming title is intentionally left out — it's specific to each event and defaults to the event name.

Presets are managed from the event info card on the dashboard, using the preset menu:

• Save as a new preset — Captures the current event's shared settings (and screens) as a new, named preset.
• Apply a preset — Overwrites this event's shared settings with the preset's values.
• Override a preset — Updates the selected preset to match the event's current settings.
• Delete a preset — Removes a preset you no longer need.

The preset menu also shows a modified indicator when the event's settings have drifted from the preset they were applied from, so you can tell at a glance whether the two are still in sync.

WARNING

Applying a preset overwrites all of the event's shared settings — colour, location, broadcasted state, theme, and streaming configuration — not just its screens. Use it to reset an event to a known template, not to tweak a single setting.

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You can also choose a preset when creating an event. The preset is applied as the event is created, giving you a fully configured event from the start. The preset controls are hidden once an event is archived.

Event Status

Each event has one of the following statuses:

Status	Meaning
Active	Created but not yet live
Live	Currently broadcasting
Recording	Being recorded
Replay	Available for replay
Archived	Stored for later reference

Starting an Event

Click the green Start button to take the event live. This sets the event as the current active event for your tenant and enables all overlay controls.

Ending an Event

Click the red End button to take the event off air. A confirmation dialog will appear — confirm to end the broadcast. You can restart the event afterwards if needed.

Archiving an Event

When an event is no longer needed, click Archive to move it out of the active list. Archived events can still be viewed but won't clutter your main event list.

WARNING

If your event has a replay/VOD attached, archiving will also archive the VOD asset.

Restoring an Event

Archived events can be brought back by clicking Restore on the dashboard.

Deleting an Event

Click Delete on an archived event to permanently remove it and all associated data. This action cannot be undone.

DANGER

Deleting an event permanently removes all data, including program elements, audit logs, and streaming records.

Audit Log

The Audit tab (accessible from the sidebar when an event is open) shows a history of actions taken during the event. Each entry records who did it, what action they took, on what subject, and when.

What is recorded

The audit log captures broadcast-state changes — anything that affects what the audience sees. Routine navigation (advancing verses, scrolling through the catalog) is not recorded.

Action	Logged when…
Showed lowerthird for	A person, song, or Bible verse is sent to screen as a lower third
Hid lowerthird	A lower third is dismissed from screen
Showed info lowerthird / Hid info lowerthird	A custom info banner is shown or hidden
Pushed verse / Hid verse	A Bible verse overlay is shown or hidden
Enabled bible blackout / Disabled bible blackout	The Bible blackout toggle is flipped
Showed program banner / Hid program banner	The playlist banner overlay is toggled on or off
Went live with queue element / Stopped queue element	A playlist item is made live or stopped

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Automatic hides (such as a lower third disappearing on its own after its configured duration) are not audited — only operator actions are. The audit log is intended to answer "who put this on screen" rather than "what is currently on screen."

What's Next?

• Graphics & Overlays — Control what your audience sees on screen
• Streaming — Monitor and manage the live stream