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Schedule content

Schedules control when content appears on your screens. You can, for example, show a breakfast menu in the morning and a dinner menu in the evening, or run a promotion only on weekdays.

What you can schedule​

Schedules can target:

  • A screen or screen group — what plays on that screen and when.
  • A zone — content within a specific region of a layout.
  • A playlist or individual playlist item — when a specific item is active within a playlist's loop.
  • A creative, media item, or advert.

This hierarchical targeting means you can schedule at whatever granularity makes sense — from an entire screen down to a single item.

Create a schedule​

  1. Go to Screens and select a screen (or open the schedulable item you want to schedule).
  2. Open the Schedule tab.
  3. Click Add time slot and choose a playlist, days, and a start/end time.
  4. Save. The screen picks up the new schedule within a minute.

Schedule rules​

Each schedule can combine:

  • Date range — a start and/or end date.
  • Time range — start and end times of day.
  • Days of the week — for example, weekdays only or weekends only.
  • Recurrence — once, daily, weekly, monthly, or a custom interval.
  • Priority — higher-priority schedules override lower ones when they overlap.
  • Timezone — schedules run in the timezone of the site the screen belongs to, so a multi-site deployment runs on local time at each location.

Overlapping time slots​

When two time slots overlap, the slot with the higher priority wins. Plan your slots to avoid gaps where no slot is active — the screen falls back to its default playlist when nothing is scheduled.

Active/inactive toggle​

You can enable or disable a schedule without deleting it. This is handy for seasonal campaigns you want to switch on and off each year.

Calendar view​

The Schedules calendar shows every schedule across your team in one view, making it easy to spot gaps and overlaps at a glance.

Next steps​