TAMS is a flexible foundation. The same core architecture; time-indexed media in object storage, accessible through a consistent query interface; supports a wide range of broadcast and media workflows. The use cases below represent the most common starting points, but organisations regularly extend beyond them once the infrastructure is in place.

Use case 1: Compliance recording

The problem Broadcasters are legally required to retain recordings of transmitted content, typically for a defined period after transmission. Traditional compliance systems are often built around dedicated hardware that records to tape or proprietary storage, making review slow and retrieval cumbersome.

How TAMS helps A TAMS-based compliance recorder captures required feeds in real time, stores the media in standard object storage, and indexes everything on a precise timeline. Authorised users can search and retrieve any recorded segment through a browser — no specialist software, no trips to a server room.

Key capabilities in a TAMS compliance workflow:

• Continuous recording of multiple simultaneous feeds
• Precise time-based retrieval for any recorded period
• Browser-based review and export without re-encoding
• Configurable retention periods and storage tiers
• Audit trail for access and retrieval events

Because the media is stored once and can be accessed by multiple applications, the same recordings that serve compliance can also be used for other purposes — content review, highlights, rights verification — without duplication.

Use case 2: News logging

The problem News organisations need a record of everything that goes out — and they need to find specific moments quickly, often under deadline pressure. Logging systems have traditionally required dedicated hardware per channel, with slow search and difficult export.

How TAMS helps A TAMS-based news logger captures live feeds and indexes them in real time. Journalists and editors can search by time or metadata, retrieve any moment from any captured feed, and export clips directly to standard formats.

Key capabilities in a TAMS news logging workflow:

• Simultaneous recording of multiple feeds at configurable quality levels
• Immediate availability — content can be retrieved seconds after capture
• Browser-based access for journalists and editors anywhere on the network
• Clip creation and export to MP4 or MXF without re-encoding
• Flexible retention policies per feed or content type

The time-based query model is particularly useful for news: finding “what was on Channel 4 at 13:27:30” is a direct query, not a manual scrub through a file.

Use case 3: Remote monitoring and multiviewing

The problem Monitoring live feeds traditionally requires hardware multiviewers at every control location. Distributing monitoring to remote teams, satellite offices or home-based operators is expensive and logistically complex.

How TAMS helps A TAMS-based monitoring system uses a browser-accessible multiviewer to display multiple live feeds simultaneously. Each operator gets their own configurable view, streamed at appropriate bitrate for their connection. No hardware multiviewer is required at the viewing location.

Key capabilities in a TAMS monitoring workflow:

• Multiple feeds displayed in configurable layouts in a browser
• Low-latency streaming using WebRTC delivery
• Per-operator views with independently configurable layouts and bitrates
• Access from any location with a network connection
• The same compositor that drives the browser view can also output to SDI or HLS for display on traditional monitors in a facility

This is particularly valuable for distributed operations: regional offices, outside broadcast support teams, and remote technical directors can all monitor the same feeds without requiring dedicated hardware at each location.

Use case 4: Replay and content review

The problem Reviewing recorded content — whether for sport replay, post-transmission review, quality control or regulatory response — has traditionally required either a dedicated replay workstation or manual location of the relevant file in a storage system.

How TAMS helps Because TAMS indexes all recorded content on a precise timeline, replay and review is a query rather than a search. An operator specifies the feed and the time range; the system retrieves and plays back the relevant content immediately.

Key capabilities in a TAMS replay and review workflow:

• Forward and reverse playback at variable speeds
• Frame-accurate retrieval of any recorded moment
• Simultaneous access by multiple users to the same recorded content
• Export of clips to MP4, MXF or other standard formats
• No re-encoding required for retrieval or export

In a sport or live event context, a TAMS-based replay system can surface specific moments very quickly — useful both for broadcast production and for post-event review.

Use case 5: Browser-based production workflows

The problem Traditional broadcast production requires specialist software and often specialist hardware at every workstation. Remote or distributed production — where team members are in different locations — adds further complexity and cost.

How TAMS helps Because TAMS media is accessible through a standard query interface, browser-based production tools can be built on top of it without needing to move or transcode the underlying media. Operators can work from any location with a suitable network connection.

Key capabilities in browser-based TAMS production workflows:

• Web-based interfaces for monitoring, review, logging and clip creation
• Graphics and overlay rendering delivered to the browser
• WebRTC-based low-latency streaming for near-real-time production decisions
• HTML-rendered operator interfaces that require no local software installation
• Configurable access control so different team members see the feeds and tools relevant to their role

This use case is still evolving as the tooling matures, but the TAMS architecture is well suited to it: the infrastructure does not change when you add a new browser-based application.

Starting with one use case, growing from there

One of the practical advantages of TAMS is that the underlying infrastructure — object storage, the TAMS server, recorders — is shared across use cases. If you start with compliance recording, adding news logging later does not require a new ingest infrastructure. You extend the application layer; the storage and indexing continue unchanged.

This is a meaningful difference from traditional broadcast systems, where adding a new workflow often means adding new hardware and new storage. With TAMS, additional use cases are largely a matter of software and configuration.