Google now requires all avails to be submitted using EMA 1.7.2b (not 1.7.2a).
Download the EMA 1.7.2b Movie/TV Avail Template. Please refer to the Movie Labs website for other versions and additional information on avails.
Click on the links in the first column to find explanations about the avail headers and how to use them correctly when sending your avails.
| Template Header | EMA Required | Google Required |
|---|---|---|
| DisplayName | Required | Required |
| AssetLanguage | Optional | Required in:
|
| Territory | Required | Required |
| WorkType | Required | Required |
| EntryType | Required | Required |
| SeriesTitleInternalAlias | Required | Required |
| SeriesTitleDisplayUnlimited | Optional | Optional |
| SeasonNumber | Required | Required |
| DistributionNumber | Optional | Optional |
| EpisodeNumber | Required for episodes | Required for episodes |
| LocalizationType | Optional | Required in territories that offer multiple languages. (Examples: AT, CH, DE, FR, JP) |
| EpisodeTitleInternalAlias | Required for episodes | Required for episodes |
| EpisodeTitleDisplayUnlimited | Optional | Optional |
| SeasonTitleInternalAlias | Optional | Optional |
| SeasonTitleDisplayUnlimited | Optional | Optional |
| EpisodeCount | Optional | Optional |
| SeasonCount | Optional | Optional |
| SeriesID | Optional* | Optional |
| SeasonID | Optional* | Optional |
| EpisodeID | Optional* | Optional |
| SeriesAltID | Optional* | Required |
| SeasonAltID | Optional* | Required |
| EpisodeAltID | Optional* | Required for episodes |
| ALID | Required | Required |
| CompanyDisplayCredit | Optional | Optional |
| LicenseType | Required | Required |
| LicenseRightsDescription | Optional | Optional |
| FormatProfile | Required | Required |
| HDR | Optional | Optional |
| WCG | Optional | Optional |
| HFR | Optional | Optional |
| NGAudio | Optional | Optional |
| Start | Required | Required |
| End | Required | Required |
| SpecialPreOrderFulfillDate | Optional for Pre-orders | Optional |
| PriceType | Required | Required |
| PriceValue | Required | Required |
| PriceCurrency | Optional | Optional |
| SRP | Optional | Optional |
| Description | Optional | Optional |
| OtherTerms | Optional | Optional |
| OtherInstructions | Optional | Optional |
| SeriesContentID | Required | Required |
| SeasonContentID | Required | Required |
| EpisodeContentID | Required for episodes | Required for episodes |
| AvailID | Optional | Optional |
| UV_ID | Optional | Optional |
| DMA_ID | Optional | Optional |
| ReportingID | Optional | Optional |
| Metadata | Optional | Optional |
| SuppressionLiftDate | Optional (Required for Preorders) | Optional |
| AnnounceDate | Optional | Optional |
| ReleaseYear | Optional | Optional |
| ReleaseHistoryOriginal | Optional | Optional |
| ReleaseHistoryPhysicalHV | Optional | Optional |
| ExceptionFlag | Optional | Optional |
| RatingSystem | Optional | Optional |
| RatingValue | Optional | Optional |
| RatingReason | Optional | Optional |
| Rental Duration | Optional | Optional |
| WatchDuration | Optional | Optional |
| FixedEndDate | Optional | Optional |
| CaptionIncluded | Required (US only) | Required (US only) |
| CaptionExemption | Required (US only) | Required (US only) |
| Any | Optional | Optional (Required for partners with more than one YouTube Content Owner for a single territory - Please fill in with YouTube Channel display name) |
| ContractID | Optional | Optional |
| ServiceProvider | Optional | Required |
| TotalRunTime | Optional | Optional |
| HoldbackLanguage | Optional | Optional |
| AllowedLanguage | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerEpisodeID1 | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerEpisodeID2 | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerSeasonID | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerSeriesID | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerSpare1 | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerSpare2 | Optional | Optional |
| RetailerSpare3 | Optional | Optional |
*One set of the IDs below must be included in the avail:
- SeriesID, SeasonID, and EpisodeID
- SeriesAltID, SeasonAltID, and EpisodeAltID
That means one Series-level, one Season-level, and one Episode-level ID is required. They could be All EIDRs (Series/Season/Episode IDs) or alternative IDs (Series/Season/Episode AltIDs) or a combination or EIDRs and AltIDs. At least one is required for each avail.
Google's requirement is consistent with EMA's requirement in that one of the IDs is required, so EIDRs are not required but AltID would be required; however, AltID is not required if EIDRs are present.