Constructing the MMC for TV Mixed Mode
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Mixed Mode Transition |
MMC Requirements |
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Mid-Series (i.e. new season delivered through NEXT GEN) |
Redeliver Series MMC - reference the LEGACY SeasonExperienceIDs (of old seasons) New Season MMC - for the new Season being delivered in the Series New Episode MMC - for the new Episodes being delivered in the new Season *NOTE: redelivery of the Series MMC is only needed for the first delivery. |
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Mid-Season (i.e. new episode delivered through NEXT GEN) |
Redeliver Series MMC - reference the LEGACY SeasonExperienceIDs (of old seasons) Redeliver Season MMC - reference the LEGACY EpisodeExperienceIDs (of old episodes) New Episode MMC - for the new Episodes being delivered in the Season *NOTE: redelivery of the Series MMC is only needed for the first delivery. |
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Episode Redelivery (i.e. replacing a LEGACY episode through NEXT GEN) |
Redeliver Series MMC - reference the LEGACY SeasonExperienceIDs (of old seasons) Redeliver Season MMC - reference the LEGACY EpisodeExperienceIDs (of old episodes) Redeliver Episode MMC - reference LEGACY EpisodeExperienceID |
Mixed Mode MMC
Image at season & series level
Google requires an image for every show on the series level. Artwork is no longer required on season level but optional. Episode thumbnails are not required but optional.
TV Artwork: purpose="banner" and "poster"
The MEC contains the Element/Attribute called ArtReference/@purpose.
@purpose is defined as the "Purpose of image. No Controlled vocabulary defined in this spec."
Google requires that images of type:”banner” and “poster” are referenced with the following purpose in the Series level:
| Image Type | Minimum Dimensions | XML Tag |
| Poster | 600px by 600px | purpose= "poster" |
| Banner | 1000px by 562px | purpose= "banner" |
SequenceInfo in Series and Season MMC
Season MMC
The SequenceInfo for episodes has to be in the Season MMC as ExperienceChild.
Google will ignore the SequenceInfo inside the Episode MEC and honor the SequenceInfo in the Season MMC ChildExperiences and match against the episode avail number.
Series MMC
The SequenceInfo for seasons has to be in the Series MMC as ExperienceChild.
Google will ignore the SequenceInfo inside the Season MEC and honor the SequenceInfo in the Series MMC ChildExperiences and match against the season avail number.
In-episode promo content
Episodes delivered with pre- or post-roll bumpers, promos or stitched episodes (two episodes from two different shows stitched together) will be rejected. This includes any promos of the show itself.
Episodes with bumpers that reference competitive transactional services will be rejected unless Google is also mentioned.
Episodes that reference studio-owned Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services are accepted.