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Keys Description Values Required
type type of asset For Video use: "content"
For Static or text "static"
Yes
assetid unique ID assigned to asset
Note: Refrain from using the following special characters (Special Characters)
Examples:
BBT345a234
CBSs5e234F2021
Yes
program Complete program or movie title.
(no abbreviations or shorthand)
Note: there is a 25 character limit.
The Big Bang Theory
TheBigBangTheory
The Dark Knight
TheDarkKnight
Yes
title episode title with season and episode number (40 character limit)
(Formats accepted: S01E03, S1E3, S1 E3)
Examples:
The Pants Alternative S03E18
The Pants Alternative S3E18
The Pants Alternative S3 E18
Can also accept: S3E18
Not Valid: 318 or 0318
Yes
crossId1 The Gracenote TMS ID (If available) The TMS ID will be a 14 character string.
Normally being with 'EV,' 'EP', 'SH', 'SP', or 'MV'
Followed by 12 numbers after the initial two letter prefix.

The Giant Morning Show: SH009311820022
The Pants Alternative Episode : EP009311820061
crossId2 content originator (only required for distributors) custom
length length of content in seconds If continuous (24 x 7) stream, pass the value of 86400.
If live stream of a discrete program (Live Event/Sporting Event),
pass length of content. If unknown, pass a value of 0.
Yes
airdate Original broadcast or release date for the program
For USA, date should be EST
Outside USA, date should be local time.
Acceptable Formats
YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS
YYYYMMDDHH24MISS
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MI:SS
YYYY-MM-DDHH:MI:SS
YYYYMMDDHH:MI:SS
MM-DD-YYYY
YYYYMMDD HH:MI:SS
Yes
isfullepisode full episode flag "y"- full episode, "n"- non full episode Yes
adloadtype type of ad load:

"1" Linear – matches TV ad load

"2" Dynamic – Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI)

"2" - DCR measures content with dynamic ads Yes
segB custom segment B custom
segC custom segment C custom

Custom segments (segB and segC) can be used to aggregate video and/or static content within a single Brand to receive more granular reports within a brand.

Examples regarding usage of segments within SDK:

  • All comedy clips and stories for a Brand rolled into a "Comedy" segment
  • genre grouping content by Comedy vs. Drama
  • group related Text + Video content - i.e. for a show that has a lot of - static pages associated with it
  • packaging based on how clients sell inventory
  • grouping related types of content either by genre, category or platform.