COZI TV: Commercials: Email commercial instructions for COZI TV to: cozi_tv_traffic@nbcuni.com Diane Hernandez-Feliciano Phone: 212-664-5347 Joseph Gill Phone: 212-664-7089 Billboards: Logo formats: jpeg, illustrator/eps or Photoshop/pst (720 x 520 max) Minimum 2 week lead time needed for getting billboards or enhancements to air Billboard copy contact: Same as above Minimum 2 week lead time needed for getting billboards or enhancements to air Send 5 second Billboard copy to: cozi_tv_traffic@nbcuni.com COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 1
HD & SD Technical Specifications Requirements in this specification apply to all content intended for on-air use by COZI TV network HD & SD Electronic Commercial Delivery: NBCUniversal strongly encourages all suppliers to utilize electronic delivery of commercial content to ensure the most timely and accurate processing. The NBCUniversal Media Operations Center at Englewood Cliffs has an infrastructure in place to leverage the latest advances in HD & SD electronic delivery. NBCUniversal accepts file based commercial content only from pre-approved vendors listed below. To arrange for electronic delivery please contact: DG: 800.324.5672 sales@dgit.com www.dgit.com Extreme Reach: 877.769.9382 support@extremereach.com www.extremereach.com Javelin: 855.77.9276 sales@javelindelivers.com www.javelindelivers.com Comcast Ad Delivery 855.858.1941 www.comcastaddelivery.com Delivery Vendor: HD Code SD Code DG COZIH-BN COZI-BN Extreme Reach COZI-TV COZI-TV Javelin COZI-TV COZI-TV Comcast Ad Delivery COZI-TV COZI-TV Guidelines & Accepted Tape Formats: NBCUniversal prefers digital / file based delivery of commercial content SD Commercial ISCI Codes cannot end in the letter H HD Commercials must have H on suffix i.e., ABCD1234H and SD ABCD1234 SD Commercials must be delivered on Sony Digital BetaCam Multi-Reels are not accepted one commercial per reel HD Commercials are accepted digitally or on HDCAM SR & must be accompanied by an SD version. NBCUniversal does not accept DVD or emailed file formats (such as.wvm) If delivering tape assets please send to: NBCUniversal Media Operations Center 900 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs NJ 07632-3312 When sending tapes provide copies/dubs not master reels and be sure to label the tape box and tape with the ISCI Code, Advertiser / Product and Duration COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 2
COZI TV Emission Format: The COZI TV Emission format delivered to the audience is: Video: 16X9 aspect ratio, 480i SD resolution Audio: o 2-channel main soundtrack, Mono, alternate language --or--video Descriptive Service if applicable. o HD-5.1 content delivered to COZI TV will be downconverted and downmixed to the emission format specified above. HD Specifications: COZI TV are requiring HD content be delivered as center cut safe until further notice. All graphics, text and frame composition elements shall be within the 4:3 aperture within the 16 X 9 frame. See page 7 of this document for an illustration of a 16:9 monitor showing the center cut safe area captioned as NTSC (4:3) 1.33. 1.0) VIDEO: The video signal shall consist of 1125-line, 1.78 (16:9) aspect ratio, 59.94 fields or 29.97 frames per second conforming to SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 260M and related documents Video sampling format shall be 4:2:2. Content should be preceded by slate and bars and tone White levels luminance should not exceed 100 IRE when set to reference color bars Black levels (setup) should not go below 0 IRE (digital Y Cb Cr) when set to reference color bars The active video structure shall be 1080 lines vertical and 1920 pixels horizontal, conforming to the structure provided by the HDCAM-SR tape format. Content should fill the full 16:9 aspect ratio of the HDTV format Letterbox" or "pillar-box" composition should not be used without prior approval by NBC All Material must use SMTE Drop-Frame time code VITC & LTC time code must be provided on all longform assets, read the same time and be continuous and ascending 1.1) Watermarking and Tracking Technologies: NBCUniversal does not support the use of audio or video watermarking or tracking technologies embedded in the ancillary data space or otherwise included in the materials for exhibition/transmission, and takes no responsibility for the use of such technologies or their preservation in transmission to the audience. COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 3
HD Specifications: 2.0) AUDIO: Suppliers are encouraged to review the Advanced Television Systems Committee s (ATSC) Recommended Practice, A/85: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television for specific information on creating, measuring and distributing audio for DTV. See http://www.atsc.org Content providers may mix and supply discrete 5.1 channel soundtracks and stereo and matrix encoded LT RT 2-channel soundtracks. Programs Providers (long form content): provide a measured AVERAGE of 24 LKFS* (+/- 2 db) dialog loudness for the soundtrack. Use an ITU-R.BS.1770 based broadcast loudness meter for measurement. Minor variation of +/- 2dB about the 24 LKFS loudness average is anticipated and acceptable. Commercial Providers (short form content): provide a measured AVERAGE of 24 LKFS* (+/-2 db) global loudness (all soundtrack elements, not only dialog) for the soundtrack. Use an ITU-R.BS.1770 based broadcast loudness meter for measurement. Minor variation of +/- 2dB about the 24 LKFS loudness average is anticipated and acceptable. Commercial and promo suppliers note effective immediately: content not conforming to NBCUniversal s 24LKFS average loudness specification will be loudness normalized to meet this requirement. This process shifts average loudness to 24LKFS with no impact to dynamic range. Content delivered softer than NBCUniversal s 24LKFS average loudness specification will be loudness normalized to a maximum of 24LKFS/-2 peak. Delivered peak level of soft content may restrict normalization up to the 24LKFS target. A tight tolerance surrounding the 24LKFS average is especially critical at the start and end of content or segments to establish smooth program to commercial transitions Average soundtrack loudness of 24 LKFS, matching the NBCUniversal s default dialog level metadata is critical for proper operation of the dynamic range control system used for ATSC AC-3 audio. Dialogue intelligibility is extremely important and is to be established and maintained for the duration of the content Use of a low frequency enhancement channel (LFE) is encouraged when considered appropriate by the sound designer. Some portion of the LFE signal should be mixed into the left and right channels to maintain the appropriate presence of this signal for 5.1 to two-channel down mixing for non-5.1 audience playback systems Peak limiting of 5.1 channel soundtracks: NBCUniversal requires peak limiting of 2 dbfs for the derived ATSC 2-channel down mix of all 5.1 soundtracks. To do so, peaks of the 5.1 channel soundtrack must be managed correctly to meet this requirement for the 2-channel version of the soundtrack created during broadcast of the 5.1 soundtrack. Peak Limiting of 2-channel only soundtracks: Limit to 2 dbfs *LKFS: denotes a loudness measurement conforming to ITU-R BS.1770 loudness algorithm COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 4
HD Specifications: 2.1) ADDITIONAL AUDIO INFORMATION All audio tracks shall be time-aligned to video (+/- 1 millisecond) at the audio and video outputs of the DVTR. Content will not be accepted with Dolby Digital or Dolby E soundtracks No audio encoding format is to be used that is not specified in this document 2.2) General Audio Specifications Tone Reference level: 20 dbfs (Corresponding to 20 dbfs = +4 dbu analog. 0 dbfs = +24 dbu analog. (Reference: SMPTE RP-155). All 0 vu analog references pertain to +4 dbu and 20 dbfs if a corresponding digital scale is used. Digital audio format shall be: AES-3, 48kHz sampling 2.3) 5.1 Channel Soundtracks The following audio formats apply for a 5.1 channel discrete soundtrack the following channel order shall apply: 5.1 Channel Soundtracks Channel Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 5 Ch 6 Ch 7 & 8 Ch 9 Ch 10 Ch 11 Ch 12 Assignment Left Right Center LFE LS RS Mono Alternate Language - OR - Mono Video Description (DVS) {if ordered by NBCUniversal} or, if neither supply a mono version of main soundtrack all need to be delivered at -24LKFS loudness, -2peak LT (Pro Logic-II or Pro Logic) or LO Stereo RT (PL-II or PL) or RO or stereo left music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not right music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not) COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 5
HD Specifications: 2.4) 5.1 Channel SOUNDTRACKS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 2-CHANNEL VERSION: For 5.1 channel soundtracks as above, the following additional audio formats apply in this order of NBC preference: VTR PCM Audio tracks 9 and 10 must contain one of the following: 2 channel PCM/AES Dolby Pro Logic II matrix encoded soundtrack 2 channel PCM/AES Dolby Pro Logic matrix encoded soundtrack 2 channel stereo soundtrack 2 channel dual mono soundtrack This soundtrack shall be dynamically limited not to exceed 2 dbfs Recording of one of the above PCM soundtracks on channels 9 and 10 MUST BE in addition to the 5.1 soundtrack recorded on channels 1-6 of the HDCAM-SR tape. 2.5) 2-Channel ONLY Soundtracks If a 5.1 soundtrack is not provided, the following audio formats apply in this order of NBC preference: 1. Provide a 2 channel PCM/AES Dolby Pro Logic II matrix encoded soundtrack (stereo compatible) on PCM Ch 1 and 2 2. Provide a 2 channel PCM/AES Dolby Pro Logic matrix encoded soundtrack on PCM Ch 1 and 2 3. Provide a stereo soundtrack on PCM Ch 1 and 2 4. Provide a dual mono soundtrack on PCM Ch 1 and 2 5. For mono audio content, the same audio material shall appear in phase and of equal level on PCM Ch 1 and 2 Please Note: In all cases for 2-channel soundtracks as above tracks 3 thru 6 must be silent as follows: 2 Channel Stereo Soundtracks Channel Assignment Ch 1 Left (Left if Stereo) Ch 2 Ch 3, 4, 5, 6 Ch 7 & 8 Right (Right if Stereo) Silent Mono Alternate Language - OR - Mono Audio Description (if ordered ny NBCUniversal) or, if neither, supply a mono version of main soundtrack -24lkfs loudness, -2peak Ch 9 LT (Pro Logic-II or Pro Logic) or LO or stereo repeat of Ch 1 Ch 10 RT (PL-II or PL) RO or stereo or repeat of Ch 2 Ch 11 Ch 12 left music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not right music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not) The soundtrack shall be dynamically limited to 2 dbfs. COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 6
HD Specifications: 3.0) General Guidelines for recorded material: HD Commercial providers must provide an SD copy of each commercial using an identical ISCI code without the H designation There shall be a single set of one minute of color bars and reference level 20dBFS 1KHz. tone on channels 1-6 and 9-10 for 5.1 soundtracks and on channels 1-2 and 9-10 for 2-channel soundtracks at the head of each tape. All other channels during bars and tone are to be silent. Bars and tone must accurately represent the characteristics of the recorded material. This is to be followed by the slate information before the start of content. There shall be continuous 48 khz silent audio signal on all channels during the slate and continuing to the start of the content. Suppliers are not to punch-in soundtracks at the start of content audio.. All material must use SMPTE "drop-frame" time code. All copies of a single show shall have the same time code. VITC and LTC time code recorded on the tape shall read the same time and be continuous and ascending. Time code user bit data must not fall into the range of 81808093 FF808093. A setting of 0 is preferable for all time code user bits. No CGMS (Copy Generation Management System) data of any format shall be inserted into either HD or SD copies. Particularly, CGMS-A data must not be included in EIA/CEA-608 data. Content shall begin at 01:00:00:00. Long form programs delivered on multiple tapes shall use different time code for each part starting on the next whole hour, E.G.: 2:00:00:00, 3:00:00:00 (but not 00 or 23 hours). Closed Caption encoding shall be carried as EIA/CEA-608 data in accordance with EIA/CEA 708 (Digital Television Closed Captioning) and SMPTE 334M. Closed Captioning data shall be encoded on to HD-SDI VANC line 9 The tape shall be formatted as follows:. Bars Start of Tape Black and Tone Black Slate Black Start of Content Black Program Cont. : 10 : 60 : 10 : 10 : 10 : 10 TC = 1:00:00:00 COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 7
HD Specifications: SAFE TITLE, SAFE ACTION AREA SMPTE Recommended Practices take into account the average receiver masking of a television picture. With the widespread adoption of flat panel widescreen displays the SMPTE recommendation is 93% of the active area for safe action and 90% of the active area for safe titles. To ensure titles remain legible when a 4:3 center cut image is derived from a 16:9 source SMPTE RP2046-2 recommends that HD titles be within the Center Crop Title Safe Area as shown below. This represents 90% of the 4:3 active area when centered over that of the 16:9 image HD Titles MUST BE contained in the space show above to ensure LEGIABILITY after Center Cut down conversion. COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 8
1.0) VIDEO: COZI TV: HDTV Delivery: Quick Reference 1125-line, 1.78 (16:9) aspect ratio, 59.94 fields or 29.97 frames per second Sampling format: 4:2:2. See main specification for acquisition requirements 1080 lines vertical and 1920 pixels horizontal Fill the full 16:9 aspect ratio of the HDTV format;, NBC encourages material be compose and delivered center cut safe Letterbox" or pillar Box composition should not be used without prior approval by NBC Sports Regional Networks All Material must use SMTE Drop-Frame time code VITC & LTC time code must be provided on all longform assets, read the same time and be continuous and ascending. 1.2) Watermarking and Tracking Technologies: NBCUniversal does not support the use of audio or video watermarking or tracking technologies embedded in the ancillary data space or otherwise included in the materials for exhibition/transmission, and takes no responsibility for the use of such technologies or their preservation in transmission to the audience. 2.0) AUDIO: 5.1 Channel Soundtracks Content providers may mix and supply discrete 5.1 channel soundtracks and stereo and matrix encoded LT RT 2-channel soundtracks. 5.1 Channel Soundtracks: Channel Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 5 Ch 6 5.1 Channel Soundtracks Assignment Left Right Center LFE LS RS Ch 7 & 8 Mono Alternate Language - OR - Mono Video Description (DVS) {if ordered by NBCUniversal} or, if neither supply a mono version of main soundtrack all need to be delivered at -24LKFS loudness, -2peak Ch 9 Ch 10 Ch 11 LT (Pro Logic-II or Pro Logic) or LO Stereo RT (PL-II or PL) or RO or stereo left music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not Ch 12 right music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not) Note: 5.1 suppliers: the 2-channel soundtrack you may deliver is not transmitted to the audience. It is for archive/protection purposes only. Mix Engineers: provide 24 LKFS (+/-2dB) average dialog loudness for the long-form or global loudness for the short-form soundtrack. Peak limiting of 5.1 channel soundtracks: NBCUNIVERSAL requires peak limiting of 2 dbfs for the derived ATSC 2-channel down mix of all 5.1 soundtracks. COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 9
2.0) Audio 5.1 Soundtracks Continued Content not conforming to NBCUNIVERSAL s 24LKFS average loudness specification will be loudness normalized by NBCUniversal to meet this requirement. This process shifts average loudness to 24LKFS with no impact to dynamic range. Peak Limiting of 2- channel only soundtracks: Limit to -2dBFS 2.1) 2-Channel ONLY Soundtracks: 2 Channel Stereo Soundtracks Channel Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3, 4, 5, 6 Ch 7 & 8 Assignment Left (Left if Stereo) Right (Right if Stereo) Silent Mono Alternate Language - OR - Mono Video Description (DVS) {if ordered by NBCUniversal} or, if neither supply a mono version of main soundtrack all need to be delivered at -24LKFS loudness, -2peak Ch 9 LT (Pro Logic-II or Pro Logic) or LO or stereo repeat of Ch 1 Ch 10 RT (PL-II or PL) RO or stereo or repeat of Ch 2 Ch 11 Ch 12 left music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not right music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not) The soundtrack shall be dynamically limited to 2 dbfs. COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 10
COZI TV: SDTV Delivery: Quick Reference 1.0) VIDEO: Deliveries must be in conformance with published technical characteristics for Sony Digital BETACAM format Letterbox" or "pillar-box" composition should not be used without prior approval by NBC Universal Recordings must have VITC time code on lines 14 & 16 of the VBI (Vertical Blanking Intervals) Closed Caption encoding shall be carried as EIA/CEA-608 data Vertical blanking must allow active video on both fields of line 21, unless other encoded data is present All Material must use SMTE Drop-Frame time code VITC & LTC time code must be provided on all longform assets, read the same time and be continuous and ascending. 2.0) Audio: 2-Channel Soundtracks: Ch 1 = LT if matrix surround (left if stereo) Ch 2 = RT if matrix surround (right if stereo) Ch 7 & 8 Mono Alternative Language or- Mono Audio Description (if ordered by NBCUniversal) or, if neither, supply a mono version of main soundtrack -24LKFS 2 Channel Stereo Soundtracks Channel Assignment Ch 1 Left (Left if Stereo) Ch 2 Right (Right if Stereo) Ch 3, 4, 5, 6 Silent Ch 7 & 8 Mono Alternate Language - OR - Mono Video Description (DVS) {if ordered by NBCUniversal} or, if neither supply a mono version of main soundtrack all need to be delivered at -24LKFS loudness, -2peak Ch 9 LT (Pro Logic-II or Pro Logic) or LO or stereo repeat of Ch 1 Ch 10 RT (PL-II or PL) RO or stereo or repeat of Ch 2 Ch 11 Ch 12 left music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not right music/effects (if ordered by NBCUniversal or silence if not) The soundtrack shall be dynamically limited to 2 dbfs. Programs Providers (long form content): provide a measured average of 24 LKFS* (+/-2 db) dialog loudness for the soundtrack. Use an ITU-R.BS.1770 based broadcast loudness meter for measurement. Minor variation of +/- 2dB about the 24 LKFS loudness average is anticipated and acceptable. Commercial Providers (short form content): provide a measured average of 24 LKFS* (+/-2 db) global loudness (all soundtrack elements, not only dialog) for the soundtrack. Use an ITU- R.BS.1770 based broadcast loudness meter for measurement. Minor variation of +/- 2dB about the 24 LKFS loudness average is anticipated and acceptable. Commercial and promo suppliers note effective immediately: content delivered louder than NBCUNIVERSAL s 24LKFS average loudness specification will be loudness normalized to meet this requirement. This process shifts average loudness to 24LKFS with no impact to dynamic range. Content delivered softer than NBCUNIVERSAL s 24LKFS average loudness specification will be loudness normalized to a maximum of 24LKFS/-2 Peak. Delivered peak level of soft content may restrict normalization up to the 24LKFS target. A narrow tolerance surrounding the average-24lkfs loudness is especially critical at the start and end of content or segments to establish smooth program to commercial transitions. Peak limiting of 2-channel only soundtracks: Limit to -2dBFS COZI TV Commercial & Technical Specifications Final 12-6-12 11