TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Please note that the technical specifications for spots to linear tv and addressable tv are identical.

LEGAL

Please find legal guidance for commercials here: http://tv2media.dk/jura/

QUALITY

TV commercials must have the same high technical quality as the TV programs and must therefore meet the same relevant standards (EBU * SMPTE, etc.).
TV commercials which by TV 2's opinion do not meet these requirements will not be transmitted. Among the reasons for the rejection of a TV commercial, the following can be stated:

Incorrect audio or video levels
Poor sound or picture quality
Lack of synchronization between sound and image
Abrupt termination of audio and/or image
Unintelligible speech/text
No audible sound

TV 2 does not accept creative effects that can be confused with technical errors unless prior approval is obtained

START, END AND DURATION

The file must contain only the active video and audio content and thus may not start as a black or still image
or have another kind of pre-and/or post-roll.
Duration is calculated from the file's first frame to the last frame and must be an even number of seconds
in accordance with the purchased commercial slot.
A duration that falls short of, or exceeds the duration with one frame or more, will be rejected.
TV 2 only accepts commercials that have a duration that is divisible by 5 seconds. This also applies to
split commercials. Split commercials of more than 2 splits require a prior agreement with TV 2

SYSTEM FORMAT

The system format is High Definition 1080i/25*
No other formats are accepted.
Content originated in other TV system formats may be converted to 1080i/25 by a very high quality standards
converter before delivery. Content originated on Film must be scanned directly onto 1080i/25 (1080PsF/25).
Commercials delivered in SD format (before to 2013), will be up-converted to HD though TV2’s playout system.
TV 2 cannot be held responsible for any loss of quality during this conversion. New commercials can only be
delivered in HD.
⃰ 1080i/25
An interlaced video format defined as 50 half frames (known as fields) per second.
Each field having 540 lines and 1920 pixels per line.

SOUND LEVELS

TV 2 wants to achieve a consistent sound level throughout the whole program schedule and therefore follows the EBU Recommendation
R128 (loudness).
The following sound levels are acceptable:

Short-Form Content (Adverts, promos, etc.)

Description	Value	Notes
Program Loudness (IL)	0 LU (-23 LUFS) ± 0.5 LU	Measured over the entire program length Accepted tolerance
Maximum True Peak (Max TP)	-3 dBTP	Measured at 4 times over sampling
Maximum Short-term Loudness	+5 LU (-18 LUFS)

ACTION AND GRAPHICS SAFE AREA

Action safe: 3.5%
Title safe: 5%

DELIVERY FORMAT

File format
XDCAM HD 422 MXF OP1a (SMPTE 378M), (This means: FILE MUST BE DELIVERED IN .MXF FORMAT)
Video
Codec: MPEG-2 422P@HL Long GOP
Bit rate: 50 Mb/s (CBR)
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Interlacing: Upper Field First
Frame rate: 25 fps (50i).
Audio
Track 1 (AES1) Stereo Left / Lt
Track 2 (AES1) Stereo right / Rt
Codec: Uncompressed (PCM)
Sample Rate: 48 kHz,
Sampling Size: 16 or 24 bit
AES 2-8 Not used
TV commercials must be delivered as media files through our portal https://flex.tv2media.dk/ or via a direct integration to the TV 2 Flex platform.

DEADLINE AND CORRECTIONS

Deadline
TV commercials to be broadcasted on TV 2's channels must be in TV 2’s possession four working days
before the first broadcast date at the latest.
Subsequent delivery of the material requires prior agreement with TV 2 and may involve a fee for late
delivery.

TECHNICAL REFERENCES

SMPTE, EBU, etc.
ITU-R BT.709-6: Parameter values for the HDTV standards for production and international programme exchange

SMPTE 377M: Material Exchange Format (MXF) - File Format Specification
SMPTE 378M: Material Exchange Format (MXF) - Operational pattern 1A (Single Item, Single Package)
SMPTE 379M: Material Exchange Format (MXF) - MXF Generic Container
SMPTE 381M: Material Exchange Format (MXF) - Mapping MPEG Streams into the MXF Generic Container
SMPTE 386M: Material Exchange Format (MXF) - Mapping Type D-10 Essence Data to the MXF Generic Container
SMPTE 382M: Material Exchange Format - Mapping AES3 and Broadcast Wave Audio into the MXF Generic Container
EBU R 95: Safe area for 16:9 television production
EBU R122: Material Exchange Format Timecode Implementation
EBU R 128: Loudness normalization and permitted maximum level of audio signals
EBU Tech 3341: ‘EBU Mode’ metering to supplement EBU R 128 loudness normalisation
EBU Tech 3342: Loudness range: A measure to supplement EBU R 128 loudness normalisation
EBU Tech 3343: Practical guidelines for EBU R128 (Loudness)
EBU R 128S1: Loudness Parameters for Short-Form Content
General information about R128 loudness: https://tech.ebu.ch/loudnes