News
July 22, 2021
Apple TV app ratings update announcement
We are making changes to supported ratings for movies and TV content. New ratings listed below are available today for ingestion into Apple’s Universal Media Catalog.
Note: See updated ratings for movie and TV content available on iTunes.
Ratings that will be removed are still supported but we recommend updating as soon as possible. These ratings will be removed at a date in the near future.
Movies
| Country | New Ratings | Ratings to Be Removed | Changing Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | au-cb/AV15+ au-cb/X18+ au-cb/E au-cb/UR |
au-cb → au-oflc/G au-cb → au-oflc/PG au-cb → au-oflc/M au-cb → au-oflc/MA15+ au-cb → au-oflc/R18+ |
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| Austria | fsk/4+ fsk/18+ |
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| Belgium | be-movies/10 | be-movies/6 be-movies/9 |
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| Brazil | br-ci/ER-L | br-ci → br-movies/L br-ci → br-movies/10 br-ci → br-movies/12 br-ci → br-movies/14 br-ci → br-movies/16 br-ci → br-movies/18 br-ci → br-movies/UR |
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| Bulgaria | bg-movies/UR | ||
| Cambodia | kh-movies/UR | ||
| Canada | ca-chvrs/E | ||
| France | fr-cnc/TP fr-cnc/-10 fr-cnc/-12 fr-cnc/-16 fr-cnc/UR |
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| Greece | gr-movies/8 gr-movies/16 |
gr-movies/K-13 gr-movies/K-15 gr-movies/K-17 gr-movies/UR |
gr-movies/K-12 → gr-movies/12 |
| India | in-movies/UA7+ in-movies/UA13+ in-movies/UA16+ |
in-movies/UA in-movies/UR in-movies/S |
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| Indonesia | id-movies/UR | ||
| Italy | it-movies/UR it-movies/VPA it-movies/VM10 it-movies/VM12 |
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| Latvia | lv-movies/UR | ||
| Netherlands | nl-nicam/UR | ||
| Norway | no-nma/UR | ||
| Poland | pl-movies/G | pl-movies/BO pl-movies/7 pl-movies/15 pl-movies/UR |
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| Portugal | pt-movies/T | ||
| Qater | qa-movies/UR | ||
| Russia | ru-movies/0 → ru-movies/0+ ru-movies/12 → ru-movies/12+ ru-movies/16 → ru-movies/16+ ru-movies/18 → ru-movies/18+ |
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| Saudi Arabia | sa-movies/PG12 sa-movies/R12 sa-movies/R15 sa-movies/R18 |
sa-movies/PG-13 sa-movies/R sa-movies/NC-17 sa-movies/UR |
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| South Africa | za-movies/10 za-movies/X18 za-movies/UR |
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| Spain | es-movies/A-TP | es-icaa/APTA es-icaa/13 |
es-icaa → es-movies/IA es-icaa → es-movies/I7 es-icaa → es-movies/7 es-icaa → es-movies/12 es-icaa → es-movies/15 es-icaa → es-movies/16 es-icaa → es-movies/18 es-icaa → es-movies/UR |
| Switzerland | ch-movies/8 | ch-movies/7 | |
| Taiwan | tw-movies/15 | ||
| Uganda | ug-movies/UR | ||
| Ukraine | ua-movies/C ua-movies/ALL ua-movies/14 ua-movies/X21 |
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| United States | mpaa/GP mpaa/M mpaa/X |
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| Vietnam | vn-movies/0 vn-movies/16+ vn-movies/UR |
TV
| Country | New Ratings | Ratings to Be Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | au-tv/P au-tv/C au-tv/G au-tv/PG au-tv/M au-tv/MA15+ au-tv/R18+ |
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| Azerbaijan | az-tv/6+ az-tv/16+ |
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| Brazil | br-tv/L br-tv/10 br-tv/12 br-tv/14 br-tv/16 br-tv/18 |
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| Canada | ca-tv/E | |
| France | fr-csa/UR | |
| Greece | gr-tv/8 gr-tv/12 gr-tv/16 gr-tv/18 |
gr-tv/KE gr-tv/KA gr-tv/K-15 gr-tv/A |
| Hong Kong | hk-tv/I hk-tv/IIA hk-tv/IIB hk-tv/III |
hk-tv/1 hk-tv/2 hk-tv/3 |
| India | in-tv/UA7+ in-tv/UA13+ in-tv/UA16+ |
in-tv/UA in-tv/S |
| Japan | jp-tv/5+ jp-tv/7+ jp-tv/15+ |
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| Kuwait |
kw-tv/0+ kw-tv/5+ kw-tv/7+ kw-tv/9+ kw-tv/12+ kw-tv/15+ kw-tv/18+ |
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| Mozambique | mz-tv/UR | |
| Namibia | na-tv/UR | |
| Netherlands | nl-tv/AL nl-tv/6 nl-tv/9 nl-tv/12 nl-tv/16 nl-tv/18 |
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| Poland | pl-tv/G pl-tv/7 pl-tv/12 pl-tv/16 pl-tv/18 |
pl-tv/1 pl-tv/2 pl-tv/3 pl-tv/4 |
| Portugal | pt-tv/P | |
| Saudi Arabia | sa-tv/G sa-tv/PG12 sa-tv/R12 sa-tv/R15 sa-tv/R18 |
sa-tv/U sa-tv/12 sa-tv/15 sa-tv/18 |
| Slovenia | si-tv/AD | si-tv/PG |
| South Africa | za-tv/13 | |
| Spain | es-tv/iA es-tv/A es-tv/7 es-tv/12 es-tv/16 es-tv/18 |
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| Switzerland | ch-tv/8 ch-tv/10 ch-tv/14 |
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| Ukraine | ua-tv/16+ | |
| Great Britain | uk-tv/U uk-tv/PG uk-tv/12 uk-tv/15 uk-tv/18 |
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| United States | us-tv/TV-Y7-F |
Note: The name of the country Swaziland is now Eswatini.
Additionally, all ratings for India will require one of the following advisories with the exception of the U rating. When content has the U rating, the advisory will be “Content Suitable for All Ages.”
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| C | Criminal Activity |
| D | Drugs or Drug Use |
| FV | Fantasy Violence |
| G | Gambling |
| GV | Graphic Violence |
| H | Horror |
| B | Imitable Behavior |
| L | Language |
| N | Nudity |
| P | Prejudice |
| PS | Photo or Pattern Sensitivity |
| R | Religiously Sensitive |
| SC | Sexual Content |
| SV | Sexual Violence |
| T | Smoking or Tobacco Use |
| SD | Suggestive Dialogue |
| V | Violence |
For more information, see the Content Advisories and Ratings Addendums in the UMC Catalog Specification.