Guides
Guides
Preparing Content
Apple TV App and Universal Search Guide
Learn about Apple TV app and Universal Search development, deep links, subscriptions API, Now Playing integration, and best practices for formatting metadata and artwork.
Apple TV Channels Subscription Video Asset Specification
Review the requirements for the delivery of subscription content assets and examples of XML delivery.
Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide
Learn how to create and deliver music, TV, and film assets.
Channels Artwork Specifications
Before you create and submit artwork for Apple TV, review artwork policies and best practices, and download templates.
Content Advisories and Ratings
Get a list of supported content ratings and advisory codes.
Parallax Previewer User Guide
Parallax Previewer is a tool for previewing layered images created for Apple TV to ensure images appear with the expected 3D effect.
Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Video Specification
Learn how to deliver videos such as promotional content, ratings, and dub credits that play before or after your subscription video content.
Schema Validation Guide
How to validate metadata XML files using Relax NG schemas.
Sports Names and League Abbreviations
Reference this list of sport names and league abbreviation values to provide accurate metadata for sporting events.
UMC Availability Data Interface Specification
Learn about the requirements to define the availability for content in your UMC Catalog to specify when, how, and where your content can be played.
UMC Catalog Data Interface Specification
Learn how to format and deliver catalog metadata in XML for the Universal Media Catalog (UMC) Data Ingest Service.
UMC Catalog Partner Requirements Addendum
Get information about additional specifications for content delivery, including catalog and artwork requirements, minimum storefront requirements, and regional ratings.
UMC Standards and Style Guide
Review content guidelines and best practices for formatting your metadata and artwork.
Video App Integrations Artwork Specifications
Understand how to create and submit artwork for the Apple TV app.
Delivering Content
Apple Partner Media Review
View your subscription video assets before they go live on the Apple TV app with Apple Partner Media Review.
Sequence User Guide
Create and publish catalog and availability XML feeds for the Apple TV app using Sequence, a web tool.
Transporter User Guide
Review the technical requirements and modes for Transporter, a command-line tool used to upload and manage Apple TV Channels assets.