Important: All content submitted through Prime Video Slate is made available at the sole discretion of Amazon. Submission of your content doesn’t guarantee that your title will be selected for licensing or published by a given date
Prime Video Slate helps rights holders offer policy-compliant titles for rent/buy (TVOD) through Prime Video.
Please ensure your title is eligible for publication consideration prior to submission by reviewing our Content Policy Guidelines, asset requirements, and Licensing consideration and title review prior to submitting content.
Required information
All titles must include the following information:
- Title name
This is how customers will be able to identify and search for your title. The title name must be displayed on your graphic assets exactly as it’s entered in this field. - Category
This indicates the type of programming and usually corresponds to its duration (like movie, short film, educational, or clips). If your content doesn’t fall into one of our defined categories, the content is ineligible for submission via Prime Video Slate. - Title metadata language
This is the language of the Title name, synopsis, and title details. Available locations are based on the metadata language you select when adding a title. For more information, see Available locations. - Synopsis
This is a short description of your title and what it’s about. Customers see the synopsis when they view the title detail page, so it’s best to make it both informative and interesting. - Genre
Genres help viewers know the stylistic format they can expect (like science fiction, comedy, or drama). We also use them in search, personalization, and categorization of content.
Note: Prime Video may add or remove genres to improve discoverability. - Country of origin
The most significant factor in determining a work’s country of origin is the place where its production company (or companies) is established. - Rating
Regulators or organizations in each marketplace create ratings criteria for movies and TV shows. However, if your title is not officially rated, you must select Suggested Rating - Title not officially rated.
Rating reasons provide detailed information about the type of content contained in a movie or TV show. Select up to four reasons per rating system. If you’re not sure what to select, leave this blank.
Note: Prime Video reserves the right to update rating reasons as necessary. - Cast and crew information
A minimum of one crew member must be added, but we recommend that you also enter at least key actors, to improve search discoverability on Prime Video. If you’re publishing a movie or TV show, then you must provide a director. - Mezzanine file
Prime Video Slate supports video resolutions up to 1920x1080p. (4K UHD content isn’t supported at this time.) Our software automatically adjusts the delivery streams to a resolution appropriate to the customer’s device and connection speed. For more information, see Video requirements. - Captions file
Amazon is a customer-obsessed company, and captions help ensure a consistent viewing experience for all customers, including those who might be hearing impaired or are non-native English speakers. For more information, see Timed text requirements. - Key art
Key art represents your title on Prime Video. Key art is required in two aspect ratios for episodic and standalone titles and must display your exact title name. For more information, see Artwork requirements. - Availability options
Prime Video Slate allows rights holders to make titles available to buy or rent in select marketplaces, including Amazon.com (U.S.), Amazon.co.uk (UK), Amazon.de (Germany & Austria), and Amazon.co.jp (Japan). For more information, see Compensation details and failed payments.
Germany and Japan
To add a new location, you must add a metadata language that corresponds to the location you want to submit content to (such as English metadata language for U.S. and UK, German metadata language for Germany, or Japanese metadata language for Japan).
For example, if you only see U.S. or UK on your availability tab, but you want to submit content in Germany or Japan, you must add German or Japanese metadata language, respectively. You must also provide a localized audio or captions file for Germany, or localized audio and burnt-in subtitles for Japan.
Note: Japan doesn’t support Japanese caption files.
