How to Publish a TV Series

Prime Video organizes TV series content in a three-level hierarchy. Each level serves a distinct purpose in how your content is stored, displayed, and delivered to customers.

Quick Tip

• Metadata is required at the series, season, and episode level.
• Every episode in every season requires its own playable assets, timed text, and episodic artwork.
• Content rights are submitted at the episode level.

All TV series fields fall into one of three categories. Understanding these categories helps you prioritize your submission and avoid delays.

Component Breakdown

The table below lists the components to publish a TV series on Prime Video.

TV series on Prime Video can currently only be delivered using the MovieLabs specification. The MovieLabs specification organizes your publishing requirements into five components.

MovieLabs Delivery Components at a Glance

Use the table below to understand what each component does and how it is delivered. Deliver all of the components below via your chosen file ingestion method (Aspera or AWS S3).

Avails are the licensing terms that authorize Prime Video to distribute your content. They answer four questions: what to sell, where to sell it, when to make it available, and at what price.

Your MEC file contains all the descriptive information customers use to make viewing decisions. It includes your title, synopsis, runtime, genre, director, cast, ratings, and more.

For TV series, metadata is delivered at three levels: series, season, and episode. Each level requires its own metadata set. You can deliver localized versions in addition to the original language.

Your MMC file maps all deliverables to the correct title and rights window. It tells Prime Video systems where each file goes. Without a valid MMC file, your assets cannot be matched to your title.

For TV series, the MMC maps assets at the episode level. Each episode’s video, audio, timed text, and episodic artwork must be referenced in your MMC file.

Playable assets are the files served to customers when they press play. Every episode in your series requires its own complete set of playable assets.

Your artwork appears on the title page and in search results. It is the first visual impression customers have of your series. TV series artwork operates at two levels: season and episode. Each level has its own required types and specifications.

Trailers and bonus content help customers discover and engage with your TV series. You can deliver trailers at the series or season level and bonus features at the episode level. Each asset follows the same delivery and formatting standards as your primary playable assets.