TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR DELIVERY OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TO This document is based on the guide to the common technical standards agreed by the BBC, BSkyB, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV and S4C. The Standards include: Technical Specifications, i.e. the technical production methods which must be used, and the parameters which all material must meet to be acceptable by BSkyB. Picture and Sound Quality requirements, which also form a binding obligation on producers of material. Assessment of quality is by nature subjective, and is highly dependent on the nature of the programme. Some of the Quality Requirements are expressed in relative terms (“reasonable”, “not excessive” etc.), and it will be necessary to make a judgement as to whether the quality expectations of the intended audience will be fulfilled, and whether BSkyB will feel that value for money has been achieved. Delivery Requirements, which specify the form and layout of the programme material. Every programme submitted for transmission must satisfy a Quality Control process specified by BSkyB. Any programme failing the QC process on tape or file may be rejected and returned to the supplier for repair. Please ensure you are using the current version of this document, available at: http://sky1.sky.com/production-team Technical Responsibility and Contacts: All contact regarding queries about program content, or of a technical nature, should be directed through the Media Coordinators. Media Coordinators will then direct the query to the relevant area within BSkyB. BSkyB Contact Details Area Media Coordinators E-mail
[email protected] Phone +44 (0)20-7032 2263 File Naming Requirements Programme files for delivery to BSkyB must be named as requested with the Delivery ID.