This is a format to show allowable placement and order for various packaging elements. Your program may not necessarily contain all these elements. Please discuss format elements with your Program Management contact.
***PBS must approve all formats prior to final picture lock***
| REEL 1 |
| HIGH DEF/WIDESCREEN IDENTIFIER |
:10 |
| Black |
:01 |
| TOP OF THE SHOW TEASE |
:30 |
| UNDERWRITING CREDIT BED |
:60 |
| TITLE/OPEN |
:30 |
| PROGRAM |
| BUMPER OUT/OPTIONAL TEASE ("We'll return with...") |
| Black |
:01 |
| UNDERWRITING CREDIT BED |
:60 |
| Black |
:01 |
| ON-AIR OFFER |
:15 |
| Black |
:01 |
| WEBSITE NOTICE |
:15 |
| Black |
:01 |
| INTERNAL PBS SYSTEM CUE |
:05 |
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| INTERNAL BREAK |
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| REEL 2 |
| BUMPER IN/OPTIONAL TEASE ("We now return with...") |
| UNDERWRITING CREDIT BED (if not used at the end of REEL 1) |
:60 |
| PROGRAM |
| WEBSITE NOTICE |
:15 |
| NEXT-TIME TEASE |
:30 |
| Black |
:01 |
| ON-AIR OFFER |
:15 |
| Black |
:01 |
| PRODUCTION CREDITS (including copyright, disclaimer and producer/presenter credits) |
:45 |
| (split screen with 2 or more elements - website notice, next time tease or on-air offer -- can extend maximum production credits length to 60 seconds) |
| UNDERWRITING CREDIT BED |
:60 |
| Black |
:01 |
| PBS SYSTEM CUE |
:05 |
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**Please note that these are maximum lengths for each element, with the exception of the PBS System Cue, which must be :05 (with :01 of black preceding it).
**Offers may instead appear following the Underwriting Credit Bed and production credits or after the PBS System Cue.
**If a Top of the Show Tease is not present on a program, the Title/Open should be the first element, immediately followed by the Underwriting Credit Bed.
