Air dates by channel

An air date is when a title premieres on a channel or platform, in a territory. A title can have one on each channel and in each territory. The earliest one sets the plan: due dates on the title's placeholders and work orders are counted back from it, and move when it moves.

Where it lives

A title's sheet in Titles, Release dates tab, Air dates by channel, below the releases by country. Air dates belong to the film or the show. Seasons and episodes take none of their own.

The channels and platforms come from Organisation, Brand, Channels and platforms. Add them there first. See Brands.

Set an air date

1. Open the title and go to Release dates.
2. Under Air dates by channel, choose the Channel or platform.
3. Fill in the Territory, or leave it as WORLD for everywhere.
4. Choose the Air date.
5. Press Set air date.

The earliest air date is marked Earliest. To move one, change its date in the row; it saves when you leave the field or press Enter. Setting a date again for the same channel and territory moves the existing one. Remove takes one off, and Final Frame keeps it for the record.

What a moved air date does

• Every open placeholder and work order whose due date counts from the air date moves with it. Final Frame says how many moved.
• Finished work keeps its dates.
• The template sets that match the title run again, so anything newly owed is added. See Template sets and rules.

A cancelled air date sets nothing. The plan counts from the earliest air date that is not cancelled.

Import a sheet

1. Under Air dates by channel, press Import a sheet.
2. Choose a CSV file, or paste the sheet.
3. Press Check the sheet. Final Frame lists every row it cannot take, with the reason, and changes nothing.
4. Press Import N air dates. It reports how many are new, how many moved and how many it skipped.

The sheet needs columns for the title, the channel and the date. Territory and status are optional. Dates may be written as 2027-03-14 or 14/03/2027. A sheet holds up to 2,000 rows. A row with no status is confirmed.

From the API

Air dates are on the API under /v1: list and set a title's air dates, change or remove one, and import a sheet. Writes take an Idempotency-Key. See the API reference.

Permissions

Rights

An air date plans the work. The title's release rights and windows sit on its deals, and each asset's usage rights sit on the asset. See Rights and Asset families and usage rights.