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BBC Studios FAST
Video
BBC Studios offers 24/7 curated content across comedy, sci-fi, travel, crime, documentaries, and award-winning entertainment. It’s leveraging its iconic library of programming to meet growing demand for premium, ad-supported viewing, delivering the right stories to the right audiences, anywhere.
Benefits
Extend reach to new audiences and platforms at scale – 100M+ hours viewed in 2024/25
Ads appear alongside premium content spanning a range of popular genres & titles
Ideal for brand building and awareness among streaming-first audiences
Target ads to relevant,
brand-safe content
Detailed Info
Platform
Fast
Device
CTV
Deal Type
Direct IO, PG, PMP
Ad Format
Standard video, the following durations are permitted: :06s, :10s, :15s, :30s, :45s, :60s, :90s
Technical Specifications
Creative delivery
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Technical Specs
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VAST Transcodes
VAST 2.0 required for CTV, Web and App. H.264 (MP4) assets must be included in the VAST tag and we only accept one VAST tag per creative length. A minimum of three different bit rates required. Recommended bit rates are below
Bit Rate
8-30 Mbps. 500, 1,200 or 3,000 kbps
Codecs
H.264 (MP4)
Audio Code
Peak audio range between -12db and -24db Stereo. 44.1 - 48 kHz sampling rate AAC-LC
Aspect Ratio
16x9
Ad Dimensions
1920x1080, 1280x720, 854x480 and 640x360
Brand Safety Tags
Monitoring tags ONLY. Blocking tags are not accepted
3rd Party Vendors
The following 3P vendors are accepted on BBC News FAST: DoubleClick (DCM), Innovid, Sizmek, Flash Talking, DoubleVerify, Extreme Reach
Notes
Skippable ads are NOT accepted
Please DO NOT include .3GPP file format
A maximum of (1) VAST wrapper redirects
We DO NOT accept tags by platform/device
iSport & videoAmp ARE accepted pixels, will only run on digital
All tags must be SSL compliant (HTTP). Third party tags must be able to serve via SSL (HTTP://S). All subsequent calls to third parties after the initial ad request must also use SSL