Advertising Technical Specs & Deadlines

All the technical information, booking deadlines and delivery deadlines that you need to know if you're creating or sending any advertising copy to us.

Our channels

Channel 4 Traffic are responsible for commercial airtime on the following channels and platforms:

Channel 4

Channel 4, 4Seven, E4, E4 Extra, More 4, Film 4, Channel 4 Streaming

UKTV

W, Dave, Alibi, Gold, Eden, Drama, Yesterday, UKTV Play

The Box Plus Network

4Music, Heat, Kiss, Kerrang!, Magic

Discovery

HGTV, Really

Tech Specs

For tech spec queries, please contact your advert and sponsorship delivery provider (Adstream/Peach/Clearcast).

Approved Third Party Tracking

For VOD campaigns, Channel 4 has a list of approved vendors for third party impression tracking. These are:

Flashtalking
Google DoubleClick
Innovid
Sizmek

If you require tracking from a vendor outside of this please contact your account manager.

Ad Specs

Clearcast's advice for new superimposed text rules
Download (PDF, 663.5KB)
Do's and don'ts concerning the new superimposed text guidelines which come into effect on March 1st 2019
Updated April 2019

Ad Clearing

Commercials for linear and VoD (All 4) must conform to the current BCAP Television Advertising Standards Code. (Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice). All commercials intended for transmission on any of the services listed above must be approved by Clearcast prior to broadcast.

Clearcast: +44 (0)20 7339 4700

Delivery

We accept clock delivery through Adstream/Peach/Clearcast to transmission sites.

From 1st October 2021, we will require all advertisers to use CARIA to send copy instructions for all campaigns, excluding those that include specific spot requests and PVX. For more information, click here.

UKTV are in the process of moving broadcast playout providers from Redbee to SES, which will allow them to broadcast in HD. Therefore, any commercials previously supplied before the 1st June 2020 and going forward, will need to be resupplied through Adstream/Peach/Clearcast. SES will still be able to ingest SD commercials, although HD should be your preference.

Adstream: +44 (0)20 7539 8400

Peach +44 (0)20 8145 4902