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The DPP's technical work produces Specifications, Recommendations, Guidance and other documents, which you can download here. We also provide sample files and other supporting materials.

Leaders' Briefing 2025 Sponsorship Pack

A comprehensive list of the sponsorship opportunities at the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2025.

DPP013 - Commercial, Sponsorship, & Infomercial Delivery Using AS11 X6 - Technical Requirements

This document defines the technical parameters for delivery to the AS11 X6 specifications.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery

DPP012 - Commercial, Sponsorship, & Infomercial Delivery - Guidance for Production and Post Production

This document defines best practices to help ensure that commercials, sponsorships, and informercials are accepted by broadcasters.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery

DPP Innovation Showcase June 2025 - Slide Deck

The slides from the DPP Innovation Showcase, June 25

Tech Tech Update Innovation Showcase

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Media Supply Festival 2025 Digital Programme

Discover both days of the Media Supply Festival 2025, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Media Supply Festival

NAB 2025: What Buyers Want - Slide Deck

The slides from the NAB 2025: What Buyers Want webinar, 18 March 2025.

NAB

DPP events & reports 2025

Membership

DPP events & reports 2025

Membership Insight Events

Leaders' Briefing 2024 - Digital Programme

Discover both days of the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2024, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Leaders' Briefing

DPP011 File based programme delivery using AS-11 UK HD - Technical requirements

This document outlines a subset of technical requirements for the delivery of programmes using the AMWA AS-11 UK DPP HD file format. It is focused on delivery for UK broadcasters.

Tech File Delivery HD

DPP010 File based programme delivery - Guidance for production and post

This document provides guidance for the production and post-production of High Definition (HD) programmes. It is focused on the needs of UK broadcasters.

Tech File Delivery HD

DPP Innovation Showcase October 2024 - Slide Deck

The slides from the DPP Innovation Showcase, October 24

Tech Tech Update Innovation Showcase

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DPP Welcome Guide

Your company is a member of the DPP community, which means you now get free access to our work.

MEMBERS

Committed to Sustainability Programme T&Cs

These T&Cs are to be used by companies participating in the DPP Committed to Sustainabilty Programme when completing the Checklist.

Sustainability

Media Supply Festival 2024 Digital Programme

Discover both days of the Media Supply Festival 2024, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Media Supply Festival

Leaders' Briefing 2023 - Digital Programme

Discover both days of the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2023, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Leaders' Briefing

DPP Tech Update: July 2023

The slides from the DPP Tech Update meeting, July 2023.

Tech Update

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Media Supply Festival 2023 Digital Programme

Discover both days of the Media Supply Festival 2023, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Media Supply Festival

DPP Tech Update: March 2023

The slides from the DPP Tech Update meeting, March 2023.

Tech Tech Update

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DPP Tech Network: October 2022

The slides from the DPP Tech Network meeting, October 2022.

Tech Tech Update Tech Network

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Leaders' Briefing 2022 - Digital Programme

Discover both days of the DPP Leaders' Briefing 2022, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Leaders' Briefing

How To Buy Better Vendor Survey

Supplier version of DPP's How To Buy Better survey

Insight Survey Buying

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How To Buy Better Customer Survey

Customer version of DPP's How To Buy Better survey

Insight Survey Buying

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Media Supply Festival 2022 Digital Programme

Discover both days of the Media Supply Festival 2022, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Media Supply Festival

DPP Tech Network: February 2022

The slides from the DPP Tech Network meeting, February 2022.

Tech Tech Update

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DPP008 Business to Business Metadata Exchange Appendix A

Appendix A of DPP008 - AS-11 UK DPP HD Mapping Into MDDF Schemas.

Tech File Delivery Recommendation Metadata Supply Chain

DPP008 Business to Business Metadata Exchange

This recommendation aims to reduce friction in the media supply chain at the points of content interchange, specifically around the exchange of metadata.

Tech File Delivery Recommendation Metadata Supply Chain

DPP Tech Network: November 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, November 2021.

Tech Tech Update Tech Network

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Leaders' Briefing 2021 - Digital Programme

Discover both days of the DPP's Leaders' Briefing 2021, and find out more about all of our speakers.

Leaders' Briefing

RDD6 Metadata XML Generator

A simple web application for generating RDD-6 XML metadata files.

Tech File Delivery Metadata

SMPTE RDD 59-1

This link will take you to IEEE Explore, to download SMPTE RDD 59-1 IMF Application DPP (ProRes).

IMF Tech Specification Versioning

DPP Tech Network: July 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, July 2021.

Tech Tech Update

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DPP Tech Network: April 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, April 2021.

Tech Tech Update

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DPP007 - Content Supplier Onboarding

This guidance sets out commonly agreed best practices that are simple to implement and can drive significant time and cost savings.

Tech File Delivery Workflows Implementation Guidance VOD

DPP Tech Network: January 2021

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, January 2021.

Tech Tech Update

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AS-11 X6 Sample Files

A set of sample files for AMWA AS-11 X6

Advertising Tech AS-11 File Delivery Sample Files

DPP Tech Leaders' Briefing 2020 - Digital Programme

Discover all 4 days of the DPP Tech Leaders' Briefing 2020, and find out more about all of our speakers.

DPP Tech Network: October 2020

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, October 2020.

Tech Tech Update

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DPP Innovation Week Digital Handout

Innovation Week

DPP Sustainability Statement 2019

A summary of the DPP's own environmental performance for 2019.

Sustainability

DPP Tech Network: June 2020

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, June 2020.

Tech Tech Update

MEMBERS

DPP Tech Network: March 2020

The slides from the DPP Tech Network quarterly meeting, March 2020.

Tech Tech Update

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Committed to Sustainability Mark Usage Guidelines

This Mark Usage Guideline provides guidance and sets out the conditions for using the Committed to Sustainability Mark(s).

Tech Sustainability

Committed To Sustainability Guidance Notes

Information on how to collect and interpret the information needed for your Committed to Sustainability response.

Tech Sustainability

DPP Auxiliary Image Sequence

This white paper describes how DPP006 (Auxiliary Image Sequence) can enhance the Interoperable Master Format to enable compositing workflows.

IMF Tech Production Workflows Versioning

DPP006 IMF Plug-in for an Auxiliary Image Sequence

This Recommendation defines an IMF plugin for an Auxiliary Image Sequence, allowing overlays to be treated as components in an IMF workflow.

IMF Tech Versioning Recommendation

DPP001 Live IP Profiles

This DPP Recommendation defines a series of profiles for exchanging live video across IP networks for contribution and distribution.

Tech UHD Recommendation IP Live

DPP001 Live IP Profiles Appendix B

Appendix B of DPP001 - containing heatmaps, media profiles, and stream profiles used for selecting Live IP profiles.

Tech UHD Recommendation IP Live

AMWA AS-11 UK DPP HD

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 DPP HD Specification for air-ready master files.

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery

AMWA AS-11 X9

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X9 Specification for air-ready master files (to North America).

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery

AMWA AS-11 X6

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X6 draft Specification for the delivery of HD short form content.

Advertising Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery

AMWA AS-11 X5

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X5 draft Specification for the delivery of UHD short form content.

Advertising Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery UHD

AMWA AS-11 X1

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 X1 Specification for UHD air-ready master files.

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery UHD

AMWA AS-11 UK DPP SD

This link will take you to the AMWA website where you can find the AS-11 DPP SD Specification for air-ready master files.

Tech AS-11 Specification File Delivery

DPP Live Delivery Requirements [Template]

This document outlines the technical requirements for the delivery of Live programmes to UK broadcasters.

Tech Delivery Requirements Live

UK HD Promos and Presentation [Template]

This document outlines the technical requirements for the delivery of HD Promotions and Presentation material to UK broadcasters.

Advertising Tech File Delivery Delivery Requirements

UK HD Commercials and Sponsorship [Template]

This document outlines the technical requirements for the delivery of HD Commercials and Sponsorship material to UK broadcasters.

Advertising Tech File Delivery Delivery Requirements

DPP AS-11 File Delivery Requirements [Template]

This document outlines the technical requirements for the delivery of programmes using the AMWA AS-11 DPP file format.

Tech AS-11 File Delivery Delivery Requirements

DPP IMF Delivery Requirements [Template]

This document outlines the technical requirements for delivery of programmes in the Interoperable Master Format (IMF) using SMPTE RDD 59.

IMF Tech Versioning Delivery Requirements

DPP003 Carriage of AMWA AS-11 Metadata in IMF

This DPP Recommendation defines usage of common user metadata elements and their carriage in SMPTE RDD 59 IMF Packages.

IMF Tech Versioning Recommendation Metadata

DPP002 Metadata Exchange for News

An implementation framework to enable exchange of a minimum metadata set between systems and news organisations.

Tech Recommendation News Metadata

Supplement for Surround Sound

This document explains how to make an AS-11 UK DPP HD file with surround sound that includes the Dolby proprietary metadata.

Tech File Delivery

Supplement for Super16mm

This document details the requirements for delivering programmes to UK Broadcasters which have been produced using Super16 film.

Tech File Delivery

Supplement for HDR

This document provides guidance on the technical and operational practices used during the production of HDR programmes.

Tech File Delivery UHD

QC Requirements

This document describes the QC checks required to deliver a valid AS-11 DPP that meets technical requirements of UK broadcasters.

Tech File Delivery QC

Eyeball QC Report Template

This document provides an example template for recording the results of an “eyeball” quality check in a standardised report.

Tech File Delivery QC

DPP Supplement - PSE Devices

This document contains a list of products that have been agreed by the UK broadcasters to competently perform PSE testing.

Tech File Delivery QC

DPP005 IMF Operational Guidance

This Guidance document helps adopters to make sense of IMF standards, specifications and terminology, and understand their impact on workflows.

IMF Tech Production Workflows Versioning Guidance

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DPP004 IMF QC Workflows

This Guidance document provides an overview of how QC processes can be adapted to suit component based media workflows, using formats such as IMF.

IMF Tech Workflows Versioning Guidance QC

Metadata Exchange for News Infographic

A one-page explainer highlighting the key benefits that have been mapped to the Planning, Acquire & Finish, and Delivery stages of framework

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Delivery 5b

An example file showing a complex Delivery Structure from the output of a Newsrooom MAM system at the Delivery stage where clips have unique rights/restrictions.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Delivery 5a

An example file showing a simple Delivery Structure from the output of a Newsrooom MAM system at the Delivery stage.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 4b

An example file showing the output of a local field edit in the Acquire & Finish stage, with an in-field edit comtaining clips originating from multiple sources.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 4a

An example package made up of clips from multiple sources at the Acquire & Finish stage. One clip is original, one copied from another device, and one from a new device.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 3b

An example file showing the output of a capture device in the Acquire & Finish stage with an internal edit on the camera.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 3a

An example file showing the output of a local field edit in the Acquire & Finish stage with an in-field edit and clips originating from the same source

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 2b

An example file showing the output at a capture device during the Acquire & Finish stage with two short clips that are stored as a contiguous file.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Acquire & Finish 2a

An example file showing the output at a capture device during the Acquire & Finish stage with two recorded clips, one with a keyframe.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Planning 1b

An example file showing the output of a Newsroom planning system at the Planning stage. The story has been assigned to be sent to 1 capture device.

Tech Production News Metadata

MeX for News Planning 1a

An example file showing the output of a Newsroom planning system at the Planning stage. The story has been assigned to 2 devices both receiving the same metadata.

Tech Production News Metadata