Content Creator Requirements & Submission Guidelines

1. Purpose & Scope

These guidelines define the editorial, technical, and legal requirements for all content submitted to Oneway Broadcasting Network ("OBN") for broadcast and distribution. They apply to every creator, producer, ministry, and partner who provides content for OBN's platforms — linear television, streaming (the Oneway TV website and OBN apps), radio/audio, and social media.

Submitting content to OBN means you agree to these guidelines. OBN reserves the right to review, request revisions, edit for time and standards, schedule, decline, or remove any submission at its discretion.

2. Editorial & Content Standards

All content must:

• Align with OBN's Statement of Faith and our mission to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Be suitable for a family audience — no profanity, nudity, sexual content, graphic violence, or material contrary to Scripture.
• Be biblically and factually accurate, edifying, and produced with excellence.
• Properly attribute Scripture (including the translation used) and any quoted or third-party sources.
• Avoid political endorsements, unauthorized solicitations, or anything that could jeopardize OBN's ministry/non-profit standing, unless pre-approved in writing.
• Treat every person with dignity and respect.

3. Technical Delivery Specifications

Two tiers are provided: Broadcast (TV) for linear/over-the-air quality, and Streaming / App for web and on-demand. When in doubt, deliver the Broadcast tier — it satisfies every platform.

No clipping or distortion; dialogue must be clear and intelligible; music and effects balanced beneath speech; levels consistent throughout.

Clean heads and tails, no extended dead air, consistent levels, no hum or background noise.

• Orientations: Horizontal 16:9 (1920×1080), Vertical 9:16 (1080×1920), or Square 1:1 (1080×1080) — deliver the orientation(s) requested.
• Format: H.264 MP4. Duration typically ≤ 60–90 seconds.
• Loudness ≈ −14 LUFS (social platforms normalize automatically).
• Burned-in (open) captions strongly recommended for sound-off viewing.

• TV broadcast: closed captions required (CEA-608/708, per FCC) — embedded or as a sidecar (.scc / .mcc).
• Streaming / App: sidecar .srt or .vtt preferred; burned-in acceptable for promos.
• Captions must be accurate, properly timed, and include speaker IDs and sound cues where needed.

• Program structure: 2 s black → slate (title, episode, duration, date, contact) → bars & tone (broadcast) → 2 s black → program → 2 s black tail.
• Timecode: start at 01:00:00:00 for broadcast (or 00:00:00:00).
• File naming: ProgramTitle_Episode_Version_YYYYMMDD_Resolution.ext — no spaces; use underscores.
• Deliver via OBN's submission portal / approved upload link, together with the completed Content License & Release (Section 6).

4. Rights, Licensing & Clearances

You may submit only content you own or are fully authorized to license to OBN. By submitting, you confirm that:

• You own or have secured all rights to every element — video, images, graphics, fonts, and audio.
• All music is cleared: original, royalty-free (with proof), or properly licensed (synchronization + master use). Worship/congregational use is covered by CCLI / CVLI or equivalent, and performing-rights obligations (ASCAP / BMI / SESAC) are accounted for.
• Any stock footage or images are licensed for broadcast and streaming use.
• You have signed talent/appearance releases from all identifiable people on camera, and permission for any private locations or property shown.
• The content infringes no copyright, trademark, right of publicity, or other third-party right.

5. Submission & Review Process

1. Prepare your file to these specifications and complete the Content License & Release (Section 6).
2. Submit through OBN's content portal / provided upload link.
3. OBN performs editorial and technical quality-control review; we may request revisions.
4. Approved content is scheduled and broadcast/distributed at OBN's discretion.
5. Please allow the stated review window, and submit time-sensitive content well in advance.

6. Content License & Release

Every submission must include a signed Content License & Release. In summary, the creator grants OBN a worldwide license to broadcast and distribute the content across all OBN platforms; retains ownership of their work; warrants that all rights and clearances are secured; affirms alignment with OBN's standards; and agrees to indemnify OBN against claims arising from the content.

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