How To: Submit Your Title for Distribution

In this guide:

Why Filmhub requires certain assets and metadata
Improving your title's distribution
How QC works at Filmhub
Standards for Quality Control
Steps to submit your title
Final title submission

Why Filmhub requires certain assets and metadata

Before Filmhub can distribute your title to our network of Channel Partners, you'll need to provide all required assets, metadata, and documentation.

These deliverables allow Filmhub to:

Validate that your title meets technical delivery standards
Ensure Filmhub can deliver your title to Channel Partners
Give partners the information they need to review and license your title
Maximize your title's distribution opportunities

A complete submission helps prevent delays during Quality Control (QC) and gives your title the best chance of being accepted by more partners.

Please review our Asset Requirements for Video & Audio, Artwork, and Captions to ensure your title meets the technical standards of the Channels we work with. Please note that these requirements are subject to change as Channel partners continue to revise their own asset requirements.

Improving your title's distribution

Some fields aren't required to submit your title, but we strongly recommend completing every available field.

Additional information helps Channel Partners better understand your title and can improve licensing opportunities.

Examples of important information include:

Complete metadata (sales pitch, synopsis, genres, cast, crew, release information)
High-resolution artwork (Artwork - Best Practices)
Accurate availability information
Complete legal documentation
Proper captions

As technology develops, so do the technical standards of Channels worldwide. A video file, artwork asset, or caption file that may have been accepted to a Channel in the past may no longer meet the same Channel's current standards. For this reason, always provide the highest-quality version of each asset you have available.

This includes:

Video
Submit the highest-quality master file available. Avoid uploading compressed versions created for websites, social media, or personal viewing.

Audio
Provide the highest-quality audio tracks available, including surround sound when applicable.

Artwork
Submit high-resolution artwork that clearly represents your title and stays readable across different devices and platforms.

Captions
Provide accurate captions that are properly timed and synchronized with the dialogue and atmospherics.

For detailed requirements, review:

How QC works at Filmhub

Filmhub has two tiers of quality control: Standard QC and Premium QC

All titles receive our Standard QC. This streamlined quality control process ensures that a title’s video, audio, and captions meet the basic needs of most of our channel partners. We also ensure that the title matches our content policy.

We also offer Premium QC, which is a Professional Service available through paid plans and one-time payments. Premium QC ensures that a title meets the standards of our most stringent partners and their quality control requirements.

You can submit a title for QC up to three times. Each submission should address the issues Filmhub identified during the previous QC review.

If your title fails Standard QC:
If your title doesn't pass Standard QC after the allowed attempts, it's no longer eligible for distribution through Filmhub.

If your title fails Premium QC:
If your title passes Standard QC but doesn't pass Premium QC:

Your title can still enter the Filmhub catalog
Your title won't receive the Premium QC badge
You can purchase Premium QC again for another review

Standards for Quality Control

Every title submitted to Filmhub must go through Quality Control before Filmhub can distribute it.

QC confirms that your title meets technical requirements and that you've provided all required information.

Filmhub has two levels of QC:

Standard QC

Required for all titles

Standard QC aligns with the expectations set in our Standard Delivery Package and ensures that the title matches our content policy.

The purpose of Standard QC is to confirm that your title meets Filmhub's delivery standards and is eligible for distribution to a number of Channel Partners.

During Standard QC, Filmhub reviews:

Video quality

The video file is in an accepted format
The file processes successfully
The file has no read errors
The picture quality meets delivery standards
No major technical issues prevent playback

Audio quality

The audio is included and properly formatted
The audio matches the video
Dialogue and sound are synchronized
No major audio issues affect playback

Captions

You've included the required caption files
Captions are properly formatted
Captions synchronize with dialogue
Captions are readable and complete

Metadata

You've completed the required title information
Metadata is accurate and consistent
Information matches the submitted title

Artwork

You've provided the required artwork assets
Images meet required specifications
Artwork is appropriate for distribution

Legal documentation

You've provided the required Chain of Title documentation
Filmhub can verify ownership and distribution rights

Premium QC

An enhanced review for titles targeting the most selective and highest revenue-generating Channel Partners

Premium QC is a highly recommended Professional Service available through eligible subscription Plans or as a one-time purchase within the dashboard.

Premium QC includes everything reviewed during Standard QC, plus a more detailed technical and editorial review.

This additional review helps identify issues that may prevent acceptance by our most selective Channel Partners.

Premium QC includes:

Detailed video review

Duplicate frames
Blended frames
Cropped images or text
Additional video quality concerns

Detailed artwork review

Resolution quality
Image consistency
Title and text legibility
Proper formatting
Presentation quality across devices

Detailed caption and subtitle review

Timing accuracy
Synchronization issues
Grammar
Spelling
Formatting inconsistencies

Steps to submit your title

Once you've created your title, complete each section of your title page.

1. Add a new movie or show
Select the type of title you're submitting and create your title.

2. Complete the Video requirements
Upload your video file and provide all required technical information.

Make sure your file:

Matches Filmhub's accepted specifications
Represents your final master version
Doesn't include temporary placeholders or unfinished edits

3. Complete the Profile page
Add information that describes your title, including:

Title Name
Sales Pitch
Synopsis
Genre
Cast and crew
Production details
Other relevant metadata

This information helps Channel Partners discover and evaluate your title.

4. Complete the Listing page
The Listing page contains information Channel Partners use to evaluate your title. Provide as much detail as possible to improve discoverability and licensing potential.

5. Complete the Artwork requirements
Upload required artwork assets. Your artwork should:

Meet Filmhub's required dimensions
Represent the final title accurately
Be high resolution
Stay readable at smaller sizes

6. Complete the Avails
Provide your title's availability information. This tells Filmhub where and when it can license your title.

7. Upload the Documents
Upload documentation, which may include:

Chain of Title documentation
Clearance documents
Electronic Press Kits
And more

8. Complete Episodes (shows only)
For series submissions:

Add episode information
Upload episode assets
Confirm episode metadata is complete

Final title submission

Once you've completed all required deliverables:

Review the "What's Missing?" checklist
Confirm you've uploaded all required assets
Submit your title for QC
Monitor your title status from the Dashboard

After submission, Filmhub will review your title and notify you if any updates are needed.