Guides
Getting started
iTunes Connect Movies User Guide
How to set up, deliver, and manage your movie content.
iTunes TV User Guide
Understand how to set up, deliver, and manage your TV shows and episodes.
Preparing Movies and TV Shows
Apple Transactional Film Rating Codes
Review required film ratings by country or region.
Apple Transactional Film Specification
Learn how to use XML specifications for film content.
Apple Transactional Movies Style Guide
Find out how to prepare your movie content, including details about data standards, conventions, and style requirements.
Apple Transactional TV Specification
Learn how to use XML specifications for TV packages.
Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide
Learn how to create and deliver music, TV, and film assets.
iTunes Extras Package Specification
Learn about formatting and delivery information for movies with iTunes Extras.
iTunes Extras Best Practices Guide
Use this guide to help create outstanding Extras content for movies, such as bonus features, interviews, or director commentary.
iTunes Store TV Data Standards and Style Guide
Learn how to set up, deliver, and manage metadata for your TV shows and episodes.
Multiple Language Support Guidelines
These guidelines cover the languages supported for transactional movies on Apple TV and include details about accepted assets, such as audio and subtitle files, asset quality, and delivery examples.
Delivering Movies and TV Shows
Apple Partner Media Review
View your video assets before they go live on the Apple TV app with Apple Partner Media Review.
Parallax Previewer User Guide
Parallax Previewer is a tool for previewing layered images created for Apple TV to ensure images appear with the expected 3D effect.
Schema Validation Guide
How to validate metadata XML files using Relax NG schemas.
Transporter User Guide
Review the technical requirements and modes for Transporter, a command-line tool used to upload and manage Apple TV content.
Transactional Artwork Specifications
Understand the guidelines for creating and submitting artwork to Apple TV.
Using iTunes Connect
iTunes Connect Payments and Financial Reports Guide
Learn how to access and read reports that detail your monthly earnings, amounts owed, and payments made to you.
iTunes Connect Sales and Trends Guide
Track the performance of your content and measure sales trends over time.
Reporter User Guide
Learn how to use the command-line tool Reporter to download sales and financial reports.