Enumeration of types of program titles.
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grid | Title for a grid cell with 15 characters or less. Creative abbreviations used as needed. Copy may also appear in the grid. |
| 2 | 30 characters or less | Title with 30 characters or less. Creative abbreviations used as needed. |
| 3 | Grid2 | Title for a grid cell with 8 characters or less. Creative abbreviations used as needed. Copy will not appear with these titles. |
| 4 | 50 characters or less | Shortened title with 50 characters or less. Creative abbreviations used as needed. Most often removes internal articles, prepositions, etc. to closely match the Rovi title. |
| 5 | Sort | Matches the Rovi title exactly, but in all caps with numerals spelled and without punctuation or leading articles.
This title enables products to create an alphabetical program guide. Example: Rovi Title: 7 Days Left...Queen Latifah Goes to Hollywood's Biggest Night Sort Title: SEVEN DAYS LEFT QUEEN LATIFAH GOES TO HOLLYWOODS BIGGEST NIGHT |
| 6 | On-Screen | The exact on-screen title, entered with all symbols, branding, and capitalization conceits. Entered if the Rovi title differs from the actual on-screen title; we sometimes edit the Rovi title for proscribed words or if a product name/brand is a part of the title.
Example: Rovi Title: The Little Mermaid On-screen Title: Disney's "The Little Mermaid" |
| 7 | Alias | Alternate title by which a program has been distributed. Some titles are distributed throughout the world under varying names and so have several AKAs (Also Known As) titles. Other available alias title types are 19, 20 and 21.
Example: Rovi Title: A Christmas Carol Alias: Scrooge |
| 8 | Alt1 | Shortened Rovi Title that retains an acceptable amount of the title so that it can print alongside a listing. Like the 50 character title, but abbreviations are not used.
Example: Rovi Title: Your Schools, Your Money--Ohio Votes on School Funding Alt1: Your Schools, Your Money Note: Use of this title type has lessened since the start of 30- and 50-character titles. |
| 17 | Parent | Title that links series master titles or other records from the same franchise.
Example: Each season of Survivor has a unique name, and therefore a separate series master. To ensure that these series masters are linked together, we input a parent title of Survivor on all series masters. (We would also input that same parent title if any movies or one-time-only programs are produced and cannot be included in any of the series packages.) |
| 18 | Adult Scenario | If an adult (porn) title is objectionable, we add an adult generic title of adult program to the record. This enables products that are reluctant to print the dirtiest titles to instead use the general adult program title. |
| 19 | Alias2 | Another alternate title by which a program has been distributed. |
| 20 | Alias3 | Another alternate title by which a program has been distributed. |
| 21 | Alias4 | Another alternate title by which a program has been distributed. |
| 22 | Rovi Title | The title that will most often print in products. It does not carry a leading article, but tries to reflect the actual on-screen title as closely as possible. Exceptions:
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| 23 | Umbrella Title | Not currently used. Was used for a program that is part of a larger grouping of shows with, say, a weeklong title. This title would print along with the Rovi Title appended to it.
For example: if the Discovery Channel shows Shark Feeding Frenzy as part of its yearly Shark Week special, the title would appear as Shark Week: Shark Feeding Frenzy. |
| 24 | Episode Title | The exact episode title provided by the distributor, except that proscribed words are edited.
Some distributors rename some episodes upon acquisition. AKA Episode Title types are number 27 and number 28. |
| 25 | Full Sports Subtitle | Only entered on sports records. Contains a description of the sports event, usually displaying:
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| 27 | AKA Episode Title 1 | The exact episode title provided by the distributor, except that proscribed words are edited.
This is an alternate episode title from its original production, usually renamed by an acquiring distributor. |
| 28 | AKA Episode Title 2 | The exact episode title provided by the distributor, except that proscribed words are edited.
This is an alternate episode title from its original production, usually renamed by an acquiring distributor. |