Oscar Ratings Down From Last Year

Broadcasters: UNITED STATES DOMESTIC BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS:BETWEEN 2130GMT AND 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018, UP TO FIVE (5) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED IN TOTAL.

BETWEEN 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 AND THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS TELECAST (APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY MARCH 5, 2018) UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED EVERY 30 MINUTES.

THESE VIDEO CLIPS MUST INCLUDE TUNE-IN MESSAGING TO ABC (WHETHER VOICED OR SHOWN ON-SCREEN).

THE THREE (3) MINUTES MUST NOT BE AGGREGATED.

THIS MEANS THAT TWO THREE (3) MINUTE EDITS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE AIRED BACK-TO-BACK, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER.

AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE OSCARS TELECAST, APPROXIMATELY 0430GMT ON MONDAY MARCH 5, 2018, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE DURATION OF RED CARPET/BACKSTAGE VIDEO CLIPS THAT MAY BE USED, BUT CLIPS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING, AS PART OF A LARGER NEWS BROADCAST AND NOT AS PART OF A SCHEDULED BLOCK OF PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES:BETWEEN 2130GMT AND 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018, UP TO FIVE (5) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED IN TOTAL.

FOR BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BUT IN THE AMERICAS: UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED EVERY 30 MINUTES BETWEEN 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 AND 12.01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY MARCH 6.

DURING THIS PERIOD, ANY USE OF OSCARS AWARDS SHOW CLIPS MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

THE THREE (3) MINUTES MUST NOT BE AGGREGATED.

THIS MEANS THAT TWO THREE (3) MINUTE EDITS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE AIRED BACK-TO-BACK, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER.

ANY USE OF OSCARS SHOW VIDEO MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

AFTER 12.01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY MARCH 6 THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE DURATION OF RED CARPET/BACKSTAGE VIDEO CLIPS THAT MAY BE USED, BUT CLIPS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING, AS PART OF A LARGER NEWS BROADCAST AND NOT AS PART OF A SCHEDULED BLOCK OF PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

FOR BROADCAST SUBSCRIBERS IN THE REST OF THE WORLD: UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED EVERY 30 MINUTES BETWEEN 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 AND 12:01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2018.DURING THIS PERIOD, ANY USE OF OSCARS AWARDS SHOW CLIPS MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

THE THREE (3) MINUTES MUST NOT BE AGGREGATED.

FOR BROADCASTERS, THIS MEANS THAT TWO THREE (3) MINUTE EDITS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE AIRED BACK-TO-BACK, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER.

ANY USE OF OSCARS SHOW VIDEO MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

AFTER 12:01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE DURATION OF RED CARPET/BACKSTAGE VIDEO CLIPS THAT MAY BE USED, BUT CLIPS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING, AS PART OF A LARGER NEWS BROADCAST AND NOT AS PART OF A SCHEDULED BLOCK OF PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.Digital: ALL VIDEO RELATING TO THE OSCARS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING AND NOT AS PART OF A SHOW OR 'SPECIAL' DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS.

BETWEEN 2130GMT AND 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018, UP TO FIVE (5) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED IN TOTAL.

UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES OF VIDEO MAY BE USED EVERY 30 MINUTES BETWEEN 2330GMT ON SUNDAY MARCH 4, 2018 AND 12.01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2018.DURING THIS PERIOD, ANY USE OF OSCARS AWARDS SHOW CLIPS MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.

DIGITAL PLATFORMS MAY PRODUCE A THREE MINUTE PACKAGE AND UPDATE IT EVERY 30 MINUTES.

ANY USE OF OSCARS SHOW VIDEO (AFTER IT HAS ENDED) MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THE THREE (3) MINUTES.AFTER 12.01AM (MIDNIGHT) LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 FOR SUBSCRIBERS, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE DURATION OF RED CARPET/BACKSTAGE VIDEO CLIPS THAT MAY BE USED, BUT CLIPS MUST ONLY BE USED FOR NEWS REPORTING, AS PART OF A LARGER NEWS BROADCAST AND NOT AS PART OF A SCHEDULED BLOCK OF PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO THE OSCARS. .

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