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New Sizes for TV Series Artwork and Movie Images

Illustration of photo sizes

TV Media’s photo assets provide rich design possibilities for developers, offering visual cues for users to quickly connect with the stations and programming they want to watch.

Photo assets available through the TV Listings API are now provided to the following specifications:


Show Card

A series show card is a photo representation of a TV series which features the series cast or a setting familiar to the series.

Example of TV Media's show card image

Show cards are available as 16:9 aspect ratio and sizes have been scaled as

  • XL: 1920 x 1080
  • L: 1280 x 720
  • M: 960 x 540
  • S: 480 x 270
  • XS: 240 x 135

Title Card

A series title card is a graphic representation of a TV series which features the series’ logo. The image may or may not have cast members or a setting from the series.

Example of a series Title Card

Title cards are available as 16:9 aspect ratio and sizes have been scaled as

  • XL: 1920 x 1080
  • L: 1280 x 720
  • M: 960 x 540
  • S: 480 x 270
  • XS: 240 x 135

Still

An episode still is a photo representation of a scene from a movie or a TV series episode. This image features cast members or a setting familiar to the series/movie.

Example of a movie or poster still found on the API

Stills are available as 16:9 aspect ratio and sizes have been scaled as

  • XL: 1920 x 1080
  • L: 1280 x 720
  • M: 960 x 540
  • S: 480 x 270
  • XS: 240 x 135

Poster

A poster is a graphic representation of a TV series or movie which features the cast or a setting familiar to the series as well as the logo.

Posters are available as 2:3 aspect ratio and sizes have been scaled as

  • XL: 960 x 1400
  • L: 480 x 720
  • M: 240 x 360
  • S: 120 x 180
  • XS: 60 x 9

 

 


These photo assets, as well as sports team and league logos, are available through the TV Listings API Pro plan. If you are currently on a Sample, Intro, or Standard plan, you can log in to your API developer account to upgrade to Pro for more features. For more information, see our API plans and pricing.

We will be making more types of photo assets available in the coming months, so be sure to check back here for updates!