

Current community members with a Project ID and a time slot, click below to upload.
Please be sure to read the information below to ensure that your uploaded file meets our technical requirements.
Don't have a Project ID or time slot? Please complete this form to get started by registering your show, and requesting a time slot.
All of our locations have designated upload stations; see below for details.
Any files that do not comply with the appropriate standards described below will NOT be accepted.
For questions about file submissions or uploading, please feel free to call us at 212-757-2670 x302 or send us an email.
For studio, edit station, and field equipment reservations, crew connect, show scheduling, and account management, log in to Access Center:
Access Center FAQs: https://www.mnn.org/create/producer-resources-video-tutorials/access-center-resources
MNN HD files must be recorded in HD and saved using the following settings:
Format: .mp4, .mov, or .wmv
Resolution: 1920x1080
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Please only upload HD files. If your program also appears on one of our SD channels, we will convert all HD media to SD for proper cablecast.
If you do not upload your file in HD we cannot broadcast it on MNN's HD Channel.
Short-form programs must be HD files. No Short-form SD files will be accepted for air.
58-minute program files must not exceed 8 gigabytes in size
Note: Uploading HD files takes longer than uploading SD files. In order to meet our media submission deadlines, please be prepared to allow for extra upload time.
MNN Community Producers whose programs will appear on MNN1, MNN2, MNN3, or MNN4 can upload in HD or SD, depending on how your program was originally recorded.
If your program was recorded in SD, you must use the following settings:
Format: MP4, MOV or WMV
NTSC Standard Definition (SD)
Size/Resolution: 720x480i in a 4:3 aspect ratio
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Audio Sample Rate: 48.0 kHz
If your program was recorded in HD, you must convert to SD using the following settings:
Format: MP4, MOV or WMV
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Audio Sample Rate: 48.0 kHz
Short-form programs must be HD files. No Short-form SD files will be accepted for air.
58-minute program files must not exceed 8 gigabytes in size.
Note: Uploading HD files takes longer than uploading SD files. In order to meet our media submission deadlines, please be prepared to allow for extra upload time.
Sign in to Access Center to obtain your project number.
Promo: ProjectNumber_promo.filetype (If your project number is 100, your filename would be: 100_promo.filetype).
Single: showtitle_single.filetype
Pilot Episode (ONLY the first episode of a Series): showtitle_pilot.filetype
Series: Projectnumber_airdate.filetype (If your project number is 100 and your airdate is 12/17, your filename would be: 100_1217.filetype).
Short Form Content: showtitle_short.filetype
Any questions, please contact the programming department at Program@mnn.org
All submissions are due four business days before they are scheduled to air*.
Media submitted after the due date will be cablecast on the next scheduled airdate.
Monday digital submissions are due on Thursday by 8:00 pm
Tuesday digital submissions are due on Friday by 8:00 pm
Wednesday and Thursday digital submissions are due on Saturday by 4:00 pm
Friday digital submissions are due on Monday by 8:00 pm
Saturday digital submissions are due on Tuesday by 8:00 pm
Sunday digital submissions are due on Wednesday at 8:00 pm
*Any show submitted after the time indicated above will be considered as submitted on the next business day. If the due date falls on a holiday, media are due the business day before the holiday. MNN observes all national holidays.
Uploading HD files takes longer than uploading SD files. In order to meet our media submission deadlines, please be prepared to allow for extra upload time.
El Barrio Firehouse (E. 104th St.)
• Mon.-Fri.
• 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
• 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
• 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
• 6:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
• Sat.
• 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
• 12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
• 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
• 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
We accept WeTransfer as an alternate solution.
Note: The free version of this service has a 2GB file size limit, and may not work for programs intended for our HD Channel.
You will receive a confirmation email once the upload is complete and a second confirmation email once we have downloaded the file you submitted.
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