Video Updates – Vevo

Are you unsure if your video is public or private? See our below support articles: Video Statuses in Backstage and their Meanings Why isn't my video live on YouTube? In order to make a video public... See more

What are reconcile updates?A Reconcile update sends all of the video's current metadata, such as the description, tags, and all other fields through to YouTube/CTV again. A Reconcile makes no new c... See more

Please note channels can only be updated if they were delivered to invalidVEVO and CTVdeliveryVEVO. If you wish to update a video which has been delivery to an artist's Vevo channel please deleted ... See more

Titles will appear after the artist's name on YouTube. All Vevo video titles will be formatted as ARTIST NAME - VIDEO TITLE Titles have a limit of 100 characters, but after 70 characters, the Artis... See more

The artist's name will appear before the title on Youtube. All Vevo videos titles will be formatted as ARTIST NAME - VIDEO TITLE Adding or changing the Primary Artist on a video is very easy in Bac... See more

Thumbnails are a mandatory requirement for video delivery at Vevo, and an important feature that tells viewers what they're about to watch, intriguing users with a singular image to define your mus... See more

We all know that thumbnails have an effect on click-through rates on YouTube You can use the Vevos thumbnail tool to make sure you are delivering the best quality thumbnail available. Follow the st... See more

A video's Distribution Tab in Backstage not only controls when a video is visible and available, but also where. In order for a VEVO video to be playable anywhere, the territory policy must be set ... See more

If you need to update the start time of a video release (either before or after the video has gone live) or set an end time to set the video private on YouTube please follow the steps below. G... See more

Sometimes Vevo's and YouTube's systems can get out of sync, to resolve this we suggest reconciling the video. Reconciling the video sends a blank update of a video's metadata to YouTube, you can... See more

How to lock Metadata fields 1. Go to videos 2. Search for the video you wish to update 3. Click on video 4. Check metadata in the field is as desired 5. Click on padlock next to the field you... See more

Vevo automatically provides a brief description for each video, but you can make changes to it easily in Backstage. Note: Some special characters like < and > are not accepted. Go to the Video se... See more

Audio ISRC is not a mandatory field for Vevo but if you would like to track this in Backstage please follow the steps below to add/update this field. Go to the Video search page. Search for the v... See more

Setting the video version does not affect the way the title is displayed on Youtube. Go to the Video search page. Search for the video you'd like to update. Click into the video you wish to edit... See more

UPC is not a mandatory field for Vevo but if you use this internally and would like to add/update this field in Backstage please follow the steps below. Go to the Video search page. Search for th... See more

Note: These fields are not displayed to viewers on YouTube. Go to the Video search page. Search for the video you'd like to update. Click into the video you wish to edit. Switch to the "Additi... See more

You are not able to update channels via Vevo Backstage If you are trying to changing the channel a video is on, you will see that the field is not editable in Backstage. Instead, you will likel... See more

Important: If your video contains explicit content, it is important to mark it as such in Backstage. This change does mean that no ads will be played on the video. Go to the Video search page. Sea... See more

After a rights transfer, you may need to update the label details. You can make this very easy change in Backstage! Follow the steps below. Go to the Video search page. Search for the video you'd ... See more

Reminder: You do not have to click "Publish" after every change made. You can make multiple edits on different pages and hit "Publish" at the end to save everything! Note: a video cannot be e... See more

Featured Artist names will appear after the title on Youtube. All Vevo videos titles will be formatted as PRIMARY ARTIST NAME - VIDEO TITLE ft. FEATURED ARTIST NAME. You can make multiple updates t... See more

Genre helps users find more songs and playlists within their favorite genres' videos and drive discoverability for a video on both our OTT platforms and on YouTube. A video can have multiple genres... See more

If you wish to add a note to appear in the change log when updating a video please follow the below steps. Notes are not mandatory 1. Go to Videos 2. Search for the ISRC you wish to update ... See more

Keywords or tags are a great way to help users find a video on YouTube. Please follow the below steps to update the Keywords on a Video. # Go to the video details page in Backstage 1. ... See more

Chapters allows a viewer to skip to a precise moment in the video, specified by the content owner. The user can hover-over the progress bar to see the name of the chapter, as well as the timestamp.... See more