Music Video Distribution

Get started with our Music Video Distribution Service. We publish your Videos on; Vevo, Tidal, Apple Music & iTunes, Amazon Prime, etc. Showcase your talent, captivate viewers, and unlock the potential for greater success in the music industry. 

Monetize your Music on 100+ Streaming and Downloading Platforms

With 1710Media, you can showcase your creativity, storytelling, and musical talent through captivating visuals that complement your music. Our platform provides a seamless and efficient way to distribute your music videos across various digital platforms, streaming services, social media networks, and video-sharing sites including VEVO, Tidal, Amazon, Facebook PMV, Apple Music & iTunes, etc.

We cater to all types of music videos, including Official Music Videos, Lyrics Videos, Visualizers, Teasers, Live Performances, Movies/Series, Music documentaries, Animated videos, and more. Reach millions of viewers worldwide and unlock new opportunities for exposure, fan engagement, and industry recognition.

With our Priority release option, we can get your music video published live in less than 6 hours, ensuring that you seize the momentum and connect with your fans when it matters most. For standard releases, you can expect your video to be live within 2-5 days.

Our distribution network spans the globe, ensuring that your music videos are accessible to audiences in different countries and cultures. Gain exposure in new markets, grow your fan base, and make a lasting impact on a global scale.

Benefits

Why is it important to sign up for Video Distribution service? 

  • Global Reach: Break through geographical boundaries and connect with fans around the world. Our distribution service ensures that your music videos are available internationally, enabling you to expand your fan base and gain exposure in new markets.

  • Increased Revenue Opportunities: Our distribution service helps you generate revenue from your music videos through various monetization channels, such as advertising. Maximize your earning potential and turn your passion into a sustainable music career.

  • Extensive Network: We have established strong partnerships with major video platforms and streaming services, ensuring that your music videos are accessible to a wide range of viewers. From Vevo and Tidal to Apple Music & iTunes, and beyond, we make sure your videos reach the right audience on the platforms they prefer.

  • Free VEVO Channel: We'll request for a new Vevo Youtube channel with your brand name, and update your channel images at no additional cost. We get Your Description, Biography, Press Release, Lyrics, Social Links, Credits, etc on your Vevo video.

  • Comprehensive Analytics: Gain valuable insights into your audience engagement, video performance, and viewer demographics. Our analytics tools provide detailed metrics and reports to help you understand your audience better, refine your content strategy, and make informed decisions to enhance your music career.

  • Promotion and Marketing Support: 1710Media offers promotional opportunities to amplify the visibility of your music videos. Through our marketing efforts, we help you reach a wider audience, gain exposure on curated playlists, collaborate with influencers, and participate in promotional campaigns to boost your video's reach and impact.

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Get started with Video Distribution service.
Complete the form below to begin the process. 

Video Distro Form

Video Release


Release visuals for your Single, E.P, or Album on; Vevo, iTunes & Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon, Facebook Pmv, etc.
Where do you want to publish your video?
If you have an existing VEVO channel, input below.
Insert the link to your Music video(s) uploaded on Googledrive, Wetransfer, Dropbox, or other platform. Or insert link of your previous release.
Select additional Music Services.

TV Placement

We can secure a good TV airplay promotion deal for your new release campaign depending on your budget and quality of your video.


Select the TV stations you want your Video on.
Enter the other stations of choice.
How much are you willing to spend to secure airplay on these platforms selected?

PR / Blog Placement

We'll write a 500-750 word article/press release about you and your release, we then publish them on high-ranking websites.

Music Websites includes: Naijaloaded, Notjustok, Tooxclusive, 9jabaze, Jambaze, etc. 

Standard News Website includes: Pm News, This Day, Tribune, Legit Ng, Leadership, Daily Independent, etc.

Premium Websites include: Punch, Guardian, Vanguard, Business Day, Bellanaija, Pulse Ng, etc.

Foreign press release outlets include: Digital Journal, Marketwatch, Fox, USA Today, AZ Central, and 100+ other websites.


Youtube Advert

We use Google Ads, YouTube’s official advertising platform, to promote your videos via advertising directly on YouTube to real, targeted, and interested users.


How many views do you target via Youtube Ads?
Enter the currency and budget amount.
How much are you willing to spend on your Ad campaign?
How much are you willing to spend on your Ad campaign?

Social Media Ads

We'll set up and manage Social Media ads on Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram based on your budget. Driving traffic to your video and increasing your followers. 


Enter the currency and budget amount.
How much are you willing to spend on your Ad campaign?
How much are you willing to spend on your Ad campaign?
Add an extra information, request, or question.

Features

Online Music Video Distribution Features You Won't Find Anywhere Else.

Vevo Delivery

Vevo is the standard platform for video releases in the music industry. We'll request/update your Youtube Vevo channel and release your music videos on all Vevo-supported platforms.

Free Vevo Channel

We'll request for a new Vevo Youtube channel with your brand name, and update your channel images at no additional cost. We get Your Description, Biography, Press Release, Lyrics, Social Links, Credits, etc on your Vevo video.

Facebook PMV

Facebook Premium Music Videos are published in the Videos section of artist pages on Facebook.

Other Delivery outlets

Your Video will be available for purchase on the iTunes store and available for streaming on Apple Music. On Tidal, Your video will be displayed on your profile, similar to Apple Music. Your video will be delivered on all these platforms including Amazon's Amazon Prime.

Deliver all kinds of video

Deliver; Official Music Videos, Lyrics Videos, Visualizers, Teasers, Live Performances, Movies/ Series, Music documentaries, Animated videos, etc.

Youtube Monetization

Get paid when other people use your music on YouTube.

Get Live Quickly

We can get your Music video published live in less than 6 Hours (For Priority release), else 2-5 days.

Get Paid

Retain 90% of total earnings, every month. No Minimum threshold.

FAQs

Check out some of the Most Frequently asked questions relating to Music Video Distribution Service.

VEVO – Includes VEVO branded Youtube channel and submission for featured artist slots.

TIDAL – All mobile and desktop devices.

AMAZON – Amazon Video and Prime.

APPLE – Streaming on Apple Music and placed in the iTunes store for sale, under your artist catalog.

Facebook PMV – PMVs are published to the Videos section of artist pages on Facebook.

Others include: Flo, Vibe, Joox, Music is Vivid, Jio Saavn.

We're actively working on adding more platforms and you'll automatically get access to these as they're added.

Sales are reported when we receive them and may take a few months to arrive. Our video Distribution clients have their videos monetized on VEVO, iTunes, Amazon, Facebook, Tidal, and any other outlet that provide ad based streams and/or royalties are accounted. 

We pay out royalties quarterly for partners that have reported. You get to retain 90%, we keep 10% of total royalty generated. No threshold, we pay you no matter how little you earn.

Your video will be placed on a VEVO branded artist YouTube channel. With your music video being a part of VEVO's catalogue, it has the potential to be placed on its YouTube featured playlists to get more exposure.

Having a VEVO branded YouTube channel will also add some verification that you or your artist is on the same level as mainstream artists.

No. VEVO channels do not work like regular YouTube channels. There is no login access per user.

 Channels are managed by VEVO personnel and we, distributors, only get access to a limited tool that allows us to upload videos and edit metadata.

There are no login credentials to access the channels. This applies not only to us, but to any distributors capable of delivering videos to VEVO.

1710Media can make changes and updates to your video and channel info on your behalf as an approved distributor. We can make changes to items like:

-Artist profile photo
-Banner
-Social Media Links
-Channel description
-Video Description
-Video Title
-Video thumbnails.

All of these can be requested by sending an email to info@1710media.com.

With our Online Music Video Distribution service, 1710Media can deliver your;

  • Official Music Videos
  • Visualizers
  • Viral / Internet Videos
  • Lyrics Videos
  • Performance Videos
  • Series / Movies
  • Interviews
  • Documentaries, etc..,

on major leading Music Video streaming platforms such as; Apple Music & iTunes, Tidal, Vevo, Amazon Prime, Facebook PMV and others.

Yes. If you already have a VEVO channel, created by a record label or another distributor, we are capable of delivering videos to VEVO.

The channel belongs to the artist, not to the label or company who created it. This means that, if we create a channel for you, and in the future you sign a record deal with a label or change distributors, they will be able to send videos to the channel created by us.

We would get information and reports on the videos we administer, and the other labels/distributors would get information on the videos they administer.

On your video’s release day, we add it to our playlist on our YouTube page.

We may also add a client's videos to our social rotations on Twitter, instagram and Facebook and tag the artist to help gain exposure.

Your video might also appear on the 1710Media Video release section and optimized for Search Engines.

1710Media may also add your video release information as part of our newsletters being sent out to our subscribers.

Before you begin doing any submission, it is important that you know that we can only accept original video content and thus, your video can’t contain third-party content that you do not own.

Here are the basic requirements to distribute your video;

  • Must contain 100% original material (audio and visual).
  • Must be professionally produced or have some production quality.
  • Cannot contain full frontal nudity, explicit drug use or graphic violence.
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  • Your video cannot exceed 10 minutes.
  • No logo or MTV style credits in the corners of the video.

In terms of the content of your music video, there are some DON’Ts as well. Please read this important list of items to not include in your music video.

  • All videos need to only show the music video itself with no on screen distractions.
  • NO URLs, hashtags, handles, dates, shoutouts or other promotional text on screen.
  • NO burn in logos in corners of screens throughout the video.
  • NO front / ending slates, title or end cards in video (white text on black screen).
  • NO MTV style credits in corner of video.
  • NO still image or blank screen in video, videos need to have active pixels.

 

PR Photo and Banner submission

Your PR photo and banner image must be formatted as follows.

  • Artist PR photo (it cannot be a logo or graphic, at least 2400px x 2400px at 72dpi, centered and some space from the edges ) for VEVO Youtube channel creation * VEVO will use this photo for your artist profile on all VEVO platforms.
  • Artist Banner Image/Graphic: 2560 x 1440 px or 2560 x 423 px is recommended for a new YouTube Vevo channel in this size.

This is one of the most important steps so please take a moment to read through all and, if all of the below is complicated or if you need any assistance terms of your own encoding efforts, feel free to contact us.

The higher the quality your submission the higher the quality the encode delivered to the iTunes and other partners. If your music video doesn’t meet all minimum specs, it will be delayed for delivery until the video is corrected. Please make sure your video meets guideline before moving forward.

 

TECHNICAL SPECS (AUDIO)

  • Format: AAC
  • Channels: Stereo
  • Sample Rate: 44.100 KHZ
  • Bit Rate: 320 kbps CBR

 

TECHNICAL SPECS (VIDEO)

  • Compression Type: ProRes – Preferred for HD or H.264 – Also Acceptable
  • File Format: .mov (ProRes) or .mp4 (H.264)
  • Dimensions: At least 1280×720 (1920×1080 Preferred for HD)
  • Frame Rate: Native (No less than 23.98 FPS)
  • Bit Rate: Unrestricted (at least 150 mb/s is Preferred for HD, If H.264 at least 50mb/s)
  • The video must be de-interlaced and be set up for multi-pass encoding
  • NO frame re-ordering in your encoding settings
  • The size of your video will be a large file due to the recommended bit rate and video format (H.264/ProRes).
  • Please export all encodes using Compressor or Quicktime.

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