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Quality Check Processes (QC)
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NOG 1. Compliance
NOG 2. Recognition of Advertising
NOG 3. Misleading Advertising
NOG 4. Harm and Offence
NOG 5. Children
NOG 6. Privacy
NOG 7. Political and Controversial Matters
NOG 8. Distance Selling
NOG 9. Environmental Claims
NOG 10. Prohibited Categories
NOG 11. Medicines, Medical Devices, Treatments and Health
NOG 12. Weight Control and Slimming
NOG 13. Food, Food Supplements and Associated Health or Nutrition Claims
NOG. 14. Financial services, products & investments
NOG 15. Faith, religion and equivalent systems of belief
NOG 16. Charities
NOG 17. Gambling
NOG 18. Lotteries
NOG 19. Alcohol
NOG 20. Motoring
NOG 21. Betting Tipsters
NOG 22. Premium Rate Telephone Services
NOG 23. Telecommunications-based sexual entertainment services
NOG 24. Homeworking scheme
NOG 25. Instructional courses
NOG 26. Services Offering Individual Advice on Consumer or Personal Problems
NOG 27. Introduction and dating services
NOG 28. Competitions
NOG 29. Private Investigations agencies
NOG 30. Pornography
NOG 31. Other Categories of Radio Advertisements That Require Central Copy Clearance
NOG 32. Scheduling
NOG 33. Electronic Cigarettes
NOG Appendix 1
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NOG Appendix 3
NOG Appendix 4
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How Do I Create a Clock Number and Slate?
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How do I Notify my Uploaders via The Library
What Should I Name my Campaign?
How to Fast Track your Clocked Ad
What does the QC statuses mean?
How do I Use an MFA for The Library?
How Long Should it Take to Upload My Video?
What Metadata for a TVC Does The Library Need?
Can I Create Parent and Child Files in The Library?
What Does 'Intentionally Quiet' Mean?
What is Audio Description?
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How Can I Check if my Content Has Been Delivered & When Delivery Was Completed?
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How Does Subtitling for Accessibility Reporting Work?
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The Library - Full Technical Spec Download
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The Library - ProRes 422 HQ Export Guide - Adobe Media Encoder
The Library - AVC-Intra Class 100 Spec - Adobe Media Encoder
The Library - XDCAM50 Export Guide - Adobe Media Encoder
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What does the QC statuses mean?
