Ad Sales Unit 02 - Where ad space comes from

As-run

Evidence of what actually aired, recorded after transmission

Avail

A single sellable unit of commercial capacity

Blackout

A rights restriction preventing content airing in a place or platform

Break

A pause in programming where commercials run

Broadcast day / date

The industry's operational day, typically 6 AM to 5:59 AM

Commercial load

Total permitted advertising time per hour

Content title

A show as reusable intellectual property, independent of any airing

Daypart

A named block of the broadcast day (Prime, Late Night, Daytime)

Log

The ordered, timed sequence of everything intended to air

Pod

The block of ads filling a break

Position

Where in a pod a spot sits; a priceable attribute

Preemption

A booked spot failing to air due to displacement

Promo

A network's own advertisement for its own programming

Spot / unit

One individual commercial airing

Telecast

A specific episode on a specific channel at a specific date and time