{"id":15368,"date":"2026-09-04T23:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.pontiac.media\/?docs=ctv-documentation\/targeting\/content"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:23:10","slug":"content","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wiki.pontiac.media\/?docs=ctv-documentation\/targeting\/content","title":{"rendered":"Content"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Content Targeting uses publisher and content metadata provided in the bid request to control where a Campaign or Line is eligible to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available fields include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Channel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Content ID<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Genre<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Series<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multi Field<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where supported, content fields can be configured using an <strong>Allow List<\/strong> or <strong>Block List<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Channel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Channel<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Channel value provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content ID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Content ID<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Content ID provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Genre<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Genre<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Genre metadata provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Network<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Network<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Network value provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Publisher<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Publisher value provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Series<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Series metadata provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Title<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Title<\/strong> to target or exclude inventory based on the Title metadata provided in the bid request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi Field<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Multi Field<\/strong> can be used when the same value may appear across different supported content fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, a media brand may sometimes be provided as Publisher, Network, or Channel. 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