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Alert:

Nielsen Encoder Installation and Configuration Policy 2026 Now Available:
Official release notification: Nielsen Encoder Installation and Configuration Policy 2026

(Diagnostic Tool NACAT5 - 2027 Rollover Compliant)

	Certified Vendors
	Nielsen Encoder Certified Vendors
	Nielsen Decoder Certified Vendors
	PCM-to-ID3 Certified Vendors

	Third Party Encoding Vendors
	Third Party Encoding Vendors

	Reference & Policy Supplements
	Nielsen Encoder Installation and Configuration Policy 2026
	Client Notice - Updated Nielsen Encoder Policy Document & Encoding Software Upgrades
	MVPD provided Direct Feeds with Unique Commercial Content
	Nielsen Encoder Alert Distribution List - Instructions

TV Audio Encoding

	Software	OS	Download
	NWE-3GA		NWE-3GA Software package Rev 2.5.0.0 (New!)
	NWE-TS		NWE-TS Firmware 4.8.1 (New!)
	VOD Content Encoder		VOD Content Encoder
	VOD in TV Ratings (formerly RTVOD)		VOD in TV Ratings (formerly RTVOD)
	SpoTTrac®		SpoTTrac Firmware
	NAVE II		NAVE II Firmware v38 NAVE II Manager
	NAVE IIC		NAVE IIC Firmware v3.4.15

ID3 Transcoding

	Software	OS	Download
	ID3 Transcoders (Click for Documentation, Software Updates, and Test Streams)		PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Windows) v2.3.2 PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Windows Visual Studio 2013) v2.3
			PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x64 GLIBC 2.12) v2.3.2 PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x64 GLIBC 2.17) v2.3.2 PCM-to-ID3 SDK (Linux x86 GLIBC 2.17) v2.3.2
			PCM-to-ID3 SDK (MacOS) v2.3
	ID3 in MPEG-DASH (Click for Documentation, and Sample Audio Files)		Big Buck Bunny MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged Nielsen Consumer MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged Nielsen Cross Platform MPEG-DASH Nielsen Tagged
	PCM-to-ID3 Validator (Click for Documentation, and Downloads)		PCM-to-ID3 Validator (Windows) v1.8
			PCM-to-ID3 Validator (CentOS) v1.7
			PCM-to-ID3 Validator (MacOS) v1.7
	PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK (Click for Documentation, and Downloads)		PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK (Windows) v1.8
			PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK (CentOS) v1.7
			PCM-to-ID3 Validator SDK (MacOS) v1.7

Diagnostic Tools

	Software	OS	Download
	Nielsen Audio Code Analysis Tool 5 (NACAT5)		NACAT5 (New!)
	Nielsen Digital Code Extractor		Nielsen Digital Code Extractor Installer (See special installation instructions in guide)
	Decoder SDK Monitor		Decoder SDK Monitor (Windows vs2017) v1.4
			Decoder SDK Monitor (Windows vs2015) v1.4
			Decoder SDK Monitor (CentOS) v1.4
	Nielsen Monitor Application		Nielsen Monitor Application (Windows) v1.4