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Awards, holds & availability · Working

Availability check

Also called: avail check

ELI5

An inquiry into whether a director or key supplier is free during the likely treatment, prep and shoot dates.

Used in conversation

“Let’s confirm the availability check before the director starts the next treatment draft.”

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Helps interpret the brief, director treatment, bid, award, production process and campaign deliverables.

Connected terms

  • HoldAn availability check asks whether dates are open; a hold provisionally reserves them.
  • First holdA possible commercial availability and hold sequence.
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