Creative Specs

Advertise on television AND online

Online advertising compliments your television campaign, offering increased recognition of your message. Ads can be placed run-of-site, or in specific sections (news, weather, entertainment, etc.). To fulfill your ad request, your local account executive will need the following:

URL
Provide the URL to the client’s homepage or Web site for the specific campaign, if applicable.
AD Creative – Download Ad Map

Ad type Dimensions Max file size Animation/looping Rich media 3rd party trackable
Leaderboard 728 x 90 40K 3 loops YES YES
Large Rectangle 336 x 250 40K 3 loops YES YES
Cube 300 x 250 40K 3 loops YES YES
Banner 468 x 60 40K 3 loops YES YES

Rich Media

Ad type Specs Max file size Controls
Flash
(Shockwave)
Any standard ad size Initial load not to exceed targeted ad size Must include .SWF File with click-thru URLs, GIF/JPG provided as back-up, Flash Movies kept below 18 FPS, Target=”_blank” is required in “basic actions” to ensure click-thru opens a new window, clickTag code must be embedded in .SWF file:on (release) {
getURL(clickTag,”_blank”);
}**Note: clickTag is case sensitive
Pre-Roll Video Ad WorldNow
Player
15 seconds or less Original creative should be AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG-4, or lightly compressed WM
Post-Roll Video Ad WorldNow Player 30 seconds or less Original creative should be AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG-4, or lightly compressed WM
Leaderboard Ad 728 x 90 40K Companion ad coordinated with video and tile or run on its own, same as TI standards
In-Page Video Ad 300 x 250 40K Video ad appears within content of web page, powered by WorldNow
Custom Video Showcase Custom 1-3 minutes Advertiser created or supported video in a longer format, same file formats as above
Video File Formats
(Click to view PDF)
Various Various Formats: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV
Additional guidelines
Animation
Within standard ad units, animation may loop 3 times, 15 sec. max. However, “strobe” and/or “shaking” effects are strictly prohibited.
Open window commands
Mouse-over interaction with an ad can only provoke ad interaction within the current open browser window. Simple mouse-over must not link a user to a new Web site.

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