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DISPLAY ADS

Unit pixel
size
creative
file size
animation looping expansion
Leaderboard 728x90 30k :15 sec 3 loops max Y
Split
Leadeboard
200x82;
400x82
30k :15 sec N/A N
Rectangle 336x280;
300x250
30k :15 sec 3 loops
max
Y
Welcome Ad 600x600 30k :15 sec N/A N
Oversized
Retracting Unit
100x280
retracts to
336x280
50k :15 sec 3 loops max N
Newsletters 728x90 30k Static N/A N
Sponsored
Section Module
336x100 N/A Static N/A N
Text
Links
N/A N/A Static N/A N
rich-media
accepted
Rich-media file size 3rd party served character limit
Y 40k Y N/A
Y 40k Y N/A
Y 40k Y N/A
Y 50k Y N/A
Y 60k Y N/A
N N/A N/A N/A
N N/A N 2 links total; 50 char. max per link; hi-res logo
N N/A N 20 char. max header; 70 char. max teaser

DISPLAY AD REQUIREMENTS

  • Lead time: 3 business days prior for testing
  • File Formats Accepted: .jpg, .gif, .swf, html, most rich media
  • 3rd Party Ad Serving Accepted: Dart, Atlas, Pointroll, Eyeblaster, Mediaplex

FLASH AD REQUIREMENTS

  • Back up image required: gif or jpg; 20K max file size
  • Must include clickTag tracking: On (release) {get URL (clickTag,”_blank”)}

RICH MEDIA

Unit pixel size Expansion
size
direction file size frames per
second (fps)
Leaderboard 728x90 728x270 Down Only 50k max intial load,
105k max secondary
18
Large
Rectangle
336x280 600x280 Left Only 50k max intial load,
105k max secondary
18
Medium
Rectangle
300x250 500x250 Left Only 50k max intial load,
105k max secondary
18

RICH MEDIA AD REQUIREMENTS

  • All rich media must be 3rd party served (includes expanding, floating, video ads)
  • Lead Time: 3 business days prior to testing
  • Sound: All sound must be user initiated
  • Expansion: must be user initiated and close on mouse-off
  • Language/Call to action on all ads (ex. roll over to learn more)

MOBILE

Unit pixel size TEXT TAGLINE
CHARACTER LIMIT
FILE TYPE
XL Banner 300x50 24 char. max .gif, .png, .jpg or animated .gif
Lg Banner 216x36 18 char, max .gif, .png, .jpg or animated .gif
Med Banner 168x28 12 char. max .gif, .png, .jpg or animated .gif
Sm Banner 120x20 10 char. max .gif, .png, .jpg or animated .gif
Text Tagline Text only See above N/A

VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

  • Quicktime export with the following profile:
  • Extension: .mov; Codec: h.264
  • Bit-rate: 3000-5000kbits/sec (optimize for download)
  • Key frame: every 30 frames (or the sequence framerate -- if 29.97 use 30)
  • Frame reordering on size: 1280x720 (16:9) 1280 x 960(4:3)
  • Sound: AAC at 256kbps or higher and a sample rate of 48khz
  • NO LETTERBOXING

IN BANNER VIDEO/AUDIO REQUIREMENTS

  • All sound must be user initiated
  • Video/Audio must have fill controls including pause and mute capabilities

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