NMG Video Sponsorship

Video Sponsorship Ad Specs

Deliverables

Submission Lead-Time: Creative files and click-through URLs must be submitted to Northstar no later than 5 business days prior to launch. HTML5 submissions are due 10 business days prior to launch. 

Video

30 Characters for video title and 200 characters for video caption. Include a brief description of the media to be published alongside the title. The description cannot exceed 500 characters, including spaces and punctuation, and should include the company name. Double-quote marks and percent signs cannot be included in the description. We will add: This video is sponsored by ___ Travel Co. - to the end. Confirm the name your company/brand should be listed as.
Specifications:
  • Size Limit: 100 MB
  • Med-high quality/Uncompressed video file.
  • Resolution 320x240
  • Preferred file formats: *.avi, *.dv, *.mov, *.qt, *.mpeg, *.3gp, *.asf, *.wmv, *.mpg, *.flv, *.f4v and *.mp4.
  • Length: 4 minutes MAXIMUM

Video Sponsor Thumbnail

Materials needed: 4 to 5 words for the title, 30 characters max. including spaces.
Specifications:
  • Aspect Ratio: 351x197 ratio = 1.78 Image
  • File Size Limit: 10kb
  • Third Party Hosted: Accepted
  • Static image only, no border
  • No Audio, No Video, No Looping

Important Information

Questions?

Please visit the FAQ page or email the Digital Production Department's Support Mailbox materialspecs@ntmllc.com

Frequently Asked Questions 

The Medium Rectangle ad is a 300x250 ad unit and is a component of the IAB's Universal Ad Package. Northstar features these ad units throughout every publication alongside our editorial content. 

Template:Click here to download this template or save the image below.

Medium Rectangle 300 x 250 gen

Deliverables

Submission Lead-Time: Creative files and click-through URLs must be submitted to Northstar no later than 5 business days prior to launch. HTML5 submissions are due 10 business days prior to launch.

Creative Unit Name
IAB Standard		Dimensions
width x height		File Types
 		File Size Limit
(kilobytes)
Static Image Medium Rectangle300x250.gif, .jpg, .png60 KB max initial load
HTML 5 Medium Rectangle300x250HTML 5200 KB max initial load
Expandable Medium Rectangle300x250 expands to 600x500HTML5HTML5: 200 KB max initial load;
300 KB subload

Specifications


Animation: Allowed for this unit.
  • 15s max - 3 loops max
Expansion: Allowed for this unit. See more at Expandable Ad Specs.
A copy of our HTML5 expandable template is available for download here.
  • Expansion Direction: Left
  • Expansion Method - Expand: On Click
  • Expansion Method - Close: On Mouse-Off or On Click
  • Expansion Controls on Edge - Replay, Close X
Video & Audio: Allowed for this unit.
  • Image and Video combined cannot exceed 1 MB in total file size.
  • Audio Starts with Video after User Initiation
  • Video: Minimum 24fps. Resolution 240x180 or greater.
  • Preferred file formats: *.mpg, *.avi, *.flv, *.mov and *.mp4.
  • Length: 15 seconds maximum
  • Video Controls: Play, Pause, Rewind, Volume.
  • Controls on Edge - Replay, Close X

    3rd Party Hosted Required for HTML5 units not being built by Northstar. See General Guidelines for additional information. Northstar will not provide video metrics on 3rd party hosted creative.