Functionality Includes:
- Dynamic, Adaptive Weather Imagery / Data / Copy
- In-Banner Video (Video Player)
- Swipe / Carousel
- Video Gallery
- Locator
- Vertical Video
- Expandable Rich Media
- 360 Image
HTML/MP4 Video
THIRD PARTY: Track
- Initial File Load: 200kb
- Host-Initiated Subload: 1mb
- Host-Initiated Video: 1mb
- User-Initiated File Load: 2.2mb
- Video Frame Rate: 30fps
- Video Bitrate: 800kbps
- Audio Bitrate: 128kbps
- Video Duration: 15 secs
- Video Codecs: h264
HTML5
THIRD PARTY: Serve and Track
HTML5 accepted through 3rd party tags only for banners.
- Initial Load: 200k
- Polite Load: 400k
- HTTP Requests: 15
- Time to Visual Start: 0.8 secs
- Visual Animation Length: 15 secs
- Fallback Image Size: 50k
- Number of Connections: Web-4 | Mobile-3 | Site-served-3
Available Sizes
Web | Mobile Web | Mobile App |
---|---|---|
300x600 | 300x250 | 320x100 |
300x250 | 320x50 | 320x50 |
728x90 | 300x250 (Snapshots & Flip Cards) | |
970x250 | 300x480 (Snapshots Only) |
Additional Information
- Sound must be user initiated.
- Video controls must be clearly visible.
- If expandable, there must be a clear close button in the upper right-hand corner.
- Expansion must be user initiated on click or tap.
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- Weather.com follows IAB Standards and LEAN Ad Guidelines. Please check our Ad Guidelines for more information.
- Agency-built HTML5 creative must be 3rd party served; HTML5 executions built by our Creative Lab can be Site-Served Direct, or on Programmatic Guaranteed lines and Preferred Deals.
- A clear close button is required in the upper-right corner of any expandable banner.
- Expandable banners may only expand left and down from the Top 300 Ad Slot on Desktop Web, and Full-Screen on Mobile.
- Expandable creative must spawn from the Top 300 position on Desktop Web, and a leave-behind is required.
- All Floating ads are reviewed by Weather’s Compliance team.
- Expandable banners must expand full screen on Mobile App.
- Auto-Expansion, Auto-Sound and Interstitials are not supported on our properties.
- Site-Served Dynamic Creative must be developed by the Creative Lab. Minimum Spend + Timing must adhere to Lab Guidelines.