3rd Party Hosted Rich Media Specs

Accepted Formats Accepted Vendors Ad Serving
HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Audio and Flash
in any of the standard sizes.
We accept most forms of third-party
redirects except DART redirect tags
and any third-party redirect tags that do
not allow us to append our cache
buster and click-tracking URL.
Max. Expandable Format Size (Max. Banner Size, Max. Pixels) N/A 728x90 to 728x315
468x60 to 468x285
300x250 to 500x300
160x600 to 400x600
120x600 to 360x600
25,000 square pixels N/A
Initial File Size/Weight 40K 40K 40K
Max. File Size/Weight 110K 110K 110K
Expandable Direction N/A Must Expand Right or Left for 300x250, 160x600 Must Expand Up or Down for 728x90, 468x60 N/A
Max. Looping 15 seconds 15 seconds 15 seconds
Max. Animation Length (Auto-Initiation Only) N/A 15 seconds 15 seconds
Sound Click to Play Click to Play Click to Play
Max. Sound Length (Auto-Initiation Only) 15 seconds 15 seconds 15 seconds
Close Button** N/A Mandatory close button Mandatory close button
Close Button Size N/A At least 16 x 16 At least 16 x 16
Mouse-over Hot Spot Size N/A Should not exceed 1/3 (33%) of ad space N/A
Flash Versions*** Version 6,7,8,9 Version 6,7,8,9 Version 6,7,8,9
Reminder Ad N/A N/A May last 10 seconds. If user closes original ad, reminder ad cannot appear. Size cannot exceed 60x60.
Video Format N/A N/A N/A
File Formats Flash Flash, javascript and HTML; iFrame accepted. Flash, javascript and HTML; no iFrame

*If needed, Advertising.com has the ability to host
**Method of close must match method of expansion
***Must run at 18 frames per second or less