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Global Billboard ad specs

Global Billboard ads are horizontal 3.88:1 still images, measured at 970×250 px, up to 0.2 MB per file, delivered as GIF, JPG, or HTML5. They run in the Global websites and apps · Display placement on Global.

  • 970×250 px
  • 3.88:1
  • 200 KB
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Dimensions
970 × 250 px
Aspect ratios
3.88:1
Max file size
200 KB
File types
GIF, JPG, HTML5

Notes & source

  • The HTML5 table in the same sheet allows 512 kB for this size, against 200 kB in the main table
  • Rich media: initial 200 kB, polite load 400 kB, additional loads up to 2.2 MB
  • Third-party tags accepted (all URLs over https)
  • Values from Global’s digital display and video advertising specs PDF (spec sheet dated July 2020), which applies to Global’s own websites and apps and complies with the Better Ads Standards
  • Rich media: user click to expand, overlays need a clear close button, sound user-initiated
  • Global enforces the file-size limits strictly
  • HTML5: one root .html file, all assets from the same host, backup image required
  • No Web SQL, Web Storage, IndexedDB, WebSockets, Web Workers, FileSystem, Geolocation, Push or Notification APIs
  • Add Global’s clickTag snippet

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