Paramount Advertising

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Paramount Advertising Hosted Video In-Stream ad specs

Paramount Advertising Hosted Video In-Stream ads are horizontal 16:9 video clips, at least 1280×720 px, up to 10240 MB per file, 15–90 seconds long, delivered as MP4 or MOV. They run in the Paramount digital video (Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS and network sites and apps) · pre-roll and mid-roll placement on Paramount Advertising. Encode with H.264 High Profile or Apple ProRes 422 / 422 HQ video with AAC audio at up to 30 fps.

  • min 1280×720 px
  • 16:9
  • 10 GB
  • 90 s
Test a creative

Visual

Minimum size
1280 × 720 px
Aspect ratios
16:9
Orientation
landscape
Max file size
10 GB
File types
MP4, MOV
Recommended file types
MP4

Video & audio

Max duration
90 s
Min duration
15 s
Video codec
H.264 High Profile or Apple ProRes 422 / 422 HQ
Frame rate
30 fps
Audio codec
AAC
Channels
stereo
Sample rate
48 000 Hz

Notes & source

  • Anything longer than :30 (the :60 and :90 lengths) runs in mid-roll inventory only
  • For odd lengths ask the Paramount sales representative
  • Frame rate 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps, constant frame rate
  • Colour space 4:2:2 or 4:2:0
  • Progressive only, adaptive de-interlace with no frame blending
  • Submit without leaders, slates or countdowns
  • Allow 3–5 business days for trafficking and testing
  • Up to 10 creatives
  • No two :15 spots joined into a :30, no double spotting
  • All tags and assets must be HTTPS
  • Paramount ANZ (Network 10 and 10 Play) publishes the same hosted in-stream spec on paramountanz.com.au, which is cited as a second source
  • Values from Paramount’s PDF (spec sheet dated September 2020)

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