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TVNZ 1News video ad (in-stream) ad specs

TVNZ 1News video ad (in-stream) ads are video clips, up to 512 MB per file, up to 30 seconds long, delivered as MP4 or MOV. They run in the Pre-roll video on 1News online video, TVNZ hosted or third-party hosted placement on TVNZ. Encode with H264 or MPEG4 video with AAC audio.

  • 512 MB
  • 30 s
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Max file size
512 MB
File types
MP4, MOV
Recommended size
1920 × 1080 px

Video & audio

Max duration
30 s
Video codec
H264 or MPEG4
Audio codec
AAC

Notes & source

  • MP4 or MOV with H264 or MPEG4 video and AAC audio
  • 1920x1080 preferred, 1280x720 accepted
  • At least 15 Mb/s video and 192 kb/s audio
  • No louder than -24 LKFS
  • Audio is required
  • Up to 512 MB when TVNZ hosts the file ("as imposed by Google our primary ad server, and is therefore subject to change")
  • Third-party hosting must use https:// URLs
  • Ad lengths by content length, as written: "1-6sec ads available across all devices where the video content is longer than 15 seconds", "1-15sec ads across all devices where the video content is longer than 30 seconds", "1-30sec ads across desktop only where the video content is longer than 45 seconds"
  • 30 seconds is stored as the maximum
  • The 30-second length is desktop only
  • A secure (https) click-through URL of at most 128 characters is required
  • Alcohol creative needs no targeting on 1News online but must show "R18" for the whole time the ad is live

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