Ad Specifications

  • Ad Specs - Display

    Shaw Media's sites support the most popular units in the IAB CUAP 3.0. For more detailed information about specific executions, please download our complete ad spec document from here

    IAB Canada 

    SHAW MEDIA STANDARD ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS


    Placement Ad Unit File Types File Size Max Animation Time Audio
    Big Box 300x250 GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 1 40kb 30 sec None
    Leaderboard 728x90 GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 1 40kb 30 sec None
    Billboard 300x600 GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 1 40kb 30 sec None
    Button 120x60 GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 1 40kb 30 sec None
    Wallpaper Max 1400x9002 2 GIF, JPEG 3 200kb N/A None
    Newsletter 300x250
    & 728x90
    GIF, JPEG, PNG, SWF 1 40kb 30 sec None
    Expandable
    Leaderboard
    728x90
    (Down to 728x360)
    SWF 1 40kb 30 sec 4 YES 5
    Expandable
    BigBox
    300x250
    (Left to 600x250)
    SWF 1 40kb 30 sec 4 YES 5
    Floating OTP
    (Over The Page)
    500x500 SWF 1 80kb 30 sec 4 YES 5

    Footnotes

    1. Adobe Flash Requirements: 

    • A) All Flash creative must be 30 FPS or lower.
    • B) Flash files require separate .GIF or .JPG back-up file submission.
    • C) Flash Versions 6 through 10 accepted.
    • D) STANDARD ADS should be served as WMODE "Opaque".
    • E) FLOATING ADS should be served as WMODE "Transparent".
    • F) Do NOT use the stage colour property to set a background, use a graphic object instead.
    • G) Filters and vector art can cause excessive CPU usage and slow older computers.
    • H) Must only be served via 3rd Party Rich Media Vendor.

    2. Recommend at least 1,290 wide; the middle 960 will be blocked by page layout and not visible.


    3. Static single image; animation or rich media not allowed.


    4. Unlimited after interaction.


    5. Permitted after a user clicks to un-mute

    For detailed information please the Shaw Media Ad Specification Sheet