Digital Advertising Technical Specifications
Soundcloud Audio + Companion/Leave Behind
Available in web, mobile, and embedded players, audio ads enable you to expand your messaging across multiple platforms
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Audio Ad |
Audio Companion |
Mobile Leave Behind |
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Duration |
Min: 6 seconds |
n/a |
n/a |
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File Format |
MP3 - at least 192kbps |
JPG or PNG only |
JPG or PNG only |
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Dimensions |
n/a |
Desktop: 300x250 |
Mobile: 300x250 (Recommended) OR 960x800 - Download 960x800 PSD tempate |
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Max File Size |
5MB |
400KB |
400KB |
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Border |
n/a |
Border Required |
Border Required |
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Expandable |
n/a |
No Expansion |
No Expansion |
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Ad Serving |
VAST 2.0 & 3.0 Accepted |
Site Served Only |
Site Served Only |
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Tracking |
Impression Tracking Accepted |
Click Tracking Accepted |
Click Tracking Accepted. |
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Additional Details |
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960x800 Leave Behind size scales down to phone width; please consider when including important elements such as text/logos. Refer to 960x800 PSD tempate
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LiSTNR Streaming Audio + Mobile App Companion
Available in web, mobile, and embedded players, audio ads enable you to expand your messaging across multiple platforms
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Audio Ad |
Mobile App Companion |
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Duration |
Min: 15 seconds |
n/a |
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File Format |
MP3 - at least 192kbps |
.GIF, .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG or 3rd party served |
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Volume |
Normalized to -16 dB LUFS |
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Dimensions |
n/a |
Mobile App: 300x250 (Recommended) OR 640x640 |
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Max File Size |
10MB |
100KB |
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Border |
n/a |
No Border Required |
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Expandable |
n/a |
No Expansion |
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Ad Serving |
VAST 2.0 & 4.0 Accepted |
3rd parties accepted for Companion: Google DCM and Sizmek |
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Tracking |
Impression Tracking Accepted |
Impression & Click Tracking Accepted for companion |
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Additional Details |
Please ensure audio creative is mastered and trimmed properly (no silence/breaks before or after ad) |
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LiSTNR Streaming Shake Me
Available on Mobile Apps, the Shake Me format enables listeners to shake their phones and trigger an action – download a coupon, open a link, or place a call.
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Audio Ad |
Shake to Open a URL |
Shake to Place a call |
Shake to Download coupon |
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Duration |
Min: 15 seconds |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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File Format |
MP3 - at least 192kbps |
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Phone Number |
.pkpass for coupon |
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Volume |
Normalized to -16 dB LKFS |
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Dimensions |
n/a |
n/a |
640x960 |
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Max File Size |
10MB |
n/a |
n/a |
100KB |
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Border |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
No Border Required |
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3rd Party Ad Serving |
Not available, site served only |
n/a |
n/a |
Not available, site-served only |
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3rd party Tracking |
Impression Tracking Accepted |
Click Tracking Accepted (must not include any macros) |
n/a |
n/a |
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Additional Details |
Please ensure audio creative is mastered and trimmed properly (no silence/breaks before or after ad). Must contain call to action (shake your phone) and when they need to do it (eg now). Listeners can shake their phones or watches during the ad, and they also have 10 seconds at their disposal after the commercial ended. |
When the trigger action is to direct the listener to a specific web address, you need to provide the landing page URL. |
Guiding the listener to place a call requires you to provide a phone number. |
To trigger this action, you need to provide a Coupon URL in pkpass format (created in apps such as PassKit or PassSlot) and a fallback image URL. This way, the listeners who don't have a coupon reading app will still benefit from the offer. On iOS devices (iPhones, iPads), the .pkpass file will be added to the preinstalled Apple Wallet. On Android, the file format can also be added to a wallet app. To access the coupon, the listener needs to have a wallet app already installed or to download one from Google Play (e.g., PassWallet). Alternatively, in the absence of a wallet app, the fallback image will be automatically saved in their Image Gallery. |
Sonos Radio
Sonos Radio is an internet radio service available exclusively on Sonos speakers.
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Audio Ad |
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Duration |
Min: 10 seconds |
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File Format |
MP3 - at least 192kbps |
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Dimensions |
n/a |
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Max File Size |
10MB |
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Ad Serving |
VAST 2.0 & 4.0 Accepted |
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Tracking |
Impression Tracking Accepted |
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Additional Details |
Please ensure audio creative is mastered and trimmed properly (no silence/breaks before or after ad) |
Standard Banners (Hit & Triple M only)
Creative constructed in standard web-image formats such as GIF, JPEG, PNG and HTML5 executions of any of the dimensions listed below are considered standard banner ads. Such creative may be hosted by SCA’s internal ad-serving system or delivered via redirect tags hosted by a third party ad-serving vendor. Executions involving audio, video, and file sizes over 100KB etc. are considered as rich media banners and are required to be hosted by a third party ad serving vendor or SCA’s rich media partner at an additional CPM charge.
Desktop Standard Banners (Hit & Triple M only)
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Leaderboard |
Medium Rectangle |
Half Page |
Newsletter Medium Rectangle |
Billboard |
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Device |
Desktop |
Desktop |
Desktop |
Desktop/Mobile |
Desktop |
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Dimensions |
728×90 |
300×250 |
300×600 |
300×250 |
970×250 |
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Max. File Size |
100kb |
100kb |
100kb |
100kb |
100kb |
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File Format |
HTML5, JPG, GIF or PNG |
HTML5, JPG,GIF or PNG |
HTML5, JPG,GIF or PNG |
JPG or PNG |
HTML5, JPG,GIF or PNG |
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Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Looping |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
No |
Unlimited |
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Audio |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
No |
User Initiated |
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Border |
Creative with a partially black or white background must have a visible border of contrasting colour |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
Impression & click tracking only |
Impression & click tracking only |
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clickTag (HTML5) requirements |
If HTML5 creative is hosted by SCA (site-served) , please follow Google Ad Manager HTML5 Guidelines. |
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Mobile Standard Banners
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Mobile Leaderboard |
Mobile Medium Rectangle |
Mobile Billboard |
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Device |
Mobile |
Mobile |
Mobile |
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Dimensions |
320×50 |
300×250 |
320×100 |
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Retina Size (High Res) |
640×100 |
600×500 |
640×200 |
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Max. File Size |
80kb |
100kb |
80kb |
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File Format |
HTML5, JPG, GIF or PNG |
HTML5, JPG,GIF or PNG |
HTML5, JPG,GIF or PNG |
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Animation |
3 Scene Max |
3 Scene Max |
3 Scene Max |
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Border |
Creative with a partially black or white background must have a visible border of contrasting colour
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Looping |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Audio |
No |
No |
No |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
Ad tags or impression & click tracking tags |
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clickTag (HTML5) requirements |
If HTML5 creative is hosted by SCA (site-served) , please follow Google Ad Manager HTML5 Guidelines. |
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Mobile Supported Actions
Press/Tap to Call (direct connection from the phone to the advertisers call centre)
Press/Tap to download iOS application (link to page in App store)
Press/Tap to download pod cast or song from iTunes
Press/Tap to launch video (video will open and play in the device’s native player)
Press/Tap to link to your mobile site
Mobile App Custom Placements
On the Triple M and Hit Network apps, advertisers can run their messaging in the Splash screen. This is solus, 3 second ad placement that appears while the app loads in the background when the user opens the app. This can run either as a a static image, or alternatively as a short, 3 sec video animation - please see the specifications below for more information.
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Splash Screen Image |
Splash Screen Video |
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Device |
Mobile (App only) |
Mobile (App only) |
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Dimensions |
640x960 |
640x960 |
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Max. File Size |
200kb |
n/a |
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Max. Video File Size |
n/a |
2MB |
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File Format |
JPG |
MP4 |
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Animations |
No |
Yes - in video only |
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Audio |
n/a |
No audio - video only |
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Video |
No |
Yes |
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Max Duration |
n/a |
3 seconds |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
No |
No |
Rich Media Banners
Rich Media Ads must be delivered to SCA via 3rd Party Ad Tags (generated through Sizmek, Doubleclick, etc). SCA can serve rich media in their own third party account for an additional $CPM charge. Please inform your SCA representative, who will work in conjunction with the digital trafficking team, to assist with this solution. The third party ad tags and instructions must be sent to SCA 5 working days prior to live date to allow enough time to test and load. Please ensure that a solid colour background is used in the bottom layer of all ads. Sound must be click initiated by the user and pre-approved by SCA in all instances.
Desktop Rich Media Banners
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Leaderboard |
Medium Rectangle |
Half Page |
Billboard |
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Device |
Desktop |
Desktop |
Desktop |
Desktop |
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Dimensions |
728×90 |
300×250 |
300×600 |
970×250 |
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Max. File Size |
100kb |
100kb |
100kb |
100kb |
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Max. Video File Size |
1MB |
1MB |
1MB |
1MB |
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File Format |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
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Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Border |
Creative with a partially black or white background must have a visible border of contrasting colour |
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Looping |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Audio |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
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Video |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
Ad tags required |
Ad tags required |
Ad tags required |
Ad tags required |
Expandable Banners
Expandable banners are Rich Media Ads that expand in size when a user rolls over or clicks on them. They reveal more advertising information and are designed to grab the attention of the user. SCA requires a ‘close’ button always be included and positioned in the expanded area of the ad. It should appear immediately on the first full frame of the expanded panel’s animation. When closed, the ad must allow users to click on links on the webpage that would otherwise be covered when the ad has expanded.
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Expandable Leaderboard |
Expandable Medium Rectangle |
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Device |
Desktop |
Desktop |
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Dimensions |
728×90 to 728×180 |
300×250 to 600×250 |
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Max. File Size |
Initial: 40kb Expanded: 100kb |
Initial: 40kb Expanded: 100kb |
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File Format |
HTML5, GIF, JPG or PNG |
HTML5, GIF, JPG or PNG |
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Animations |
Yes |
Yes |
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Looping |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Border |
Creative with a partially black or white background |
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Audio |
User Initiated |
User Initiated |
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Video |
Yes |
Yes |
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Expand |
Down |
Left |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
Ad tags required |
Ad tags required |
Hit Network and Triple M Video
A pre roll video is a video advertisement that appears directly preceding piece of video content video or stream. With additional layers of interactivity added on top of the clip via VPAID ad formats, advertisers can engage consumers in a direct way.
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Standard Pre Roll |
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Device |
Desktop/Mobile |
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Dimensions |
Max: 1920×1080 Min: 640×360 |
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Video Resolution Accepted |
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (4:3 not supported) |
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File Format |
MP4 or MOV |
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Max File Size |
20MB (Site-Served) 10MB (3rd-party) |
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Max Bitrate |
VAST tags should contain at least one file under 1000kbps |
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Max Duration |
15 seconds |
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Audio |
On play |
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Frames per second |
Up to 30fps |
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3rd Party Tags Accepted |
VAST (2.0 or 3.0) or VPAID accepted |
Soundcloud Video
A user initiated highly engaging video ad in vertical or letterbox format reaching users only on an active screen across iOS and Android devices
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VAST Provided |
Media Assets Provided |
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Duration |
Min: 6 seconds |
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Tag Support |
VAST 2.0 and VAST 3.0; not supporting JS within the VAST, 1x1 tracking pixels |
Impression and Click Tracking Accepted |
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Viewability |
Viewable: video only served when app in view (serving criteria) |
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Video Codec |
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC |
N/A |
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Audio Codec |
AAC-LC |
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Video Volume |
No Hard requirement |
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File Format |
MP4 |
MP4, .MOV, .AVI (We will transcode this to the supported formats) |
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File Size |
Max recommended file size 7.5MB Min recommended file size |
50 MB Max |
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Bitrate |
1080p 720p 360p |
Please keep in mind the 50 MB file size limit |
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Aspect Ratio |
16x9 or 9x16 |
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Resolution |
At least one 360p or 480p source required; 720p and 1080p sources optional
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16:9 (Horizontal) - 1920 x 1080 max. 9:16 (Vertical Video) - 480 x 854 |
Soundcloud App Entryway Takeover
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Mobile Splash Screen |
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Dimensions |
576x813 |
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File Format |
JPG (preferred) and .PSD |
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Max File Size |
150kb |
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Animation |
Static |
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Border |
n/a |
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Ad Serving |
Site Served Only |
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3rd party Tracking |
Impression and Click Tracking Only |
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Expandable |
No |
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Additional Details |
Keep important elements (i.e. text, CTA) in the Viewable Safe Area - top of the image. Please provide layered PSD with flat JPG Please read through and address all points on the Spec Check Guidelines before you send your material to SCA
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