STANDARD STREAMING VIDEO AD SPECIFICATIONS

Specification List

Streaming Video

Companion Ad Unit

Video Duration :15/:30 N/A
Display Dimension 640x480 88x31 & 180x150
Encoded Resolution Minimum 640x480 N/A
Framerate 30fps N/A
Format .FLV JPG, GIF,.PNG - static image only
Clickable Yes Yes

Tracking & Serving

3rd Party Trackable Yes - clicks tracked via coad Yes - if 3rd party served
3rd Party Servable Yes - via redirect url to .flv Yes
3rd Party Max Filesize N/A 39K
Site Served Max Filesize N/A 39k

Lead Time:
10 Business Days

Assets Requested:
Physical Assets:

  • Digital Beta
  • Beta SP Tape
  • 3/4 Inch
  • VHS
  • Cassette
  • MiniDV/DVCAM
Digital Assets - Option 1
  • Format: .AVI/.MOV (Animation or Uncompressed Code)
  • Resolution: 640x480 Minimum Quality Accepted
Digital Assets - Option 2
  • Format: MPEG-2: 5-10Mbit
  • Resolution: 640x480 Minimum Quality Accepted
  • FPS: 30
  • Audio: 224kbps MP2 audio sampled at 48kHz stereo
  • Supported: Sony:IMX 4:2:2, MXF D-10, VSR2000HD, SeaChange, Pinnacle MediaStream, Omneon, Quantel Clipnet, Leitch and Grass Valley.
COMPANION AD UNIT (COAD):
Each Video Ad stream is accompanied by either a 88x31 or 180x150 ad unit dependant upon the page the video serves on that will simultaneously serve alongside the video.

As such, advertisers will have to provide BOTH an 88x31 and 180x150 to serve as companion ad units across the site.

File Size:
3rd Party Served max filesize: 39K
Site Served max filesize: 39k

*NOTE: If site served, the client must provide:

  • A clickthrough URL or click command/click tracking tag
  • A .jpg/.gif backup, max filesize: 39k
Companion Ad Unit Executions Must:
  • Redirect to static image only (jpg, png or gif) if 3rd party served
  • Open a new browser window upon user clickthrough, redirected through mandatory "bumper"

Audio:
Audio is not supported in the 88x31 or 180x150 COAD

Video:
Video is not supported in the 88x31 or 180x150 COAD

*NOTE: Should the Video Ad unit or Companion Ad units not adhere to the specifications listed above they will need to be revised.

Click here to view an example
Click here for downloadable spec .pdf or .xls

Special notes:

Please understand that there are some unique requirements when working with Nick.com and NickJr.com:

  • Sites directly linking from Nickelodeon sites need to be COPPA compliant
  • All ad executions running on Nickelodeon need to be COPPA compliant
For more information on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act please start at:

Federal Trade Commision Gov Site's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

When communicating with kids, it is important that we clearly differentiate between advertising content and Nickelodeon content, therefore:

  • Non Nickelodeon content placed on our site must be clearly labeled with the word "ad" or "advertisement" plainly visible for the complete duration that the content is visible to users.
  • For some placements this label has been built into our ad serving system (in-page banner ad units, for example), but will need to be manually added to other out of page units.
  • When a user is redirected to advertising content either on or off Nickelodeon, we display a "bumper".

MTVN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY RICH MEDIA ADVERTISING WITHOUT EXPLANATION, AND TO MODIFY AND/OR APPEND THESE GUIDELINES WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE