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NBCU Creative Guidelines:Rich Media

The Fandango Network

The ultimate digital network for all things Movies, TV and Streaming

For any questions, please contact @NBC Uni Specs & Guidelines.

For all creative template requests, please contact @NBC UNI Digital Movies Ad Traffic.

Fandango Network Brand Guidelines

 
The Fandango Network Advertising Content Guidelines apply to video, banners, native, and expanded experiences appearing on Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, Flixster and YouTube. The Fandango Network reserves the right to reject any advertisement that doesn’t meet the minimum guidelines during the certification process, or any advertisement that Fandango Network feels isn’t appropriate for Fandango Network’s advertising platform or its users.
 

General Content:

 

  • Ad creative should clearly convey a call to action (CTA) and utilize imagery that is impactful for maximum impact.
  • Keep important text or imagery within the safe area. Anything outside of the “safe area” may not be viewable based on-screen resolution.
  • Limit legal text to a few words (i.e. – “© 2023 Fandango”).
  • Ad creative containing video must resolve to a CTA or relevant message; videos should never resolve to a black screen.
  • If the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer® is used in the creative, please follow ALL guidelines pertaining to its correct usage and display.

 

Restricted Content:

Fandango Network is committed to providing the highest quality advertising experience. To meet this standard, the following areas may require additional considerations, reviews, and approvals before being accepted onto Fandango’s advertising platform.

  • Age-restricted content: Ads promoting or containing age-sensitive products and services must be appropriately age targeted.
  • Alcohol: Ads for alcoholic beverages must be appropriately age targeted. There can be no images or videos that show the consumption of the alcohol product. All text, images, video, and audio must depict age-appropriate people and scenes.
  • Financial: Ads for financial products or services that are associated with deceptive practices aren’t allowed. Advertisers must be a member of at least one of the following associations: Community Financial Services Association of America, Online Lenders Alliance.
  • Gambling: Ad content that promotes or facilitates real money gambling must have necessary licensing and comply with all applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws or regulations, including having the proper age and location targeting.
  • Pharmaceutical: Ads promoting pharmaceutical products, medical devices, medical services, or treatments must comply with all applicable federal, state, local, provincial and, if applicable, foreign country laws or regulations.
  • Political: Ads that present, include, or reference a position on a controversial public issue. This may include content that is deemed offensive, contains graphic or potentially offensive content, or is deemed an attack of a personal nature, an attack on an individual business, or a comment on a private dispute.

 

Unacceptable or Prohibited Content:

 

  • DO NOT use potentially offensive imagery (such as nudity, violent images, or gore) or explicit or provocative language. Fandango Network is a family friendly company.
    • Profane, obscene, or offensive language is not allowed.
    • Highly graphic violence, weaponry or death is not allowed.
    • Imagery or scenes of explicit drug usage is not allowed.
    • If blood is included in the creative, it should be stylized and not realistic or gory.
    • If weapons are included in the creative, they should never point towards the user.

Click-Through Guidelines

 

  • Ticketing Ads must link to Fandango.com
  • Non-ticketing Ads can link to exhibitor sites ONLY on Powster.com
  • Exception to any of the above listed guidelines must first be approved by the head of Advertising Sales. Please consult your Sales Executive prior to submitting

Adherence to the following Click-Through Guidelines is required for all advertising on The Fandango Network. Exceptions to any of the listed guidelines must first be approved by the head of Advertising Sales. Please consult your Sales Director regarding any questions.

Theatrical:

 

  • All Studio Ads are required to click-through to Fandango.com during the ticketing on-sale window
  • Fandango non-ticketing Studio Ads can link to exhibitor sites ONLY on Powster.com

 

Streaming:

 

  • Steaming Ads may include Dual-CTA (In Theatres & Streaming) but are required to click-through to Fandango.com
    • In the Steaming Only window, Streaming Ads can click-through directly to a streaming platform or custom landing page
  • If a Steaming Platform releases a Theatrical title, Streaming Ads can click-through to a custom landing however, if Fandango is ticketing for that release, the custom landing page must include Fandango.com

 

Brands:

 

  • Brand Ads may click-through to their owned and brand site or custom landing page

Desktop Banners

 

Ad Unit
Size
File Type
Expansion
Widescreen*
970×150
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/HTML5, 3rd Party Tags
970×300 Expansion Direction: Down
Leaderboard*
728×90
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/HTML5, 3rd Party Tags
728×270 Expansion Direction: Down
Video Wall*
970×250
Static GIF/JPG, HTML5 3rd Party Tags
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Ticket Confirmation Pages*
728×90 & 160×600
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/Flash, 3rd Party Tags
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Fishtank*
1280×500
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/HTML5, 3rd Party Tags
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Mini Fishtank*
970×150 & 1280×150
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/HTML5, 3rd Party Tags
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Medium Rectangle (including rich media)*
300×250
Static GIF/JPG, HTML5 3rd Party Tags
600×500 Expansion Direction: Left *not to interfere with menu bar
Large Rectangle (including rich media)*
300×600
Static GIF/JPG, /HTML5 3rd Party Tags
600×600 Expansion Direction: Left

 

Max File Size:

  • 200kb initial load
  • Subsequent Max Polite/User-Initiated File Load Size: 2.2 MB for video file load

Animation:

  • Looping: 4 loops max OR
  • Animation Length: 15 seconds max
  • No rapid strobing animations

Frame Rate:

  • 24 FPS

*In-Banner Video Available:

  • :15 second length
  • Audio must be user initiated (on-click: mute/un-mute) default state is muted
  • Ad must have a volume, mute, play and pause control
  • Creative with in-banner video must be third-party served

 

Mobile Banners

 

Ad Unit
Size
File Type/Format
Expansion
Fandango Store Map Locator (Mobile)
320×100
Layered PSD Assets, Branding Assets, Map Locations Document
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Mobile Web & App*
320×50 & 320×100
Static GIF/JPG, Rich Media/ 3rd Party Tags
320×460 Expansion Direction: Down User-Initiated
iPad App (Large Banner)*
768×350
Static GIF/JPG
Expansion not allowed for this unit
iPad App (Small Banner)*
768×50
Static GIF/JPG, Layered PSD if site created
Expansion not allowed for this unit

 

Max File Size:

  • 60kb initial load
  • Subsequent Max Polite/User-Initiated File Load Size: 2.2 MB for video file load
  • 45k max static back-up image

Animation:

  • Looping: 3 loops
  • Animation Length: 15 seconds

Frame Rate:

  • 24 FPS

*In-Banner Video Available:

  • Must be user initiated (on-click: mute/un-mute) default state is muted
  • :15 second length
  • Ad must have a volume, mute, play and pause control
  • Creative with in-banner video must be third-party served

 

Logos

 

Ad Unit
Size
File Type/Format
Expansion
Sponsored Home Page Logo
242×70
Static GIF/JPG or .PNG Site served
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Sponsored Logo
120×60
Static GIF/JPG or .PNG Site served
Expansion not allowed for this unit

 

Max File Size:

  • N/A

 

Interstitials – Desktop/Mobile

 

Ad Unit
Size
File Type/Format
Expansion
Mobile Web Interstitial (including rich media)*
320×460
Layered PSD Site created
Expansion not allowed for this unit
iPhone App Interstitial (including rich media)*
320×460
Layered PSD Site created
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Android App Interstitial (including rich media)*
320×460
Layered PSD Site created
Expansion not allowed for this unit

 

Max File Size:

  • 200kb initial load
  • Subsequent Max Polite/User-Initiated File Load Size: 2.2 MB for video file load
  • 45k max static back-up image

Animation:

  • Looping: 3 loops
  • Animation Length: 15 seconds

Frame Rate:

  • 24 FPS

*In-Banner Video Available:

  • Ad unit must click in-app Only
  • Requires site creative approval Must include ticketing and trailer CTA
  • Must include “Skip” button

Interstitials:

  • Interstitials are created in-house by our design team. Only .PSD creative allowed.

 

Overlay

 

Ad Unit
Dimensions
File Type/Format
Expansion
Homepage Overlay*
As Approved
Static GIF/JPG
Rich Media/HTML5 3rd Party Tag
970×650
Overlay auto expands on initial load and must be user-initiated thereafter

Max File Size:

  • 200kb initial load
  • Subsequent Max Polite/User-Initiated File Load Size: 2.2 MB for video file load
  • 45k max static back-up image

Animation:

  • Looping: 3 loops
  • Animation Length: 15 seconds

Frame Rate:

  • 24 FPS

*In-Banner Video Available:

  • Must be user initiated (on-click: mute/un-mute) default state is muted
  • :15 second length (:10 second MAX for Overlay)
  • Ad must have a volume, mute, play and pause control
  • Creative with in-banner video must be third-party served.

 

Skin

 

Ad Unit
Dimensions
File Type/Format
Expansion
Skin
1600×1000
Static JPG ONLY
N/A

 

Max File Size:

  • 200kb initial load

Skin Unit Not Clickable

Non-Site Ads

 

Ad Unit
Size
File Type/Format
Expansion
Fandango Printed Pages
728×90
Rich Media/Flash 3rd Party Tags
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Fandango Print Ticket
660×82 & 468×60
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Fandango Standalone (Advanced Ticketing)
468×60
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Purchase Funnel Sponsorship
728×90 & 960×90
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Newsletters Standalone and Fandango FanMail
300×250
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Rate & Review
468×60
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit
Confirmation Email
468x 60
Static GIF/JPG ONLY
Expansion not allowed for this unit

 

Max File Size:

  • 200kb initial load
  • Subsequent Max Polite/User-Initiated File Load Size: 2.2 MB for video file load
  • 45k max static back-up image

 

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