Video Pre-Roll
Non-skippable video slotted in front of Meredith video content.
Rich Media Capabilities
Shoppable Video
Specifications
Brand Support
All People Quilt, Allrecipes, Best Life, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light, Daily Paws, Departures, Eat This, Not That, Eating Well, Entertainment Weekly, Food & Wine, Health, Hello Giggles, InStyle, Martha Stewart, Midwest Living
Technical
Initial Load
N/A
Max. Number of Initial Load File Requests
N/A
Subload
N/A
User Initiated Download
N/A
Max. CPU Load
N/A
Layout
File Types Accepted
N/A
Dimensions
640 x 360 (16:9)
Assets Due
5 days
Animation
Looping
N/A
Max Expanded Dimensions / Direction
N/A
Animation Guidelines
N/A
Tracking
1x1 Pixel Impression Trackers Accepted
3rd Party js Trackers Accepted?
3rd Party Click Trackers Accepted?
3rd Party Creative Tags Accepted?
Audio & Video
Video Formats Accepted
- Hosted: .mov, .mp4, or .webm - VAST3.0 (must have .mp4, AND .webm) - VPAID 2.0 HTML5 (aka JS)
In-banner Video Requirements
N/A
Audio
64 kbps
Additional Notes
- VPAID2.0 SWF no longer accepted (excludes Martha, Mobile, Tablet, YT, Syndication, Firefox) - Cannot accept blocking tags
Brand Support
All People Quilt, Allrecipes, Best Life, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light, Daily Paws, Departures, Eat This, Not That, Eating Well, Entertainment Weekly, Food & Wine, Health, Hello Giggles, InStyle, Martha Stewart, Midwest Living
Technical
Initial Load
N/A
Max. Number if Initial Load File Requests
N/A
Subload
N/A
User Initiated Download
N/A
Max. CPU Load
N/A
Layout
File Types Accepted
N/A
Dimensions
640x360 (16:9)
Assets Due
5 days
Animation
Looping
N/A
Max Expanded Dimensions / Direction
N/A
Animation Guidelines
Must be SSL compliant
Tracking
1x1 Pixel Impression Trackers Accepted
3rd Party js Trackers Accepted?
3rd PArty Click Trackers Accepted?
3rd Party Creative Tags Accepted?
Audio & Video
Video Formats Accepted
- Hosted: .mov, .mp4, or .webm - VAST3.0 (must have .mp4, AND .webm)
In-banner Video Requirements
N/A
Audio
Auto
Additional Notes
- 15s - skippable or nonskippable - 30s creative must be skippable - 06s non-skip - Supported Tag Vendors (VAST): AdForm, DoubleClick Campaign Manager, Extreme Reach, Flashtalking, Innovid, Sizmek
Brand Support
All People Quilt, Allrecipes, Best Life, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light, Daily Paws, Departures, Eat This, Not That, Eating Well, Entertainment Weekly, Food & Wine, Health, Hello Giggles, InStyle, Martha Stewart, Midwest Living
Technical
Initial Load
N/A
Max. Number if Initial Load File Requests
N/A
Subload
N/A
User Initiated Download
N/A
Max. CPU Load
N/A
Layout
File Types Accepted
N/A
Dimensions
1920x1080 or 640x360
Assets Due
5 days
Animation
Looping
N/A
Max Expanded Dimensions / Direction
N/A
Animation Guidelines
N/A
Tracking
1x1 Pixel Impression Trackers Accepted
Yes - see approved vendors
3rd Party js Trackers Accepted?
Yes - see approved vendors
3rd PArty Click Trackers Accepted?
Yes - see approved vendors
3rd Party Creative Tags Accepted?
Yes - see approved vendors
Audio & Video
Video Formats Accepted
VAST 2.0 and 3.0 tags containing Linear Ads and Skippable Linear Ads are supported.
In-banner Video Requirements
N/A
Audio
600-800 kbps (minimum)
Additional Notes
- Supported VAST: Celtra, Flashtalking, Innovid, Kargo, Sizmek,Teads, Transmit.Live, Unruly - VPAID, VAST 1.0, VAST 4.0 tags are not supported.