Desktop Interstitial
Description
As the user swipes through an image gallery, they will swipe to the full-screen Interstitial ad unit. As the user completes quiz questions, they will progress to a the full-widget width and height Interstitial ad unit.
Placement: Displayed as the user swipes through images and as the user completes quiz questions within the IMDb site.
Dimensions: 2560x2560
Restrictions: 1) Supports 1 call to action and click through link to a landing page. 2) Ad is frequency capped at 2x/day
Formatting: Safe zone is 1360x1360. Content outside the safe zone is likely to get cropped, and is not clickable.The minimum font size is 48pt to account for variation in display resolutions.
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Product Specifications
| Serving | 1st party only |
| Ad Type | Custom |
| Core Dimensions | 2560x2560 |
| File weight limit of backup image | 2mb |
| Supported Date Messaging | Up to 5 unique date messages |
Asset Deliverables
Each ad execution has unique requirements necessary to produce the individual unit. Failure to provide assets in compliance with the guidelines and technical specifications will impact launch dates.
Interstitial - Client designed
- Final designed IMDb Interstitial PSD template
- Include all message, date and CTA changes within separate layers in the PSD
- Fonts in .otf or .ttf format
- Messaging, CTA and date schedule
- Clickthrough link
Interstitial - IMDb designed
- High resolution layered key art PSDs
- Layered title treatment (with tagline and cast names if you want included)
- Advertising copy
- Legal line, logos, rating bugs
- Fonts in .otf or .ttf format
- Messaging, CTA and date schedule
- Design direction and/or pre-existing ad units for reference
- Brand guidelines
- Clickthrough link
Production Timeline
IMDb Ad Production Timelines account for the number of business days it will take to produce an ad unit. Ad Production Timelines include all typical phases of an ad lifecycle such as booking, design, trafficking and testing. Timelines vary depending on who is responsible for designing the ad unit.
- All timelines begin when design assets are received and approved by IMDb.
- All timelines end when the ad unit is live on IMDb properties.
| Client Built Timeline | 5 business days |
| IMDb Built Timeline | 10 business days |