Desktop

Dimensions Max File Size Computerworld,
CIO,
CSO		 CMO ARN,
Reseller News,
Channel Asia		 PCWorld,
Good Gear Guide,
PCWorld NZ
300x250 (Medium Rectangle) 150kb Yes Yes Yes Yes
728x90 (Leaderboard) 150kb Yes Yes Yes Yes
860x155 (Super Leaderboard) 150kb No Yes Only Skin Slot Yes
970x250 (Billboard) 150kb Yes Yes Only Skin Slot Yes
300x600 (Halfpage) 150kb Yes Yes Yes Yes
500x500 (Commercial Break) 150kb No Yes Yes Yes
640x480 (Commercial Break) 150kb Yes Yes Yes Yes
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300x250 (Medium Rectangle)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 300x250
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 40kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 40kb
Video (Polite Download) 1MB
HTML5 up to 150kb

728x90 (Leaderboard)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 728x90
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 40kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 40kb
Video (Polite Download) 1MB
HTML5 up to 150kb

860x155 (Super Leaderboard)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 860x155 (max width of 976 px - site width)
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 50kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 50kb
Video (Polite Download) n/a
HTML5 up to 150kb
Available only in: PC World, Good Gear Guide, TechWorld, ARN*, Reseller News* and Channel Asia*.
*Only skin slot

970x250 (Billboard)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 970x250
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 60kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 60kb
Video (Polite Download) n/a
HTML5 up to 150kb
Available only Skin slot: ARN, Reseller News and Channel Asia.

300x600 (Halfpage)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 300x600
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 40kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 40kb
Video (Polite Download) 1MB
HTML5 up to 150kb

500x500 (Commercial Break)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 500x500
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 40kb
HTML5 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 40kb
Video (Polite Download) n/a
HTML5 up to 150kb
Not available on CIO, CSO, Computerworld.

640x480 (Commercial Break)

IDG SERVED SPECS
Dimensions 640x480
Backup Image File Size
(jpg or gif files accepted)		 40kb
HTML5 (NB: Not available on
Computerworld, CIO, CSO.)		 up to 150kb
THIRD PARTY SERVED SPECS
Image File Size 40kb
Video (Polite Download) 1MB
HTML5 (NB: Not available on
Computerworld, CIO, CSO.)		 up to 150kb

HTML5 General Guidelines

  • The following meta tag is required within <head></head>
    1. <meta name="ad.size" content="width=300,height=600">
    2. Update width and height within the meta tag to match the dimensions of the ad
  • Place the following javascript code within <head></head> and replace the click through URL.
    <script> var clickTag = "http://yourclickthroughurl.com"; </script>
  • Only one click through URL is supported with HTML 5 ads
  • To make the entire ad clickable, place the following div around the ad content <div onclick="window.open(window.clickTag)" style="cursor: pointer"> </div>
  • HTML, javascript, css, and image files must be provided within one zip file.
  • HTML must not include external javascript, css or images.
  • HTML SVG tags are not supported.