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Persistent Mobile Banner

Increase Your Mobile Presence.
Amp up your display presence by adding the mobile footer ad into your media mix. It’s a sticky banner that scrolls with the user for consistent visibility.

245

million + page views

Get in front of

*monthly page views across our network

Standard BigBox

Sturdy, compact, and very popular with the crowd. This standard ad unit is proof that it's good to be square.

Above-the-fold and below-the-fold placements available.


Newsletter Ad

Knock, knock - special delivery! Our devoted newsletter readers demand that we send our content right into their inboxes and we love seeing high open rates. They like us, they really like us!

Best of all, we saved a spot for you - it's the perfect space with plenty of room to express your message.

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Standard LeaderBoard

This standard banner unit gives your message a longer runway and stretches across the page to get noticed.

Above-the-fold and below-the-fold placements available.



Premium BigBox

Well, hello there! This Standard Plus ad unit is not the shy type and is often seen in a prime position on any of our network sites.


Immersive Wallpaper

Impress desktop audiences with the Immersive combo by delivering memorable visuals above the fold—along with all other ad units on the page. 

This combo provides the unique design opportunity for graphic elements to cross over from the Tall Big Box ad over to the wallpaper background.

Page Takeover Includes
Immersive Wallpaper + Tall Big Box Combo

Make your mark with 100% of ad units on the page devoted to your brand message in a highly trusted, brand safe environment.

Let your message dominate the page with a Page Takeover campaign, which includes Immersive Wallpapers along with all other in-page ad positions. Users who enter our sites from any page will see you. There's no time to be coy. This is your chance - express yourself!

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300x100

AD PLACEMENT

AD PLACEMENT

1:2 ratio

6:1 ratio

AD PLACEMENT

1:1 ratio

AD PLACEMENT

Get your message in front of our loyal readers on our 90+ news sites.

Premium LeaderBoard

Calling all attention-seekers: there's no shame in going big. Let this premium banner ad unit help deliver your awesome message.

There's only one place for this unit and that's on top. (Literally, it's always above-the-fold)

3:1 ratio

AD PLACEMENT

Outstream Video

Do you have a moving message? As online readers browse around our sites to discover high-quality content, they will discover your video message.

Like all trendsetters, it enters the room, makes an indelible impression and leaves them wanting more.

AD PLACEMENT

AD PLACEMENT

Immersive Wallpaper

  • 1920 x 800px Wallpaper Background
  • 300 x 600px Tall Big Box
  • 300 x 300px Big Box
    (300 x 250px also accepted)
  • 400 x 67px Mobile Leaderboard
  • 300 x 50px Mobile Banner

To effectively engage mobile audiences, utilize the Persistent Mobile Banner Unit to ensure your message remains visible and memorable.

Download Photoshop TemplateDownload Adobe XD Template

Select the artboard you are exporting

If exporting the wallpaper background, turn off the visibility of the 'Safe Text Area' layer and the '300x600' Tall Big Box.

Click File » Export » Artboards to Files

3.1 Select the destination folder
3.2 Choose the file type: JPEG
3.3 Set the optimized quality to 8.
3.4 Click 'Run'

Next:

Turn off the visibility for the wallpaper and turn on the visibility for the 300x600 Tall Big Box. 

This exporting process will automatically crop the JPG files to the specified dimensions.


Photoshop File Export Guide

Design Template Files

Download Artwork Template

Required ad units:

  • 1920 x 800px – Wallpaper (use template)
  • 300 x 600px – Tall Big Box (use template)
  • 600 x 100px – Leaderboard
  • 300 x 300px – Big Box (300 x 250px also accepted) 
  • 300 x 50px – Mobile Banner
  • 400 x 67px – Mobile Leaderboard
  • 300 x 80px – Desktop Header (for Vancouver is Awesome and Times Colonist only) 

Accepted file formats for standard units:

  • JPG
  • PNG
  • GIF (file data size limit: 150 KB)
  • Ad tags (ask your rep for details)
  • HTML5 package (zip folder, self-contained)
  • Wallpaper background: JPG or PNF only
  • Wallpaper Tall Big Box: JPG, PNG or HTML5 package (zip folder, self-contained)

970 x 250px

Accepted file formats:

  • JPG or PNG
  • GIF (file data size limit: 150 KB)