Billboard Guidelines

For any network or category not referenced in these guidelines, reach out to your sales or marketing representative.

Submission process

Deadline	10 days prior to air date
Request form	Request Form In the Request Type field, select General Creative. In the General Creative Request Type field, select Billboards.
Required assets	Logo (animated or static) 5-second VO copy, 10 words or less
Other requirements	If client requires specific color, include the style guide with the submission
Contact	Submit billboards to the appropriate NBCUniversal Marketing Team member for approval. For Sports, email assets to the appropriate Marketing Team member: College Football/Nascar/IMSA \| Liana Werner liana.werner@nbcuni.com NFL/Kentucky Derby/Preakness \| Cooper Blaze cooper.blaze@nbcuni.com NBA/WNBA/Tour De France \| Danielle Morelli danielle.morelli@nbcuni.com World Cup/US Soccer/ College Basketball \| TJ Hartnett tj.hartnett@nbcuni.com Premier League/Chivas/WWE \| Jesse Kearseiv jesse.kearseiv@nbcuni.com Golf entitlement \| Corbett Ripley corbett.ripley@nbcuni.com

General guidelines

All claims must be supported. Claims requiring additional qualification are unacceptable.
Sell-copy (e.g., offers, pricing, sales) is generally unacceptable, except for slogans that have been well-established in the sponsors’ commercials.
Billboards may not reference more than one sponsor, cross-reference other television programs, contain QR codes, or mention contests, sweepstakes and promotional teasers.
Gambling-related billboards must comply with all gambling laws, regulations, rules and guidelines.
Billboards may reference websites, only if they are exclusively owned by the sponsor of the billboard.
All billboards will be put inside a “frame” with a background shot behind the client logo.
Clients should submit logos “tv safe, center screen”. Our graphics department will size them to fit inside the frame.

Technical specs

NBC Entertainment and NBC Sports

Ad format	Static logo	Animated logo
File format	Preferred: Illustrator (EPS or AI) with vector outlines PSD, TIFF, or TGA also accepted	HD QuickTime (MOV) via FTP or another downloadable digital link
Dimensions	Minimum 900 x 600 Logo must be full in the canvas; no excessive white space.	1920 x 1080
Resolution	72 dpi	72dpi
Logo	Place over your preferred background We will take the full logo, put it in our billboard frame, and then key it over a scenic or wide shot from the event.	N/A
Frame rate	N/A	29.97 FPS
Length	5 seconds	5 seconds and 10 words or less
Audio track	N/A	All animated billboards are to be delivered silent

MSNBC and CNBC

Ad format	MSNBC	CNBC
Deadline	14 business days prior to air
Delivery	Send to your sales representative
File format	Static logo Preferred: Illustrator (EPS) with embedded alphas (if applicable) PNG also accepted Slides not accepted Animated logo HD QuickTime (MOV) via MP4
Dimensions	Minimum 1920 x 1080 for HD	1273 x 579
Resolution	72 dpi
Frame rate	Preferred: 29.97 FPS 23.98 accepted
Codec	Approve Pro Res, H264, or animation
Length	5 seconds and 10 words or less
Copy	Total length of billboard copy cannot exceed 3 seconds in length for a 5-second billboard and 8 seconds in length for a 10-second billboard. This does not translate into 3 or 8 seconds for the advertiser's name and tagline alone. NBCUniversal reserves the right to change any announcer copy it deems too long or inappropriate for any reason. An MSNBC announcer will read the copy.	Total length of billboard copy cannot exceed 5 seconds in length for a 7-second billboard and 8 seconds in length for a 10-second billboard. This does not translate into 5 or 8 seconds for the advertiser's name and tagline alone. 1 second of paid time on both ends is required for the billboard to air properly. NBCUniversal reserves the right to change any announcer copy it deems too long or inappropriate for any reason. An CNBC announcer will read the copy.
Voiceover	All billboard voiceovers contain the following components: Sponsorship billboards: Editorial franchise followed by the advertiser's name and tagline (if desired). Volume billboards: Name of MSNBC show or “Sponsored by…” followed by the advertiser's name and tagline (if desired).	All billboard voiceovers contain the following components: Sponsorship billboards: Editorial franchise followed by the advertiser's name and tagline (if desired). Volume billboards: Name of Business Day how or “This CNBC program…” followed by the advertiser's name and tagline (if desired).