The Sun

United Kingdom (National)

  • Specification: NewspaperAds_1v4 (by GWG)
  • PDF Standard: PDF/X-1a:2001
  • Crop Marks: Not Allowed for ads with bleed

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Display

The Sun | Display


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Image object limit set to less than 4,000


Sections & Deadlines:

6 pm Business Day before edition:

  • Main Book
  • News
  • Features
  • Sport
  • Sun Goals
  • Racing
  • Favourite

6 pm Thursday for that Sunday’s edition:

  • TV Soap

For DPS submissions, please leave the central 6 mm clear of any T&Cs for the gutter.

  • Full Page (34x7) W 264mm x H 338mm
  • Half Page (17x7) W 264mm x H 170mm
  • 25x4 W 149mm x H 250mm
  • 20x3 W 111mm x H 200mm
  • 20x2 W 72mm x H 200mm
  • 10x7 W 264mm x H 100mm
  • 34x2 (bookend) W 72mm x H 338mm
  • TV Stip (The Sun) W 335mm x H 47mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • 1/2 Page DPS W 550mm x H 170mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Double Page Spread W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Steps Down (Step 1) W 137mm x H 200mm
  • Steps Down (Step 2) W 137mm x H 200mm
  • Steps Down (Step 3) W 137mm x H 200mm
  • Steps Down (Step 4) W 137mm x H 200mm
  • 3x10 W 396mm x H 30mm
  • Must be supplied as one file

Display Column Sizes

The Sun | Display


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Sections & Deadlines:

6 pm Business Day before edition (Fri for Mon):

  • Main Book
  • News
  • Features
  • Sport
  • Sun Goals
  • Racing
  • Favourite

6 pm Thursday for that Sunday’s edition:

  • TV Soap

For DPS submissions, please leave the central 6 mm clear of any T&Cs for the gutter.

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Page 1 34mm 72mm 111mm 149mm 188mm 226mm 264mm
Page 2 335mm 474mm 550mm

Maximum column height: 338mm

mm

Classified

The Sun | Classified


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Sections & Deadlines:

4 pm Business Day before edition:

  • Features (Classified)
  • Motors
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Personal
  • Recruitment
  • Legals

6 pm Thursday for that Sunday’s edition:

  • TV Soap

For DPS submissions, please leave the central 6 mm clear of any T&Cs for the gutter.

  • Page W 264mm x H 338mm
  • Half Page (17x8) W 264mm x H 170mm
  • 25x4 W 130mm x H 250mm
  • 20x3 W 97mm x H 200mm
  • 20x2 W 63mm x H 200mm
  • 10x8 W 264mm x H 100mm
  • 10x2 W 63mm x H 100mm
  • Double Page Spread (34x16) W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Half Page DPS (17x16) W 550mm x H 170mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • 5x7 W 264mm x H 50mm

Classified Column Sizes

The Sun | Classified


Vector limit set to less than 25,000
Image object limit set to less than 4,000


Sections & Deadlines:

4 pm Business Day before edition:

  • Features (Classified)
  • Motors
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Personal
  • Recruitment
  • Legals

6 pm Thursday for that Sunday’s edition:

  • TV Soap
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
30mm 63mm 97mm 130mm 164mm 197mm 231mm 264mm

Maximum column height: 338mm

mm

Cover Wrap

The Sun | Cover Wrap

Allowance across the top of the Front page for mastheads must be included in the design when wrapping all sections. Front Cover Masthead: H 100mm x W 264mm (top of front cover).

Allowance for barcode must be included in the design of OBC when wrapping the Main Book. Space for barcode: H 30mm x W 60mm (bottom left of outside back cover).

Inside pages are a DPS that appears on the inside front and inside back covers.


Vector limit set to less than 25,000
Image object limit set to less than 4,000


Sections & Deadline:

3-4 days prior to the stated edition deadlines

  • Main Book
  • Travel
  • Weekend

For DPS submissions, please leave the central 6 mm clear of any T&Cs for the gutter.

Spec Sheet available on request from ci@news.co.uk

  • Cover Wrap (Outside Back Cover + P1) W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Cover Wrap (Inside Front + Inside Back) W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file

Innovation Shapes

The Sun | Innovation Shapes

Diagrams opposite representative of supplied PDF dimensions – NOT ad shape.

Spec Sheets available on request from ci@news.co.uk


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Sections & Deadline:

3-4 days prior to the stated edition deadlines

  • Main Book
  • Travel
  • Weekend

For DPS submissions, please leave the central 6 mm clear of any T&Cs for the gutter.

  • Bookend W 72mm x H 338mm
  • Floating Strip (10x14) W 550mm x H 100mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Floating Island (10x8) W 320mm x H 100mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Fireplace (6x6) W 244mm x H 60mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Fireplace (20x6) W 244mm x H 200mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Fireplace (20x8) W 320mm x H 200mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Fireplace (25x8) W 320mm x H 250mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Fireplace Extended (34x8) W 320mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Frame W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • H Shape W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • L Shape W 264mm x H 338mm
  • L Shape Extended W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Mantlepiece W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Podium W 550mm x H 250mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Staircase W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • T Shape W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Tailed Bookends (25cm High) W 550mm x H 250mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Floating Island 8x8 DPS W 320mm x H 80mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • C Shape W 264mm x H 338mm
  • S Shape W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • S Shape - Staircase W 137mm x H 200mm
  • Tower W 264mm x H 338mm
  • Tower (Extended) W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • TV Strip (The Sun) W 335mm x H 47mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • U Shape W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • W Shape W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Yin-Yang W 550mm x H 338mm
  • Must be supplied as one file

Full page inc Folio

The Sun | Full Page inc Folio


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  • Full page with folio W 264mm x H 343mm

TV Soap

The Sun | TV Soap


Vector limit set to less than 25,000
Image object limit set to less than 4,000


Sections & Deadlines:

6 pm Thursday for that Sunday’s edition:

  • TV Soap
  • Full Page (34x7) W 264mm x H 338mm

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