Metro

United Kingdom (National)

  • Specification: NewspaperAds_1v4 (by GWG)
  • PDF Standard: PDF/X-1a:2001
  • Crop Marks: Required for ads with bleed

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Colour Profile Update
From Thursday 27 April 2023, Metro will be changing ICC Profile to DMG-FLEXO-NEWSPAPER-2023-v2. Please ensure to upload with the correct colour profile.

  • Full Page W 268mm x H 340mm
  • Double Page Spread W 560mm x H 340mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Half Page DPS W 560mm x H 170mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • DPS Strip 10x14 W 560mm x H 100mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Half Page Horizontal W 268mm x H 170mm
  • Fireplace W 326mm x H 250mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Podium W 560mm x H 240mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Banner Size W 268mm x H 100mm
  • Front Page Strip Ad W 268mm x H 70mm
  • TV Box W 48mm x H 10mm
  • Masterhead Earpiece W 268mm x H 340mm
  • 24x4 W 151mm x H 240mm
  • 25x4 W 151mm x H 250mm
  • Step Down - No Bleed W 134mm x H 150mm
  • Step Down - Bleed W 140mm x H 150mm
  • Central Spread W 281mm x H 197mm
  • Must be supplied as one file
  • Chequerboard W 134mm x H 170mm
  • Billboard W 223mm x H 100mm

Display Column Sizes

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Page 1 35mm 73mm 112mm 151mm 190mm 227mm 268mm
Page 2 326mm 560mm

Maximum column height: 340mm

mm

Classified Column Sizes

It is free to deliver Classified ads to Metro

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Page 1 31mm 65mm 98mm 132mm 166mm 199mm 232mm 268mm
Page 2 560mm

Maximum column height: 340mm

mm

Wrap

Prior to supplying a wrap for the Metro, you must contact Projects@mailmetromedia.co.uk, who will supply you with the template for the front page of the wrap which shows how much white space to leave for the masthead.

FULL PAGE WRAP
This is supplied as four separate pages at
268mm(w) x 340mm(h).

DPS WRAP
This is supplied as two double-page
spreads; outside and inside spread at
560mm(w) x 340mm(h).

This includes the 24mm gutter area between
the 2 full pages allowing artwork to join up
and spread across the whole sheet. Please note this must be uploaded as one PDF file.

For more information please check relevant spec sheet. If you do not have this, please email Projects@mailmetromedia.co.uk

  • Full Page - WRAP W 268mm x H 340mm
  • DPS WRAP W 560mm x H 340mm
  • Must be supplied as one file

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