About

Founded in January 1997, Dark Horizons is not only one of the world's top sources for online entertainment news, but one of the most widely respected and well regarded with experience in this medium that few can match.

With a focus squarely on the industry rather than celebrity gossip, and a predilection for genre fare, the site has amassed a very large and intensely loyal readership over the years including corporate professionals, early adopters, influential industry insiders, marketing & PR departments, and film and tech journalists to make it one of the 'stickiest' sites on the web.

Over 90% of readership comes from direct surfing to the URL, bookmarks or article recommendations via e-mail and social media networks (most notably Facebook and Twitter). This is a much higher percentage than the 70-75% that most other sites in this field boast.

That large percentile also gives the site an extremely stable, consistent and highly self-aware readership that not only visits the site to keep up on the latest news, but are highly responsive to well-targeted advertising.

Said readership is matched only by its internal industry reputation as one of the most fair, balanced and objective sites in this field, one that avoids the hyperbole of over editorialising.

It also delivers the news with a voice of authority and experience thanks to its editor Garth Franklin who has blazed the trail in the online publishing field since the Internet's early days back in the mid-1990's.

Capabilities
  • Desktop Display
    • Brand Integrations
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    • Sponsored Posts
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    • Native Ads
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    • High-Impact (Takeovers, Billboards, Overlays, Sliders, Skins)
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    • Rich Media (Expandable & Non-Expandable)
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  • Mobile Display
    • Mobile Rich Media (Including Interstitials & Expandables)
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    • Tablet Traffic
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    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
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    • Requires SDK Integration
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  • Social
  • Email
  • Desktop Display, Mobile Display, Social, Email
  • CPM
  • Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    Publisher: Movie Trailers, TV Guide, Movie Reviews, Features, Entertainment News
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Entertainment, Gaming, Health & Beauty, Non-Profit, Sports, Technology, Travel & Leisure
  • Key Differentiator
    Dark Horizons offers a variety of competitively priced CPM advertising zones on the site along with the availability of premium-priced custom campaigns that can be fitted to suit whatever needs may arise. Examples of previous custom campaigns include Site Stunts, Siteskins, Page Peels, Roll Ups, Mobile Pushdowns, Video Banners, Animated Siteskins, Soundboards and Expandable Sliders. Dark Horizons will work with you to develop a custom media plan with geo-targeting, age, gender, income, and more. Custom integrations and creative campaigns are available. We also understand that sometimes there is a desire for something more than just a straight up ad campaign buy, so we offer a variety of direct sponsorship options. We're also keen on hearing and discussing any custom ideas you might have. Where do I need to go to learn more or submit a potential campaign? All enquiries about advertising on Dark Horizons can be made by e-mailling garth@darkhorizons.com
Site Traffic
  • 47000 Global Rank
  • 15575
    United States
  • 1.63 M Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Direct
    86.87%
  • Search
    5.99%
  • Social
    4.00%
  • Referrals
    1.74%
  • Mail
    1.40%
  • Display
    0.00%
Geography Breakdown
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Alexa Traffic Data
Global Rank 32,220
1,184
United States Rank 10,517
458
United States Page Views 55.7%
4.5%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
  • Ice Hockey
  • National Hockey League
  • Tampa Bay Lightning
Ad Intelligence
  • Native
    83.40%
  • Standard
    16.60%
  • Direct
    0.00%
Ads Seen Recently
47,800
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Ads.txt
Ad Exchange
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Publisher ID
Certification ID
video.unrulymedia.com
reseller
1166984029
improvedigital.com
reseller
1577
emxdgt.com
reseller
1643
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admanmedia.com
reseller
556
advertising.com
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beachfront.com
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13749
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smartadserver.com
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3563
rhythmone.com
reseller
1166984029
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aol.com
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53392
contextweb.com
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560574
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contextweb.com
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Dark Horizons advertising reaches 1.63M visitors across desktop and mobile web, in countries such as United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, France. Pricing models they offer are CPM on channels such as Display, Mobile, Social, Email Advertising on Dark Horizons will allow you to reach consumers in industries or verticals such as Sports, Travel & Leisure, Entertainment, Technology, Health & Beauty, Gaming, Non-Profit.

They are headquartered at Sydney, Australia, and have 1 advertising & marketing contacts listed on Kochava. According to their Ads.txt, Dark Horizons inventory partners include: video.unrulymedia.com, improvedigital.com, emxdgt.com, admanmedia.com, advertising.com, beachfront.com, smartadserver.com, rhythmone.com, aol.com, contextweb.com, openx.com, pubmatic.com, freewheel.tv, fyber.com, rubiconproject.com, tremorhub.com, indexexchange.com, appnexus.com, spotxchange.com, spotx.tv, taboola.com, google.com.

Dark Horizons works with Advertising technology companies such as Yield Manager, Tapad, DemDex, DoubleClick.Net, Google Adsense for Search, IndieClick, Google Adsense, Aggregate Knowledge, Criteo, Mediaplex, AppNexus, Openads/OpenX, Yahoo Small Business, Atlas, Flashtalking, ADTECH, Turn, DoubleClick Bid Manager, AcuityAds, VINDICO, IponWeb BidSwitch, SpotXchange, Advertising.com, Adap.TV, StickyAds TV, Magnetic, Media Innovation Group, Vidible, Index Exchange, GetIntent, AdBlade Embed, Adblade, Taboola, BlueKai DMP, Connexity, BlueKai, Yahoo Ad Sync, Rubicon Project, Fyber Reseller, Google Direct, ContextWeb Reseller, AppNexus Reseller, Ads.txt, Taboola Direct, SpotXChange Reseller, PubMatic Reseller, Tremor Video Reseller, Taboola Reseller, RubiconProject Reseller, AOL Reseller, Adify, Teads, Google Publisher Tag, Celtra, Google Adsense Asynchronous, OpenX Reseller, Adobe Audience Manager Sync, The Trade Desk, Pubmatic, IndexExchange Reseller, Adhigh, Burst Media, Dstillery, Rocket Fuel, Tribal Fusion, GumGum, AdGear, SiteScout, Drawbridge, Avocet, BidTheatre, Improve Digital, OnAudience, Integral Ad Science, MyBuys MyAds, Proclivity, Admedo, Simpli.fi, Walmart, StackAdapt, BannerFlow, Bidtellect, Google Inteactive Media Ads, DoubleVerify, SkimLinks, FreeWheel Reseller, 161Media, Prezna, Research Now, Eyeota, Innovid, DynAdmic, RUN Ads, Tru Optik, RadiumOne, VideoAmp, Adition, Smartclip, ContextWeb, Videology, Beeswax, NuggAd, eXelate, Taboola Sponsored Links, Eye View Digital, Evidon, Google AdSense Integrator, adloox, Admixer, eBay Partner Network, RhythmOne Reseller, BidSwitch, Powerlinks, SmartAdServer Reseller, Beachfront Reseller, AdMan Reseller, ORC International Reseller, Improve Digital Reseller, Consent Management Platform API v 2.0, Less than 5 DIRECT Ads.txt, comScore Activation, Amazon Ad System, Roku, AdRoll, Amazon Associates, SpotX, AMob, Technorati Media, Smaato Reseller, Sonobi Reseller, Synacor Reseller, Yahoo Reseller, EMX, Omnitag, TripleLift, Beachfront, Adyoulike, Falk AdSolutions, AdYouLike Reseller, Loopme, ZypMedia, Aniview Reseller, Adform Reseller, Google Reseller, Media.net Reseller, ShareThrough Reseller, Telaria Reseller, Triple Lift Reseller, vidoomy Reseller.