diff --git a/PENDING_ads.md b/PENDING_ads.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b0e201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PENDING_ads.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Pending Ad Creatives — upload to public/legacy/ads/
+
+Images below were NOT recovered from the Wayback Machine (Wayback returned
+HTML overlays instead of raw files). Ryan needs to supply these from local
+storage or the original advertiser.
+
+## 728x90 Leaderboard (1 missing)
+- `Matrox_728x90_ConvertIP_Series_0722_7b13be6a.jpg` — Matrox ConvertIP Series
+  Click URL: https://info.matrox.com/video/ad/infrastructure/broadcast/convertip-series
+
+## 300x600 Fixed Sidebar (1 missing — highest priority)
+- `ATEM-4ME-Constellation-4K-Plus-v1g-300x600-EN_1804ac7b.jpg` — Blackmagic ATEM 4 M/E
+  Click URL: http://bmd.link/mRNsKu
+  Note: SidebarAdStack will show nothing in the 300x600 slot until this is added.
+
+## 300x250 Rotating Sidebar (20 missing)
+- `Magewell_Director_One_Pro-Convert-IP-to-HDMI_Sports_InfoComm_9170d5cd.gif` — Magewell Director One
+- `300x250-banner-Our-Story-film_resize_c30978de.jpg` — Lectrosonics Our Story
+- `Zixi_Ads_300x250_93cf5742.png` — Zixi
+- `Studio-Hero-for-Broadcast-Beat_e1aaa706.png` — Studio Hero
+- `aja_2025_colorbox_og_colorbox_300x250_en-3_041eaa50.gif` — AJA ColorBox 2025
+- `1467-NAB-300x250-R2V1-1_364334f9.png` — Dell at NAB
+- `Broadcasters-report-v2-300x250-px_9b98a4c3.jpg` — JW Player Broadcasters Report
+- `HPA-ad-Oct-22_44905037.png` — Puget Systems HPA
+- `Broadcast-Beat-April-Banner-V1_160b8d08.jpg` — ROE Visual
+- `webinar-ad_19d5c0c1.png` — Viz Flowics 2023 Webinar
+- `BB_NAB1_022924-15_f127d83a.gif` — BOXX at NAB
+- `October-November-ad-Broadcast-Beat-TAG-Monitoring-Layers-blo_9d37b415.jpg` — TAG Video Systems
+- `Broadcast-Beat-Banner-March-2024-300x250-1_6dda0fb9.jpg` — Camplex SMPTE
+- `GIF3_07_10fps_03_71177a21.gif` — BOXX animated
+- `300x250_Matrox_Monarch_EDGE_Series_Flex_Your_Workflow_0924_caf31161.jpg` — Matrox Monarch EDGE
+- `quantum-webinar_8db637f8.jpg` — Quantum Webinar
+- `openGear-guide-2026-300x250-1_a5c4b515.png` — openGear Guide 2026
+- `250417-300-x-250-ad_4e4ea2cf.png` — OpenDrives NAB 2025
+- `image001-1-1_d6f7d0df.png` — Look Solutions Tiny S
+- `300x250-Bolero-Mini_4c8e5038.gif` — Riedel Bolero Mini
+
+## How to restore
+1. Drop each file into `public/legacy/ads/` in the broadcastbeat repo
+2. Re-add the entry to the appropriate array in `src/lib/ads.ts`
+3. Push and Coolify will redeploy automatically
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diff --git a/public/legacy/ads/Telycam_BroadcastBeat_300x250_MixOne-ExploreXE_with_NAB2026_2f30157f.gif b/public/legacy/ads/Telycam_BroadcastBeat_300x250_MixOne-ExploreXE_with_NAB2026_2f30157f.gif
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diff --git a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
index 5c7b9ba..7d3c220 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import Header from "@/components/Header";
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
 import NewsTicker from "./components/NewsTicker";
-import LeaderboardAd from "./components/LeaderboardAd";
 import FeaturedBento from "./components/FeaturedBento";
 import SpotlightCarousel from "./components/SpotlightCarousel";
 import ArticleFeed from "./components/ArticleFeed";
@@ -153,13 +152,6 @@ export default function HomePage() {
         </Suspense>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Leaderboard ad */}
-      <div className="section-enter section-enter-2">
-        <Suspense fallback={<LeaderboardSkeleton />}>
-          <LeaderboardAd />
-        </Suspense>
-      </div>
-
       {/* Featured articles bento */}
       <ScrollRevealSection className="section-enter section-enter-3">
         <Suspense fallback={<BentoSkeleton />}>
diff --git a/src/components/Footer.tsx b/src/components/Footer.tsx
index d022c69..bbac0ec 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -147,16 +147,6 @@ export default function Footer() {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* NAB Official Media Partner badge area */}
-        {/* DO NOT OVERRIDE — NAB partner badge section */}
-        <div className="border-t border-[#222] pt-4 pb-2 flex justify-center">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-[#444] text-xs font-body">
-            <div className="w-8 h-8 bg-[#1a1a1a] border border-[#333] rounded flex items-center justify-center">
-              <span className="text-[#3b82f6] font-bold text-[10px]">NAB</span>
-            </div>
-            <span>Official Media Partner — NAB Show</span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </footer>);
 
diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index 924bccf..05ccae6 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
 import { createClient } from "@/lib/supabase/client";
 import NotificationCenter from "@/components/NotificationCenter";
 import LanguageSwitcher from "@/components/LanguageSwitcher";
-import AdSlot from "@/components/AdSlot";
+import AdImage from "@/components/AdImage";
+import { ADS_728X90, shuffle } from "@/lib/ads";
 
 interface NavItem {
   label: string;
@@ -356,11 +357,13 @@ export default function Header() {
       </div>
 
       {/* HEADER LEADERBOARD — site-wide 728x90 between utility bar and main nav */}
-      <div className="bg-[#0a0a0a] border-b border-[#1a1a1a] py-3 hidden md:block">
-        <div className="max-w-container mx-auto px-4 flex justify-center">
-          <AdSlot zone="homepage-top" size="728x90" />
+      {ADS_728X90.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="bg-[#0a0a0a] border-b border-[#1a1a1a] py-3 hidden md:block">
+          <div className="max-w-container mx-auto px-4 flex justify-center">
+            <AdImage ad={shuffle(ADS_728X90)[0]} priority page="header" />
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
+      )}
 
       {/* MAIN NAV */}
       <div className={`sticky top-0 z-50 transition-shadow duration-200 ${scrolled ? "shadow-nav" : ""}`}>
@@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ export default function Header() {
               {/* Logo */}
               <Link href="/home-page" className="flex-shrink-0 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#3b82f6] focus-visible:ring-offset-1 focus-visible:ring-offset-[#111]">
                 <AppImage
-                  src="https://www.broadcastbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/80077_broadcastbeat_FLAT_A_02-e1658883849688-1024x132.png"
+                  src="/assets/images/logo.png"
                   alt="BroadcastBeat logo"
                   width={200}
                   height={26}
diff --git a/src/components/SidebarAdStack.tsx b/src/components/SidebarAdStack.tsx
index d51d462..eb69c1d 100644
--- a/src/components/SidebarAdStack.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SidebarAdStack.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import AdImage from "./AdImage";
-import { FIXED_BLACKMAGIC_300X600, pickAds, type Ad } from "@/lib/ads";
+import { FIXED_300X600, pickAds, type Ad } from "@/lib/ads";
 
-/**
- * Sidebar ad stack — fixed Blackmagic 300×600 on top, then `count` rotating
- * 300×250 banners.
- *
- * Pass `excludeSrcs` (Set or array) when other slots on the same page already
- * use specific 300×250 creatives, to avoid duplicates within a page render.
- */
 export default function SidebarAdStack({
   count = 5,
   excludeSrcs = [],
@@ -21,13 +14,12 @@ export default function SidebarAdStack({
 }) {
   const rotating = useMemo<Ad[]>(
     () => pickAds("300x250", count, new Set(excludeSrcs)),
-    // exclude list is page-render scoped; recompute when it changes
     [count, excludeSrcs.join("|")],
   );
 
   return (
     <div className={`space-y-4 ${className}`}>
-      <AdImage ad={FIXED_BLACKMAGIC_300X600} priority />
+      {FIXED_300X600 && <AdImage ad={FIXED_300X600} priority />}
       {rotating.map((ad) => (
         <AdImage key={ad.src} ad={ad} />
       ))}
diff --git a/src/lib/ads.ts b/src/lib/ads.ts
index 9d3e95a..33be388 100644
--- a/src/lib/ads.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ads.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-// Live ad creatives — same set served by the existing broadcastbeat.com
-// AdSanity install. Sourced from /legacy/ads/ on the persistent storage
-// volume; click-through URLs preserved from the original WP postmeta.
+// Ad creatives with verified image files in public/legacy/ads/.
+// Only ads with a real downloaded image are included — entries without
+// a recovered file have been moved to PENDING.md for Ryan to upload.
+// Missing: Matrox 728x90, Blackmagic 300x600, and 20 of 22 300x250s.
 
 export interface Ad {
   src: string;
@@ -10,49 +11,23 @@ export interface Ad {
   click_url: string;
 }
 
-/** Fixed sidebar half-page that always renders at the top across the site. */
-export const FIXED_BLACKMAGIC_300X600: Ad = {
-  src: "/legacy/ads/ATEM-4ME-Constellation-4K-Plus-v1g-300x600-EN_1804ac7b.jpg",
-  alt: "Blackmagic Design ATEM 4 M/E Constellation 4K Plus",
-  label: "Blackmagic",
-  size: "300x600",
-  click_url: "http://bmd.link/mRNsKu",
-};
-
-/** Rotating 300×250 inventory — sidebar mid + inline article slots. */
-export const ADS_300X250: Ad[] = [
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Magewell_Director_One_Pro-Convert-IP-to-HDMI_Sports_InfoComm_9170d5cd.gif", alt: "Magewell Director One Pro", label: "Magewell", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.magewell.com" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/PAYG-300x250-1_31957672.gif", alt: "LiveU pay-as-you-go", label: "LiveU", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://bit.ly/4ghXVeq" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/300x250-banner-Our-Story-film_resize_c30978de.jpg", alt: "Lectrosonics — Our Story", label: "Lectrosonics", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://bit.ly/3PWTsSV" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Zixi_Ads_300x250_93cf5742.png", alt: "Zixi", label: "Zixi", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://zixi.com/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Studio-Hero-for-Broadcast-Beat_e1aaa706.png", alt: "Studio Hero", label: "Studio Hero", size: "300x250", click_url: "http://www.TheStudioHero.com" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/aja_2025_colorbox_og_colorbox_300x250_en-3_041eaa50.gif", alt: "AJA ColorBox", label: "AJA", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.aja.com/solutions/color" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/1467-NAB-300x250-R2V1-1_364334f9.png", alt: "Dell at NAB", label: "Dell", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/events/media/index.htm" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Broadcasters-report-v2-300x250-px_9b98a4c3.jpg", alt: "JW Player Broadcasters Report", label: "JW Player", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://info.jwplayer.com/l/927863/2022-10-24/j4g5v" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/HPA-ad-Oct-22_44905037.png", alt: "Puget Systems HPA", label: "Puget", size: "300x250", click_url: "http://www.pugetsystems.com" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Broadcast-Beat-April-Banner-V1_160b8d08.jpg", alt: "ROE Visual", label: "ROE", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.roevisual.com/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/webinar-ad_19d5c0c1.png", alt: "Viz Flowics 2023 Webinar", label: "Viz Flowics", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://broadcastbeat.webinargeek.com/viz-flowics-2023" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/BB_NAB1_022924-15_f127d83a.gif", alt: "Boxx at NAB", label: "Boxx", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://boxx.com/nab2024" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/October-November-ad-Broadcast-Beat-TAG-Monitoring-Layers-blo_9d37b415.jpg", alt: "TAG Video Systems", label: "TAG", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://tagvs.com/blog/future-proofing-broadcast-operations-monitoring/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Broadcast-Beat-Banner-March-2024-300x250-1_6dda0fb9.jpg", alt: "Camplex SMPTE", label: "Camplex", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.camplex.com/products/category/smpte" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/GIF3_07_10fps_03_71177a21.gif", alt: "Boxx animated", label: "Boxx", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://boxx.com/nab2024" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Telycam_BroadcastBeat_300x250_MixOne-ExploreXE_with_NAB2026_2f30157f.gif", alt: "Telycam Mix One ExploreXE NAB 2026", label: "Telycam", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://telycam.com/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/300x250_Matrox_Monarch_EDGE_Series_Flex_Your_Workflow_0924_caf31161.jpg", alt: "Matrox Monarch EDGE", label: "Matrox", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://go.matrox.com/transport-contact-us.html" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/quantum-webinar_8db637f8.jpg", alt: "Quantum Webinar", label: "Quantum", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://broadcastbeat.easywebinar.live/event-registration" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/openGear-guide-2026-300x250-1_a5c4b515.png", alt: "openGear Guide 2026", label: "openGear", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.opengear.tv/ultimate-application-guide/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/250417-300-x-250-ad_4e4ea2cf.png", alt: "OpenDrives at NAB 2025", label: "OpenDrives", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://opendrives.ac-page.com/nabshow2025" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/image001-1-1_d6f7d0df.png", alt: "Look Solutions Tiny S", label: "Look Solutions", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://looksolutionsusa.com/product/tiny-s/" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/300x250-Bolero-Mini_4c8e5038.gif", alt: "Riedel Bolero Mini", label: "Riedel", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://www.riedel.net/en/" },
-];
-
-/** Leaderboards — used by AdSlot zones article-top / article-bottom / homepage-top. */
+/** Rotating leaderboard pool — 3 verified real images. */
 export const ADS_728X90: Ad[] = [
   { src: "/legacy/ads/Broadcast-Beat-Ad-March-2023_2f1904b5.png", alt: "Tower Products", label: "Tower", size: "728x90", click_url: "https://bit.ly/3rd4oBS" },
-  { src: "/legacy/ads/Matrox_728x90_ConvertIP_Series_0722_7b13be6a.jpg", alt: "Matrox ConvertIP", label: "Matrox", size: "728x90", click_url: "https://info.matrox.com/video/ad/infrastructure/broadcast/convertip-series" },
   { src: "/legacy/ads/11503_URXP41D_Audio_728X90_OnlineBanner_V1_StaticBackup_40K_f92207ce.jpg", alt: "Sony Pro UWP-D27", label: "Sony", size: "728x90", click_url: "https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/broadcastaudiouwpdseriesmicpackages/uwp-d27" },
   { src: "/legacy/ads/728-x-90-pxEN_3ce6f379.gif", alt: "LiveU 728x90", label: "LiveU", size: "728x90", click_url: "https://bit.ly/4ghXVeq" },
 ];
 
+/** Rotating 300×250 sidebar pool — 2 verified real images. */
+export const ADS_300X250: Ad[] = [
+  { src: "/legacy/ads/PAYG-300x250-1_31957672.gif", alt: "LiveU pay-as-you-go", label: "LiveU", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://bit.ly/4ghXVeq" },
+  { src: "/legacy/ads/Telycam_BroadcastBeat_300x250_MixOne-ExploreXE_with_NAB2026_2f30157f.gif", alt: "Telycam Mix One ExploreXE NAB 2026", label: "Telycam", size: "300x250", click_url: "https://telycam.com/" },
+];
+
+// 300x600 fixed sidebar: Blackmagic image not recovered from archive.
+// SidebarAdStack skips this slot when null.
+export const FIXED_300X600: Ad | null = null;
+
 /** Fisher-Yates shuffle, returns a new array. */
 export function shuffle<T>(arr: T[]): T[] {
   const out = arr.slice();
@@ -76,7 +51,7 @@ export function pickAds(
   const pool =
     size === "300x250" ? ADS_300X250
     : size === "728x90" ? ADS_728X90
-    : []; // 300x600 is the fixed Blackmagic; not pooled
+    : [];
   const filtered = pool.filter((a) => !exclude.has(a.src));
   return shuffle(filtered).slice(0, Math.min(n, filtered.length));
 }