Vivaki strikes exclusive ad deal with Xbox

MICROSOFT   VIVAKI  PUBLICIS

UK - Publicis' Vivaki has struck an exclusive deal with Microsoft, to offer clients pre-roll ad inventory within the entertainment apps on its Xbox Live platform in the UK.

The offer will be exclusively available to Starcom Mediavest Group and ZenithOptimedia clients until March 2012. EMI, Samsung, Emirates, Honda, E1 and O2 are the first advertisers to take up the opportunity.

"Vivaki is constantly looking for innovative ways to enable clients to engage with their many different audiences," Vivaki UK trading director Chris Locke, said. "Working together with Xbox Live to allow clients exclusive access to this new platform is an exciting opportunity."

This marks the first time that Xbox Live has offered in-content advertising. In addition to the agreement with Vivaki, Xbox Live has also signed a number of entertainment partners including Sky, HBO, YouTube and Channel 4, among others.

"The new Xbox Live experience brings extended possibilities for marketers, placing TV advertising within an interactive entertainment context and helping them to engage a large and growing audience where they are spending their time," Xbox Live Advertising EMEA senior director Dean Carignan, said. 

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