REDMOND, Wash., June 7 (UPI) -- To advertise its new operating system Windows Vista, Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. has signed comic Demetri Martin.
Martin will be the face of an upcoming extensive campaign between Microsoft and Comedy Central, the Hollywood Reporter said.
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With a release date in January, Windows Vista's mutlipronged advertisement campaign will include 10 "webisodes" which will air on Microsoft's portal MSN.
The signing of Martin represents a first step for MSN into the realm of original entertainment on the Internet, it was reported.