Havas Play UK, also known as Cake, is a privately owned company headquartered in the United Kingdom. It operates under the Havas Creative Network. Founded in 1999, it employs approximately 180 individuals, functioning as an advertising, marketing, and media agency. The company specializes in creating branded entertainment and experiences for brands across culture, with a focus on music, sport, gaming, TV, film, and fashion. Its in-house team delivers services including sponsorship identification, management, and activation; 360 social media services; live and digital experience; influencer and creator marketing; media partnerships; and branded content and production. Havas Play UK works with brands and rights holders in sport and entertainment, such as Arsenal, Adobe, BBC, Bethesda, Aston Martin F1, Commonwealth Games England, EE, Jaguar Land Rover, JBL, Montirex, Magic: The Gathering, Major League Baseball, The FA, and World Rugby, providing integrated campaigns.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1999

Headcount

150

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Primary Segment

Advertising, marketing, media agencies

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On September 28, 2026, Havas Play and iion launched their playable advertising service, Havas Play:able, across ANZ and APAC. This product aims to help brands create and distribute interactive ads across gaming, digital, and social channels, with iion serving as the exclusive technology partner for playable and mini-game builds. Previously, on September 21, Havas Play expanded its interactive advertising capabilities across Asia-Pacific through this partnership with iion, intending to help brands move beyond conventional digital formats by creating playable experiences across gaming, social, and open-web environments. This followed earlier announcements on September 17, when Havas Play partnered with iion to offer interactive playable advertising across these regions, integrating iion's Playable Creator Studio into the agency's regional offering, Havas Play:able, and providing brands a faster way to create and deploy interactive ads. Havas Play initially appointed gaming advertising platform iion as its exclusive technology partner for playable and mini-game builds across ANZ and APAC on September 16, 2026, folding iion's Playable Creator Studio into the new Havas Play:able offering.

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Havas Play UK's revenues were less than $25M in 2024. All the revenue comes from creative agency.
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