WPP agencies added to US antitrust investigations over production costs

December 20, 2016 9:46

WPP is the latest holding company to confirm it has been subpoenaed in the United States as a Department of Justice investigation into alleged bid-rigging by production companies widens.

WPP confirmed overnight it had been subpoenaed after Interpublic, Omnicom and Publicis all revealed they were “working” with the DoJ on its investigation into production and post-production companies owned by them and potentially anti-competitive bidding practices.

News of the investigation broke early in December in the US after it was revealed the DoJ was looking into the production and post-production industries.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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