TechdirtFeb 20

Newsmax Didn’t Like Its NewsGuard Rating, So The FTC Attacked NewsGuard, And Now NewsGuard Is Suing

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/20/newsmax-didnt-like-its-newsguard-rating-so-the-ftc-attacked-newsguard-and-now-newsguard-is-suing/

Newsmax Didn’t Like Its NewsGuard Rating, So The FTC Attacked NewsGuard, And Now NewsGuard Is Suing

We’ve written a few times now about how the GOP’s “free speech warriors” have been waging an absolutely absurd campaign against NewsGuard, a company whose entire business mo…

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DeadlineNov 26

Omnicom Closes Acquisition Of Interpublic In $13B Deal Creating World’s Largest Advertising Firm
#News #Advertising #Interpublic #Mergersandacquisitions #Omnicom

https://deadline.com/2025/11/omnicom-acquiring-interpublic-13b-advertising-deal-1236198205/

Omnicom Closes Acquisition Of Interpublic In $13B Deal Creating World’s Largest Advertising Firm

Omnicom is acquiring Interpublic in an all-stock deal that will reshape the advertising and marketing sectors, creating the world's largest ad firm.

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PPC LandSep 29
FTC finalizes restrictions on Omnicom's acquisition of IPG: Federal regulators approved consent order on September 26, 2025, imposing monitoring requirements on $13.5 billion advertising agency transaction. https://ppc.land/ftc-finalizes-restrictions-on-omnicoms-acquisition-of-ipg/ #FTC #Advertising #Omnicom #IPG #Acquisition
FTC finalizes restrictions on Omnicom's acquisition of IPG

Federal regulators approved consent order on September 26, 2025, imposing monitoring requirements on $13.5 billion advertising agency transaction.

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Ars Technica NewsJun 25, 2025
Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts https://arstechni.ca/GR7U #interpublic #omnicom #Policy #FTC
Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts

Merging firms agree to FTC demands in order to create world’s largest ad agency.

Ars Technica
SignalAndStaticJun 24, 2025
Trump’s FTC Places Condition on Omnicom’s $13.5 Billion IPG Acquisition That Would Bar Agencies From Boycotting Media Based on ‘Political or Ideological Viewpoints’
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-ftc-order-omnicom-ipg-acquisition-boycot-media-political-ideological-viewpoints-1236438091/
#News #FTC #InterpublicGroup #Omnicom
Trump's FTC Places Anti-Boycott Condition on Omnicom-IPG Deal

The FTC issued an unusual order related to Omnicom's deal to acquire IPG that would ban the agencies from boycotting outlets based on 'viewpoints.'

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VarietyJun 23, 2025

Trump’s FTC Places Condition on Omnicom’s $13.5 Billion IPG Acquisition That Would Bar Agencies From Boycotting Media Based on ‘Political or Ideological Viewpoints’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-ftc-order-omnicom-ipg-acquisition-boycot-media-political-ideological-viewpoints-1236438091/

VarietyJun 23, 2025

Trump’s FTC Places Condition on Omnicom’s $13.5 Billion IPG Acquisition That Would Bar Agencies From Boycotting Media Based on ‘Political or Ideological Viewpoints’
#Variety #News #FTC #InterpublicGroup #Omnicom

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-ftc-order-omnicom-ipg-acquisition-boycot-media-political-ideological-viewpoints-1236438091/

Trump's FTC Places Anti-Boycott Condition on Omnicom-IPG Deal

The FTC issued an unusual order related to Omnicom's deal to acquire IPG that would ban the agencies from boycotting outlets based on 'viewpoints.'

Variety
The Japan TimesJun 19, 2025
A confidential dossier compiled by India's antitrust watchdog chronicles how global advertising companies, including leading U.S. and European firms, coordinated to rig prices in the world's most populous nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/19/companies/ad-agencies-fix-prices-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #india #advertising #wpp #groupm #omnicom #ipg #publicis #dentsu
Dossier of WhatsApp chats shows how ad agencies aligned to fix prices in India

Firms agreed to cooperate on pricing, including not to undercut each other, colluded to deny business to agencies that didn't comply, and discussed financial terms.

The Japan Times
NonilexJun 13, 2025

#Trump’s #FTC May Put Unusual Condition on #Ad Mega-#Merger: No #Boycotting

The FTC is considering restrictions on #Omnicom & #Interpublic to prevent the combined company from refusing to place ads on #platforms for #political reasons.

#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/business/ftc-omnicom-interpublic-merger.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

FTC May Impose Political Bias Rule on Omnicom and Interpublic Merger

The Federal Trade Commission is considering restrictions on Omnicom and Interpublic to prevent the combined company from refusing to place ads on platforms for political reasons.

The New York Times
PPC LandDec 20, 2024
Omnicom to acquire Interpublic for $13.3 billion in advertising industry transformation: Historic merger combines two advertising giants to create world's largest marketing services provider amid technological shifts. https://ppc.land/omnicom-to-acquire-interpublic-for-13-3-billion-in-advertising-industry-transformation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Omnicom #Interpublic #Advertising #Marketing #Merger
Omnicom to acquire Interpublic for $13.3 billion in advertising industry transformation

Historic merger combines two advertising giants to create world's largest marketing services provider amid technological shifts.

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