'Defining Moment': Ad Agencies Cleared for Huge Merger, Amid Warnings of Media Job Losses

'Defining moment': Ad agencies cleared for huge merger, amid warnings of media job losses

Amid industry warnings of more news media job losses and cutbacks, the Commerce Commission clears the way for two ad agencies to merge to form the world’s...

FTC weighs political ad restrictions in Omnicom-Interpublic merger

UK Regulator launches probe into $13.25 billion Omnicom-IPG merger

New Delhi: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a formal Phase 1 investigation into the proposed $13.25 billion merger between advertising giants Omnicom Group and The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), announced on December 8, 2024.  The probe, launched on June 16, 2025, aims to assess whether the all-stock deal could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK’s advertising, media buying, and marketi…

The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B merger of ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic to assess potential competition reduction in the UK ad market

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FTC considers restriction on political ad boycotts in Omnicom-IPG Deal

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly considering imposing conditions on the proposed merger between advertising giants Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group, including a measure that would bar the combined company from refusing to run advertisements based on political content, according to a source familiar with the matter. The $13.25 billion all-stock merger, announced in December 2024, would create the world’s largest a…