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WPP, IPG, Omnicom, Publicis, MDC Partners cleared of investigation

Adweek reports that WPP, IPG, Omnicom, Publicis, and MDC Partners - who are the five agencies that have been subpoenaed by the Department of Justice part as part of an investigation into video production and postproduction practices that began in 2016 - claims to have received information confirming that they have been cleared of misconduct.

Subsidiaries of WPP, IPG, Omnicom, Publicis, and MDC Partners received subpoenas in 2016 and 2017 as part of an investigation into allegations of 'bid-rigging', or manipulation of contracts to drive lucrative production work to their own in-house divisions.

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