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Mediacom staff forged campaign reports to clients and sold discounted TV ads given to them by media owners, audit reveals Mumbrella Team

The staff of one of Australia’s biggest media agencies deliberately faked campaign reports for three of its biggest clients for at least two years, an audit has revealed. And Mediacom also breached the policy of its own parent company GroupM by selling back to clients free or heavily...

Mediacom staff forged campaign reports to clients and sold discounted TV ads given to them by media owners, audit reveals

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