BRIEFINGS: Cordiant considers legal action

<p>Cordiant Communications is considering legal action against </p><p>Publicis-owned Saatchi & Saatchi following the switch of </p><p>Hewlett-Packard's pounds 100 million (about USdollars 141 million) </p><p>global media account from Zenith Media into Publicis's Optimedia. </p><p>Cordiant and Saatchis are joint owners of Zenith, and both are legally </p><p>committed to place all their media through the Zenith network unless </p><p>there is unsolicited written requirement by the client to do otherwise. </p><p>Saatchis handles all of the HP creative business around the world and so </p><p>originally contracted the media out to Zenith. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

Cordiant Communications is considering legal action against

Publicis-owned Saatchi & Saatchi following the switch of

Hewlett-Packard's pounds 100 million (about USdollars 141 million)

global media account from Zenith Media into Publicis's Optimedia.

Cordiant and Saatchis are joint owners of Zenith, and both are legally

committed to place all their media through the Zenith network unless

there is unsolicited written requirement by the client to do otherwise.

Saatchis handles all of the HP creative business around the world and so

originally contracted the media out to Zenith.