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Publicis Reports Third-quarter Growth With the UK 'Broadly Flat'; Campaign's Headline Calls Havas's UK 'Challenging'
Publicis grew 5.0% organically in Q3 with the UK broadly flat; Campaign's headline has Havas up 2.4% but the UK still challenging.
Publicis Groupe reported third-quarter net revenue of €3,808m on 13 October, up 7.9% reported and 5.0% organic. In Europe organic growth was 4.7%, and the release says the UK was broadly flat. Publicis confirmed its 2026 organic growth guidance of 4.5% to 5%. It said Connected Media, 62% of net revenue, continued to perform strongly, driven partly by rising demand for AI-powered products and services.
Campaign's homepage carried a headline on 15 October that Havas reported solid 2.4% third-quarter growth but that the UK was still challenging. We could not open the article, so that is the headline's claim and nothing more.
What it means for production
Publicis's own UK figure was broadly flat; the release gives no figure for production budgets. Our guide to studio hire for a TV commercial is built for the producer who has to defend the number.