Cannes should be a time for networking, absorbing interesting conversations at content sessions and celebrating work, not judging it. And Partying (responsibly of course).

New Zealand gave the go-ahead last week when everybody was focused on Cannes. The approval came with no strings attached, unlike this week's Consent Order from the US Federal Trade Commission

The Foundation is anchored by the Effie Collegiate program and a number of educational tools provided by the Lions organization including Lions Learning and Lions Intelligence.

Top brass at DDB hosted a screening at Tribeca's Fouquet's New York that showcased ads that flipped the script on perceptions of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Paralympians; how McDonald's brightens Polish winters and more.

Given the importance AI will play in WPP's selection of a new CEO, we asked some AIs who were optimum candidates. Four internal execs each got three votes, including one who knows a lot about AI: Brian Lesser.

As reported earlier this week most of the Paramount media business is shifting to Publicis Groupe, with the exception of the company's US streaming service.

Today they announced they have joined forces as new co-owners of Australia's freshly rebranded SailGP team: the Bonds Flying Roos.

The deal follows Rudansky's publishing debut earlier this year of a fantasy novel titled 'Georgie Summers And The Scribes of Scatterplot' (February 2025, Greenleaf Book Group).