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Oct 31, 2023

Omnicom makes biggest ever acquisition with $900 million deal for Ascential’s Flywheel

US agency group buys digital commerce business from owner of Cannes Lions

Dec 16, 2021

Ascential sells Michael Kassan’s MediaLink to talent agency giant UTA for $125m

Cannes Lions owner bought media consulting firm in 2017

Jan 15, 2021

Cannes Lions will go ahead in person, organisers confirm

Event was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Nov 09, 2020

Advertising and media stocks surge after effective vaccine trial

Cinema and events businesses were among the biggest risers

Feb 26, 2019

Ascential reports revenue decline at Cannes Lions and MediaLink

Revenue at Ascential's marketing division fell 8% in 2018, while Ebitda dropped by almost a fifth.

Jul 26, 2017

Cannes Lions revenues up 7 percent in 2017 despite delegate decline

Principal revenue streams for the festival are delegate passes and award submissions followed by partnerships and digital, with a small chunk coming from hotel room booking commissions.