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Aug 25, 2025

DM9's Cannes controversy deepens, US senator sues Omnicom, DDB and DM9 over AI-manipulated entry

After the Grand Prix was stripped, DM9’s case study on appliance energy costs is now at the centre of a legal complaint.

Jul 23, 2025

Will the Cannes 'integrity standards' stop false or misleading entries?

Cannes Lions introduced a set of ethics on July 10 for awards entries starting from 2026.

Jul 21, 2025

WPP lawyers involved in awards process dispute with Cannes Lions

Informa-owned festival rescinded approval for Oglivy and Grey to be treated as a single network.

Jul 17, 2025

Mark Penn’s challenger playbook: Cockroach DNA, pickleball and a $5 billion bet

At Cannes Lions, the challenger network’s CEO outlines a $5 billion ambition, a $ 20 million-a-quarter AI investment, the closing of the ADK Global acquisition, and why spectacle still works in marketing.

Jun 26, 2025

Microsoft AI CEO: Bigger organisations are ‘starting to feel the pressure’ from AI

Mustafa Suleyman was joined on the stage at Cannes by Colleen DeCourcy to discuss how AI will democratise creativity and the importance of ‘friction’.

Jun 18, 2025

Scrutiny over media trading will be a top story in next year, Campaign editors say

Five of Campaign's global editors spoke on a panel at Campaign House in Cannes.