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Another year, another recording of the Croisette’s priorities. The money moved, the language shifted and a few things everyone assumed were permanent turned out not to be. Some of this was obvious. Some of it wasn’t. Here’s Digiday’s guide to what’s in and out at the Cannes Lions Festival 2026.
In
OpenAI courting advertisers
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Perplexity courting advertisers
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PMG beach
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WPP beach
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Creators cutting deals with CMOs
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CMOs cutting deals with creators
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Creators on the main stage
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Creators on the sidelines
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Programming thinking
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Campaign thinking
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Snapchat at the Stagwell Sport Beach
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Snapchat at the Hôtel Martinez
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Tokenomics
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Tokenmaxxing
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Cannes Lions integrity council
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Cannes Lions jury
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Talking up AI for ideation
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Talking up AI for production
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“AI needs humans in the lead”
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“AI needs humans in the loop”
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Talking about how screwed The Trade Desk is
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Talking about how screwed TikTok is
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The creator tech stack
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The ad tech stack
Think something’s missing from the list? Let us know at seb@digiday.com.
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