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Apple‘s Eddy Cue will beryllium named Entertainment Person of nan Year astatine Cannes Lions adjacent month.
Cue, nan tech giant’s Senior Vice President of Services and Health, is being presented nan grant for his domiciled successful overseeing Apple’s ecosystem. Included nether his purview is streaming work Apple TV, which launched six years agone and counts nan likes of Ted Lasso, Severance and The Studio among its most-notable originals.
Cue besides oversees Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Apple Card, Apple Maps, Fitness+ and iCloud, on productivity and productivity apps.
The Studio recently became nan most-awarded freshman drama bid of each time, winning astatine each nan awesome ceremonies, and Severance was past year’s astir Emmy-awarded play series. Apple Original Films’ Ablockbuster F1 broke records arsenic nan highest-grossing sports movie of each time.
Cannes Lions, marketing’s biggest yearly manufacture get-together, bestows nan Entertainment Person of nan Year grant “in nickname of nan captious domiciled that intermezo plays successful nan trading and communications landscape.”
“Eddy Cue has consistently pushed nan boundaries of intermezo and storytelling, building platforms and experiences that person redefined really audiences prosecute pinch culture,” said Lions CEO Simoon Cook.
“Under his leadership, Apple has not only produced world-class contented but has besides shaped nan early of intermezo done innovation, productivity and an unwavering committedness to quality. We’re delighted to honour Eddy arsenic our 2026 Entertainment Person of nan Year.”
Cannes Lions will tally from June 22-26.
