{"id":17917,"date":"2026-05-21T00:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/apples-eddy-cue-to-receive-entertainment-person-of-the-year-honor-at-cannes-lions-festival-variety\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:57:21","slug":"apples-eddy-cue-to-receive-entertainment-person-of-the-year-honor-at-cannes-lions-festival-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/apples-eddy-cue-to-receive-entertainment-person-of-the-year-honor-at-cannes-lions-festival-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Eddy Cue to Receive Entertainment Person of the Year Honor at Cannes Lions Festival &#8211; Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy  <a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/cynthia-littleton\/\" \t\t\t> \tCynthia Littleton<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Business Editor<br \/> \t<a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/apple\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_apple\"  data-tag=\"apple\"  >Apple<\/a>&#8216;s <a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/eddy-cue\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_eddy-cue\"  data-tag=\"eddy-cue\"  >Eddy Cue<\/a> will be honored next month at <a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/cannes-lions\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_cannes-lions\"  data-tag=\"cannes-lions\"  >Cannes Lions<\/a> with the festival&#8217;s Entertainment Person of the Year Award. The nod comes as recognition for Cue&#8217;s role in steering the tech giant&#8217;s entertainment and services unit, and for the fast rise of the Apple TV platform since 2019.<br \/> \tCue, who is Apple&#8217;s senior VP of services and health, will deliver a keynote seminar on the first day of the event that runs June 22-26 in the seaside restort town on the French Riviera. Cue will speak with Jerry Bruckheimer, the Hollywood veteran who produced last year&#8217;s worldwide box office hit &#8220;F1: The Movie&#8221; for Apple Original Films.  \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid\",\"mid-article\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[2,2],[300,251],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1\" >\n<h2 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-padding-t-075 lrv-u-padding-b-050 lrv-a-font-secondary-l u-color-black\">  \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t \t <\/h2>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1\" >\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--light-grey-tint-two\" >\n<article class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-075\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-125 lrv-u-margin-r-1\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-film-adaptation-afghan-war-memoir-no-way-out-netflix-1236749011\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1685133404.jpg?w=250&#038;h=167&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games D\u00fcsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 16, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content u-width-180\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-display-block u-margin-b-075@tablet u-color-medium-grey:hover a-content-ignore\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-film-adaptation-afghan-war-memoir-no-way-out-netflix-1236749011\/\" class=\"c-title__link lrv-a-unstyle-link a-content-ignore\"  \t\t  > \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tPrince Harry and Meghan Markle Developing Film Adaptation of Afghan War Memoir &#039;No Way Out&#039; for Netflix\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-075\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-125 lrv-u-margin-r-1\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/ronda-rousey-gina-carano-netflix-mma-fight-jake-paul-trump-1236751311\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276639600.jpg?w=250&#038;h=167&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Ronda Rousey forces Gina Carano into an armbar submission in their featherweight bout during the main card of Netflix&#039;s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images for Netflix)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t \t\t\t<\/a> \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content u-width-180\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-display-block u-margin-b-075@tablet u-color-medium-grey:hover a-content-ignore\">  \t \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/ronda-rousey-gina-carano-netflix-mma-fight-jake-paul-trump-1236751311\/\" class=\"c-title__link lrv-a-unstyle-link a-content-ignore\"  \t\t  > \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRonda Rousey Destroys Gina Carano in Seconds, Jake Paul Gets Booed in Netflix\u2019s Spotty MMA Debut\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tSimon Cook, CEO of Lions, the festival&#8217;s parent company, also pointed to Apple&#8217;s singular role in influencing consumer behavior with its trailblazing devices in detailing the decision to fete the Apple veteran this year.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"1234758890\">\n<h3> \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t<\/h3>\n<div id=\"connatix-contextual-player\"> \t\t<script id=\"connatix_contextual_player_div\">\n\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: 'fdaee7b3-292f-4a85-89bb-29a56b567de3',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: '073c6e70-0010-4b87-92d0-d891f87f5cd8',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(\"connatix_contextual_player_div\");\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time.\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t&ldquo;Eddy Cue has consistently pushed the boundaries of entertainment and storytelling, building platforms and experiences that have redefined how audiences engage with culture,&#8221; Cook said. &#8220;Under his leadership, Apple has not only produced world-class content but has also shaped the future of entertainment through innovation, creativity and an unwavering commitment to quality. We&rsquo;re delighted to honor Eddy as our 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year.&#8221;<br \/> \tCue&#8217;s recognition at the festival of creativity that is rooted in advertising and marketing conversations, along with all the related ad-tech, fin-tech and AI-powered tech that accompany the business of persuasion and reaching consumers with content. <br \/> \tCue has orchestrated Apple&#8217;s expansion into TV and film with the Apple TV streamer and targeted bets with theatrical film releases. Apple earned the Oscar for best picture for its uplifting 2021 drama &#8220;CODA,&#8221; and at last year&#8217;s Emmy Awards, the streamer&#8217;s industry satire &#8220;The Studio&#8221; triumphed with 13 wins, setting a record for a comedy series in a single year as well as for a first-year series. Apple TV launched in November 2019 (as Apple TV+).   \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-2\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid\",\"mid-article2\",\"mid-articleX\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article2\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[320,480],[300,250],[300,251],[2,4],[4,2],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t&#8220;We&rsquo;ve always thought that art was a big piece of the DNA of who we are,&rdquo; <a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/f1-apple-movie-strategy-tim-cook-lewis-hamilton-1236424270\/\"  >Cue told <em>Variety<\/em> in June 2025 <\/a>of the company&#8217;s evolution as a producer and distributor of content. &#8220;But we never expected to be creating movies or TV shows.&#8221; But as streaming platforms proliferated, &ldquo;We saw that the world was changing, and it seemed like everybody was going after quantity. We thought there was an opening for us, if we really focused on high quality,&rdquo; he said.<br \/> \tAs the festival approaches, Cannes Lions has confirmed that it will host its first-ever global CMO summit to be held as a closed-door gathering on June 24. It has also named global brewer AB InBev as the Creative Marketer of the Year.<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\tA Variety and iHeartRadio Podcast\t\t<br \/>The Business of Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQLVRHeXpQUTB3RWtVTnZFcllxTzRlV0Q5c0tFVkNhZUFsZmJpbGo5d0ItMHhaYm01RkxHQWFGeFhqQjdMSTBuRVpYOGhrVXk3b2tIX2N6WjNFTHRVS0szTkFYTWJjYzhnS29ac2w4OHpEekFRWWV6SmQwNmhGNTRFU0pDV3NIMVBmc244eS1zRWwwc2xxYXhrTjNhbHUyNExNODhlMw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Apple&#8216;s Eddy Cue will be honored next month at Cannes Lions with the festival&#8217;s Entertainment Person of the Year Award. The nod comes as recognition for Cue&#8217;s role in steering the tech giant&#8217;s entertainment and services unit, and for the fast rise of the Apple TV platform since 2019. Cue, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}