Media

Big names expected to attend Cannes Lions

Remember when top-notch talent used to shun corporate affairš“‚ƒs? Well, those days have gone the way of the public pay phones. These days A-Listers are banging dowź¦¦n the door to get onto the Cannes Lions list of invited guests.

Over the weekend, whispers were exchanged that concert promoter Live Natź¦°ion is expected to bring down a big, as yet, unnamed act. Stay tuned.

Music streamer Spotify, down on the Riviera in force, just announced in a blog post on Thursday thā™›ašŸŽ‰t its ad revenue jumped 50 percent year-on-year in 2016. It now counts 140 million global monthly active users.

ā€œSpotifyā€™s streaming intelligence provides psychographic andšŸ· behavioral audience insights which go beyond traditional demographics,ā€ Brian Benedik, the companyā€™s global head of sales, boasted.