Apple’s Eddy Cue Named Entertainment Person of the Year at Cannes Lions 2026
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Summary
Apple SVP of services and health Eddy Cue was named Entertainment Person of the Year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, recognizing his leadership of Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Fitness+, and productivity apps.
Under Cue’s direction, Apple TV delivered award‑winning series such as The Studio and Severance, while the 2025 Apple Original film F1: The Movie became the highest‑grossing sports movie of all time with $631 million at the box office. Cue also oversaw the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Bad Bunny, which averaged 128.2 million viewers.
Cue’s win follows a year of content and platform innovation, and he will speak at Cannes Lions on June 22 in a fireside chat with F1: The Movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Key changes
- Eddy Cue, Apple SVP of services and health, named Entertainment Person of the Year.
- Oversees Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Fitness+, productivity apps.
- Apple TV delivered award‑winning series like The Studio and Severance.
- 2025 Apple Original film F1: The Movie grossed $631 million, highest‑grossing sports movie.
- Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show averaged 128.2 million viewers.
- Cue’s win follows a year of content and platform innovation.
- Apple continues to shape entertainment through innovation and quality.
- Cue will speak at Cannes Lions on June 22.