Oooh la la, Team Ankler had a big week at Cannes Lions. Up and down the Croisette and beyond, Janice Min and Like & Subscribe‘s Natalie Jarvey hosted panels and soirees packed with star creators (Adam W, Brittany Broski), Hollywood execs (Fox Entertainment’s Rob Wade, YouTube’s Mary Ellen Coe, Netflix’s Amy Reinhard) and brand builders (NFL CMO Tim Ellis, MediaPlacement’s Britt Johnson, SharkNinja’s Laura Dyer). Netflix vs. YouTube, AI vs. Hollywood, creators vs. gatekeepers — we tackled the fault lines shaping entertainment’s next chapter.
Janice also joined ADWEEK CEO Will Lee as co-host of the ADWEEK Creative 100 Reception celebrating this year’s top marketing minds.
You can catch up on all our can’t-miss conversations and chic hangs from Natalie’s daily dispatches (including ad-market insights from Claire Atkinson):
And while Cannes supplied the rosé and unrelenting Riviera heat, the week’s big Ankler reads were about power and money back home: Elaine Low wrapped up her indispensable Spring Sellers’ Guides with a look at Amazon MGM Studios…
… and Dealmakers’ Ashley Cullins dove into what this year’s big box office means and the five ways to get paid your fair share:
Now, ICYMI, the rest of our best of the week:
Series Business
↑ Amazon’s Elle Woods YA Bet — and the Tricks to Make a Prequel Work As the Legally Blonde series prepares to debut July 1, Lesley Goldberg talks to co-showrunner Caroline Dries about creating a show that honors and amplifies iconic IP.
TV in 3: Mindy Kaling’s Slow Start Tests Hulu, Peacock’s World Cup Win Lesley assesses the future of Hulu’s new Mindy Kaling-produced comedy, Not Suitable for Work.
The Wakeup: A24-Google & Hot Deals Summer
And the deals keep coming. One of the most intriguing? Google’s investment into A24. Sean McNulty takes you inside the ins and outs, in addition to the week’s other tie-ups:
Friday → ☀️ HULU’s Huge June Spending Bender
Thursday → ☀️ SONY, COMCAST Enter Hot Deal Summer Fun
Wednesday → ☀️ Ari’s New $6B Deal Murmurs, PSKY EU Approvals Advancing
Tuesday → ☀️ Inside the A24, GOOGLE Deal
Sunday → ☀️ Toy Story: Behind the Big Numbers
Richard Rushfield
↑ Tom Rothman, Hollywood & the YouTube Epiphany Movie execs are finally ready to tap into the world’s biggest platform, 21 years too late, as Richard makes the case that we’ve seen this story before.
Second Acts After a Hollywood Career
↑ Roll Credits: What’s Next After a Hollywood Career Fades As jobs shed, three industry veterans talk to David Eckstein about the messy, humbling, sometimes liberating work of starting over.
Para Bros. Risk Points
↑ What State AGs Could Dig Up on Paramount-WB Sean takes a division-by-division look at where a lawsuit could find consumer harm — that the DOJ didn’t — from HBO to movie screens to (bad) news.
Cheers to a Legend
↑ James Burrows Knew When ‘We Got Nothing’ and How to Fix It Martini Shot host Rob Long spent four seasons writing on Cheers, where he learned all about the TV maestro’s gift for wringing out the funny with finesse.
Prestige Junkie
↑ The Pitt Mom Who Self-Submitted for an Emmy — and More Wild Card Campaigns As Brittany Allen, who played a dying mother on the series, makes her own case for awards recognition, Katey Rich evaluates this year’s most unpredictable campaigns.
Plus, Katey is joined by film critic Katie Walsh to break down the new ways fandoms are reshaping the movie industry:
Connor Storrie, Reggie Dinkins & 8 Last-Chance Emmy Underdogs to Love As nominations voting came to a close, Katey and Christopher Rosen offered up their favorite dark-horse picks.
Shows
Rushfield Lunch
L.A. mayoral candidate and city councilmember Nithya Raman lays out her plan to bring production back to L.A. — and highlights how City Hall has failed:
Monday Morning QBs
Thirty-one years after its start, the Disney-Pixar Toy Story juggernaut hit a high-water mark with its fifth entry. Sean goes inside the numbers with The Bulwark’s Sonny Bunch:
Podcasts
Ankler Agenda
Elaine, Sean and Erik break down Fox’s incredible broadcast bargain, Telemundo’s crossover to English-language viewers and whether Netflix could get the rights to the 2030 World Cup:
The Optionist
Andy Lewis’ latest IP picks
↑ A True-Crime Tragedy That Blends Adolescence & Big Little Lies
