Monday evening, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services and Health, Eddy Cue, was recognized as the 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year. Presented in recognition of the vital role that entertainment plays in the marketing and communications landscape, the award acknowledges the creativity that inspires others to produce truly compelling, meaningful and entertaining content. During the ceremony, Cue took the stage to accept the award from Cannes Lions CEO Simon Cook, and shared: “We’ve never strived to be the most. We strive to be the best. When we started Apple TV nearly seven years ago, we said, let’s build the place that allows the best storytellers in the world to do their best work.”
Additionally, Cue stated, “Stories can make you laugh, cry, think and many other emotions. They connect us. Across language, across culture, across everything. That’s what we’re all about at Apple, so stay tuned for more. We’re just getting started.” Since his tenure at Apple, Cue has been instrumental in building Apple’s globally influential entertainment ecosystem, overseeing Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Pay, Apple News, Apple Fitness+, Apple Card, Apple Maps and iCloud, as well as Apple’s productivity and creativity apps. Under Cue’s leadership, Apple TV, which launched just over six years ago as a wholly original streaming platform, has become one of the industry’s most award-winning and culture-defining services. For five consecutive years, it has held the top position for the highest critically rated slate of original programming among all streaming services. Featuring acclaimed series and films from today’s most celebrated storytellers – including “The Studio,” “Pluribus,” “Severance” and “Ted Lasso” – Apple TV continues to set new industry benchmarks. “The Studio” recently became the most-awarded freshman comedy series of all time, while “Severance” was last year’s most Emmy-awarded drama series. In features, Apple Original Films’ Academy Award-winning blockbuster “F1” shattered records as the highest-grossing sports film of all time. Apple was recently named by TIME as one of the world’s most influential entertainment companies, recognizing its impact on storytelling, culture and innovation across the global entertainment landscape. Apple’s commitment to premium storytelling has earned widespread recognition, with more than 840 award wins and more than 3,600 nominations to date. Cue also oversees Apple Music, which recently reached all-time highs in both listenership and new subscribers, as well as Apple’s growing sports business, including the company’s exclusive U.S. broadcast partnership with Formula 1, one of the world’s fastest-growing and most exciting sports, as well as landmark partnerships with Major League Soccer and Friday Night Baseball. MacDailyNews Take: Congrats, Eddy Cue! Apple TV, especially, is an excellent service that gets measurably better with most every new series premiere. Support MacDailyNews at no extra cost to you by using this link to shop at Amazon. The post Apple’s Eddy Cue honored as Cannes Lions’ 2026 Entertainment Person of the Year appeared first on MacDailyNews. Invite your friends and earn rewards
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