Cannes Lions News Round Up 2026

HBO Max sends an eight-metre dragon soaring over London

IKEA Canada celebrates World Cup fever with shoppable flag campaign

NHS Blood and Transplant drains iconic logos to spotlight blood shortage

Porsche puts conservation in focus with Black Mambas documentary

Polaroid turns data centre water consumption into a beachside statement

Hawkstone’s World Cup TV debut has Kaleb Cooper risking it all for a pint

Guinness brings fans closer to the game with ltd-edition binoculars

Women’s Aid turns football’s biggest question into a warning about abuse

Spotify wants brands to treat fandom as currency at Cannes Lions

The best brand campaigns of 2026 (so far)

KFC rebuilds its whole identity around the bucket

Canva lines up brand chiefs of LEGO, Disney, PepsiCo and Mars for Cannes beach

Case Study: How Vaseline turned beauty hacks into a product line

OpenAI carves ChatGPT into the side of a building

World Cup fever has reached the salad aisle

A charity rebuilt a 1990s video shop and the film is darkly brilliant

Cannes Lions reveals Titanium shortlist

Agency creatives share their Cannes Lions 2026 predictions

Aldi puts ‘Dave’ in the spotlight for spoof fragrance campaign

Blood-stained newspapers expose the reality of period poverty in South Africa

Wimbledon’s new ad follows a butterfly dodging serves on Centre Court

John Lewis takes aim at disappointing Father’s Day gifting

Heinz and Heineken: the match we’ve all been waiting for?

CamelBak and Crayola launch a limited-edition drinkware collection