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New York skyline, screens and audience silhouettes connected by light; original editorial illustration, not an event photograph.
New York skyline, screens and audience silhouettes connected by light — an original editorial illustration, not an event photograph. AXIOM · AI-assisted editorial illustration
The Penn District, New York, United States · 5–8 October 2026

Advertising Week New York 2026

Dhar Mann said marketers had pledged more than $100 million for creator deals. Advertising Week would count the business its introductions produced over the next twelve months.

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The cover is an original AI-assisted editorial illustration. It does not depict the event or any specific product.

Visitors walk toward the glass-fronted Koelnmesse south entrance beneath a DMEXCO banner.
Visitors arrive at Koelnmesse’s south entrance for DMEXCO in Cologne on 23 September 2026. ©Koelnmesse/Thomas Klerx · Editorial use
Cologne, Germany · 23–24 September 2026

DMEXCO Cologne 2026

Channel Pilot’s conversations at stand D026 in Cologne turned on product listings and prices. For retailers buying traffic, the question was what each visit would earn.

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Photograph from the 2026 edition. Official press photograph, reproduced for editorial coverage.

Mediterranean arches, a sun disc and paper-cut shapes in coral and navy; original editorial illustration, not an event photograph.
Mediterranean arches, a sun disc and paper-cut shapes in coral and navy — an original editorial illustration, not an event photograph. AXIOM · AI-assisted editorial illustration
Cannes, France · 22–26 June 2026

Cannes Lions 2026

AXA France promised emergency relocation to victims of domestic violence under its home policies. A year after the campaign, Three Words won the Creative Effectiveness Grand Prix.

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