All the latest from Cannes Lions with The Media Leader team on the ground.

A hat trick of media owners and another trio of agencies feature prominently among the media and advertising companies shortlisted for this year’s Media Leader Awards.

Omar Oakes interviews Laura Jordan Bambach (co-founder, Uncharted) and Tom Curtis (ECD, EssenceMediacom UK) about the challenges of building collaborative partnerships, potential conflicts of interest and how agencies can be creative when planning where media is bought.

Podcast: reporters Jack Benjamin and Ella Sagar are back with a look at the stories that mattered most in media and advertising this week

Omar Oakes and Nick Manning discuss the recent ANA report into principal-based media and much more.

Reporters Jack Benjamin and Ella Sagar are back with a look at the stories that mattered most in media and advertising this week.

Rhys Hancock sat down with Jack Benjamin to discuss what agencies can do to better handle gaming remits.

Reporters Jack Benjamin and Ella Sagar are back with a look at the stories that mattered most in media and advertising this week.

Welcome to this special four-part series of the podcast, which The Media Leader has produced with Bloomberg Media.

Wavemaker ECD Ann Wixley and Bloomberg’s Duncan Chater join Omar Oakes to explore breakthrough thought-leadership solutions and building valuable custom content that promises to convey your brand’s unique value proposition through the art of storytelling.