The Federal Bureau of Investigation may be looking into shady media trading practices that might run afoul of the law.

Ah, the many faces of Cannes. Awards. Inspiring talks. Wildly overpriced meals and other things. I remember paying more than $15 one year for a deck of playing cards. What can I say — this was back in the pre-euro days and the franc seemed like Monopoly money. (Right, math isn’t my strongest suit.) The playing cards? That’s another story. Anyway, the festival in some respects is also party central. Lots of companies in attendance throw parties, after parties and even after-after parties. And of course, some of the bars attract attendees (as well as local devotees of the Cannes …

Some of the details are sordid, but not that uncommon in the rarefied world of high-flying egomaniacal business leaders.

That's right, a unit of the ANA presented an award to the 4As. Consider it an olive branch of sorts.

And on the company's dime? Ex-WPP Chief Sorrell has denied the reports, which broke over the weekend on The Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail websites.

The Former JWT CEO was sued two years ago for sex harassment and retaliation by the agency's then Chief Communications Officer Erin Johnson.

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With the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity coming up, Boulder-based creative agency WorkInProgress hopes Russia can help them win an "undeserved" title, too.

IPG is hosting a breakfast discussion at the festival that will feature Steinem, Me Too Founder Tarana Burke, among others, in a discussion about women in the workforce.

The corruption case has also embroiled Havas Group, which allegedly provided advertising and related services at below market rates to two African presidential candidates. They both won and Bollore Group ended up with port concessions in both countries.