Murdoch to Speak at Cannes

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NEW YORK News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch will speak at next year’s Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival at the invitation of WPP Group’s Young & Rubicam, the festival said today.

Murdoch is expected to talk about how the media industry is changing and in particular the rise of new media. Y&R will sponsor the speech, which is scheduled for June 19, the Thursday of Cannes’ week-long festival, which will start June 15 and end June 21.

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