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    Dave Curtin joins Disney Music Group

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    BURBANK, Calif. --

    Dave Curtin has been appointed manager, TV Commercials & Trailers Synchronization for the Disney Music Group (DMG), it was announced by Dominic Griffin, VP, Synchronization & Licensing at DMG. Curtin will be responsible for licensing DMG’s vast music catalog for television commercials and trailers.

    Curtin has been part of the music and sound business for well over a decade, generating music for television and film, as well as for brands and consumer goods.  During his career, Curtin has aligned high profile music acts and brands, including LL Cool J with Gatorade, Kaskade with Budweiser, Diplo with Turkcell, and Donvan Frankenreiter with Hilton Hotels.  Besides strategically developing partnerships with brands and ad agencies such as Toyota, JCPenney, Nokia, Bacardi, EA Sports, Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Wieden+Kennedy, and TBWA/Chiat/Day, Curtin has spearheaded projects with Hewlett-Packard, Coors Light and Mini Cooper.

    Said Curtin, “The depth of catalog of Disney Classics combined with contemporary scores, songs, artists, writers and producers is a licensor’s dream.  I look forward to this new chapter in my career, and the opportunity to grow the iconic Disney Music brand further.” 

    Prior to joining Disney, Curtin served as executive music producer for Yessian Music, Hum Music & Sound Design, and Warner Music Group’s Rhino Records.  He also was co-founder of DeepMix, acting as executive producer and managing director, where he ran music production, new business development, sales and marketing. 

    Curtin has produced several award-winning pieces, and has garnered various accolades, including a Gold Addy for Best Use of Sound Design for EA Sports SSX 2012 In-Game opening trailer. 




    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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