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    Roger hires CD Dane Macbeth, promotes Brandon Stevenson to head of production

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    Mixed-media production studio Roger–under the aegis of founder/creative director Terry Lee–has hired Dane Macbeth as creative director and promoted producer Brandon Stevenson to head of production. The appointments come as Roger continues expanding its creative footprint in broadcast while adding content creation to its menu of services.

    Macbeth started his career as an animator/designer at Framework LA, where he worked on film titles, trailers, production logos, broadcast design and reality show packages. He went on to freelance for creative agencies Big Star, Laundry, King and Country, Metaphrenie, Troika, Big Block Design Group, Digital Domain, Buck, and Roger.

    From design and animation to creative direction and art direction, Macbeth has assumed many roles contributing to award-winning and noteworthy projects: the main titles for “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer;” trailers for “Spider-Man” and “Spider-Man 3;” and network rebrands for Lifetime and Nickelodeon, among scores more film and TV clients. His lengthy list of advertising clients include BMW, Sony, Toyota, Honda, Burger King, and Xbox, to name a handful.

    Macbeth says he was initially drawn to Roger after seeing its “Kids’ Choice Awards” promo for Nickelodeon, which featured host Jack Black and “just about every animation technique known at the time.” Fittingly, his first project with Roger was for Nickelodeon.

    Stevenson began his industry career at Roger, starting as an entry-level coordinator before moving up to produce smaller jobs. As the company grew, so did Stevenson, who has since produced many large-scale projects via Roger. His notable commercial jobs include campaigns for UTA and Constant Contact; and Stevenson’s broadcast credits includes the Lifetime network rebrand, as well as the “Chopper” and “SnoBots” promos for Disney XD.
     

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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