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    Curious Pictures, New York, has secured Marci Miles of Chicago-based Reelize for representation in the Midwest. Additionally, John Robertson has joined Curious and is representing the shop on both coasts for music videos and promos….New York-headquartered music/sound design house Human has signed Delores Hively and Dawn Schiffman of Buzz Management, New York, to handle representation on the East Coast. Pia Alexander continues as head of sales for Human and has also been named head of production….Dana Dubay has come aboard Compulsive Pictures, New York, as sales rep….

        MOO Studios, Burbank, Calif., has secured Hillary Herbst, Laurel Dobose and Ravelle Tomczak of Chicago-based Hilly Reps for representation in the Midwest….Global Production Services (GPN), a Los Angeles shop handling production service companies worldwide, has added to that roster by signing Blue Sky Productions Croatia for exclusive North American representation….Dattner Dispoto and Associates, Los Angeles, has added DPs Eric Treml and Wyatt Troll to its roster….Orlando Management, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has signed DP Michael Pinkey for exclusive representation. His credits include spots for such clients as Infiniti, 7-Up, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, AOL and Reebok….Bicoastal New York Office has signed DPs Luis “Panch” Perez and Michel Taburauix for representation….DP Ramsey Nickell has wrapped principal photography on The Oh in Ohio, directed by Billy Kent, and is again available for spots and music videos via Raidant Artists, Los Angeles….

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    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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