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Editor Luis Moreno and executive producer Dee Tagert have been named partners in Jump, the New York-based editorial house founded seven years ago by editors Michael Saia, Barry Stilwell and Frank Cioffredi. Stilwell said the move “made official what we all feel.” He went on to explain that Moreno has been with Jump since its inception (and worked with the three original partners, prior to Jump, at now closed Dennis Hayes & Associates). Stilwell noted that Tagert joined Jump about six years ago, having been director of broadcast business at J. Walter Thompson, N.Y.. He credited her with bringing “consistency and maturity” to Jump….Spot editor Kevin McGurn has joined Foundation Post, which maintains offices in Chicago and Los Angeles. McGurn will be based in Chicago. He comes over from Avenue, Chicago. At Foundation, McGurn will work closely with managing director Vivian Craig. Prior to his 15-year run at Avenue, McGurn was at Post Effects, Chicago, and previously Postique, Southfield, Mich. He now rounds out a Foundation roster of editorial talent that includes company founder James Lipetzky, Steve Morrison and Devin Bousquet…..Tim Spitzer, former VP of operations at PostWorks, New York, has become managing director of Goldcrest Post Production, New York, which has just completed a large screen dark chip digital projection HD editorial and color correction theater–available for commercials and long-form work. The theater is built around Quantel’s HD, SD and 2K eQ editorial and compositing system outfitted with Qcolor. The theater is also equipped with 35mm projectors for comparative evaluation of product; additionally the facility sports 5.1 surround sound and seating for 50…..Editor Lisa Cheek has joined Crush Editorial, Santa Monica. She had most recently been freelancing after having been at Mad River Post, Santa Monica….Category:News
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
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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