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    Street Talk

    Fred Rheinstein, chairman and primary owner of Hollywood-headquartered The Post Group, told SHOOT  that he has entered into an agreement in principle for a stock sale of The Post Group to Matt Cooper and David Cooper, owners of Lightning Dubs and part of Hollywood-based iO Films. Rheinstein–who said plans call for him to remain with The Post Group as vice chair–reported that the parties to the deal are in an accelerated due diligence phase….Rooftop Edit has opened in New York, with a talent base that includes veteran editors Ed Kisberg and Geno Tulchin, Smoke artist Anthony Forte, audio mixer/sound designer Chris Russomanno and assistant editor Jeremy Ambers….Sound designer Jon Klok plans to re-launch the Audio Lounge in Venice, Calif. He has spent the past three years working on varied projects in his native Denmark. The Audio Lounge is slated to open its doors on March 1. Klok’s background includes working as a sound designer for Machine Head, Venice, then partnering in the former CHKW and next becoming part of Audio Lounge during its first go-around…. Editor Michael Saia of New York-based house Jump is wrapping up work on the Jerry Bruckheimer-executive produced feature Glory Road, directed by noted spot director James Gartner of Santa Monica-based GARTNER. At press time, Saia was slated to again be available for commercials in early February….

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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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