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Smoke/Flame Artist Victor Melton–experienced in commercials, documentaries, independent features, music videos and broadcast graphics–has joined New York-based Fluid. He arrives from Houston’s Wild Blue Pictures/POV Editing and Visual Effects, where he was a digital effects artist and online editor. Melton hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and, prior to his move to the U.S. in 2002, was, for over 10 years, a graphics designer and editor at Buenos Aires-based post houses including Profilms/Videocolor and Post-Biónica…. Inferno/Flame artist Steve Mottershead has come aboard Outside Editorial, New York….Dennis Moylan has joined Oak Park, Mich.-based Ringside Creative as executive producer. Moylan will oversee day-to-day operations for the company, which provides creative editorial, motion graphics design and print design services to advertising agencies. He was formerly director of graphics and design at Southfield, Mich.-based Postique….Editor Greg Edgar, formerly of Stealing Time, Toronto, has joined Panic & Bob Editing, Toronto…. Following in the footsteps of AICE East, West, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto’s Trailer Park competitions, the AICE Boston chapter created “College Park”, a contest for local college interns and students who have editing aspirations. Their challenge was to take the horror movie 28 Days Later and turn it into a 80-second comedy trailer. Paul’s Place, SPOT, Panache Editorial and Editbar mentored and donated Avid time to the contestants. Associate AICE members Brickyard, National Boston Video Center, Mix One Studios and Cameron Editorial judged the entries. The winner, David Sous, was awarded an Avid Xpress Pro donated by Avid Technology, during a reception held at Editbar…..The Future Marketing Awards (FMA) 2006 will use Rushes’ and Ascent Media Group’s online digital library and archiving system, HUB, to enable global entrants to upload their submissions online, where they will be stored as digital files. HUB will also allow the international panel of FMA judges to view entries online from anywhere in the world….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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