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    Team Bubbly Signs Director Ashley Sears For U.S. Commercial Representation

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    NEW YORK --

    Video production agency Team Bubbly has signed director Ashley Sears for her first spotmaking representation. The NYC-based Team Bubbly will handle her in the U.S. market.  

    Sears got her start shooting fashion and beauty through clients including Cover Girl, Herbal Essences, Escada, and Procter & Gamble Prestige, though it was her years of experience working in the restaurant industry that led her to shift focus towards the culinary arts. From local purveyors and Michelin-starred restaurants to international ad campaigns, Sears has documented every facet of the industry. Her recent commercial partners include Tabasco, Pompeian Olive Oil, Hennessy VSOP, Budweiser, and Jameson Irish Whiskey. In fall 2017, she produced and developed her first cookbook for the popular East Coast bite-sized dessert brand, Baked By Melissa. In 2018 she made her directorial debut, partnering with Team Bubbly on a series of 12 short format ads for Tabasco. 

    A joint statement from partners/EPs Andres Rojas and Frank Siringo of Team Bubbly read in part, “Ashley’s attention to detail and passion for the craft is only matched by her love of food and what it can evoke. Her work goes beyond thrilling visuals to harness ideas that are rich in creativity and inventiveness”.

    Sears added, “I am fortunate to have found such a supportive partnership in Team Bubbly. Frank and Andres are as passionate about creating unique, visually stimulating, quality work as I am. They move mountains so that I can stay focused on the creative – which allows me to spend more time making magic. I’m excited to funnel my filmmaking and photography experience into more new partnerships with the team!”

    Inspired in part by her photographer grandfather while coming of age, Sears had always gravitated to creative pursuits across most artistic mediums. She pursued film photography in high school and leveraged her experience to first photojournalism, then fine arts with an emphasis in photography from the University of Montana. She moved to NYC to develop her budding career, taking jobs at restaurants to support her income. One serendipitous photoshoot with a chef on the job–himself preparing a pig from a nearby family farm–earned Sears national acclaim from magazines like Edible and Food&Wine, and cemented her role as a culinary photographer for years to come. Her photography work later blossomed into directing opportunities for brands such as Tabasco and Genova Tuna, where she met and collaborated with Team Bubbly EPs Siringo and Rojas. 

     

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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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