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    Exec producer Josh Litwhiler joins Love Song

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    NEW YORK --

    Production company Love Song has hired East Coast-based Josh Litwhiler as executive producer. 

    Litwhiler’s journey toward production began in a New Jersey video store. He became obsessed with film at a young age and went on to study film production at Boston University. Enthralled by the possibilities of storytelling, he traveled to Europe with a vintage 16mm hand-cranked Bolex to make memories on celluloid. 

    The same curiosity and passion that brought Litwhiler to Europe with a film camera led to a 20-year-long career as a producer. He has worked with numerous award-winning agencies, including ALTO, Droga5, Deutsch, Mullen, and Lowe Worldwide. He has collaborated with Hyatt, Stella Artois, and MTV and even handled MILK’s first and only Super Bowl spot.

    During the pandemic, Litwhiler wrote, produced, and directed the short film “Bait,” which won Best Horror Short at Indie Short Fest and Venezia Shorts. He initially bonded with Love Song co-founder Daniel Wolfe over a love of ‘70s films, and they have a shared desire to produce authentic stories for commercial brands. 

    “The roster Daniel and Kelly [co-founder Bayett] are building at Love Song is full of immensely talented and passionate filmmakers, all with exhilarating, diverse perspectives,” Litwhiler said. “It’s a community, driven to create stories with honesty and bonded by craft. I am excited and honored to support these forward-thinking filmmakers, help them to craft bold, memorable work, and help continue Love Song’s inspiring evolution.”

    Bayett said, “With his strong passion for film craft and extensive industry experience, Josh is the perfect person to lead the Love Song team on the East Coast.” 

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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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