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    Rep Report for February 9, 2024

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    Carolyn Hill (l) and Amanda Rosenberg
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    Bicoastal Cultivate.Media, a commercial and content production company overseen by managing director/executive producer Mark Thomas and executive producer Stuart Wilson, has secured Carolyn Reps to handle its roster on the East Coast.  Representing the company on behalf of Carolyn Reps are Carolyn Hill, president, and Amanda Rosenberg, executive sales agent. The move rounds out a Cultivate sales team that includes indie reps Toni Saarinen on the West Coast and Helen O’Brien in the Midwest. The Cultivate.Media roster comprises directors Ryan Johnson, Jason Lowe, Gina Medina, Juan Poclava, Matt Rhodes, Jon Schwartz, and Eric Van Wyke….

    FilmLight, which develops color grading systems, image processing applications and workflow tools, has appointed Restar Communications Corporation as its local reseller in Japan.  The new partnership strengthens FilmLight’s presence in Japan, with local language support and a personalized service which will ensure FilmLight’s innovative solutions are not only accessible, but can be tailored to meet the unique requirements of customers in the region. Restar will also utilize its new training facility in Tokyo to showcase its breadth of color management expertise and support the country’s growing color community. The strategic partnership will be led by Restar Communications’ managers, Shinpei Takoshima and Koji Nagumo, who will work closely with Koichi Matsui, a member of FilmLight’s sales and support team in Japan….

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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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