ShootersNYC, the new satellite of Philadelphia post house ShootersINC, has added editor Anthony Marinelli to its roster. He will be available for projects out of both the N.Y. and Philly shops, just as are ShootersINC’s Philadelphia-based cutters–Matthew Burres, Rob Graham, Mark Hutchinson, Chris Magliozzo and Steve Wheelock.
Marinelli began his editing career 17 years ago as an in-house editor at agency DDB Needham. From there he worked at Steel Rose Editorial, Crew Cuts and Cut + Run, before joining Red Car in 2008. His work over the years includes the 2005 Super Bowl Visa commercial “Superheroes,” as well as standout spots for Aleve, NY Lottery, Bayer, Scotts/Miracle-Gro, Atlantis Resorts, Parker Brothers, CIGNA, Wendy’s, United Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. Tennis Open. In 2002 he was nominated for an AICE Award for his work on the NY Department of Tourism’s “New Day” campaign, an effort to revitalize the city tourism industry following the September 11th terrorist attacks.
His work outside of advertising includes his 2008 documentary feature with Alicia Keys called Alicia in Africa, for her Keep a Child Alive charitable organization. Additionally, Marinelli has directed several short films and theater projects. His latest short, Subway (2010), was an Official Selection at the New York Filmmakers series and was recently screened at the Los Angeles New Filmmakers series. On the theater side, he is currently directing a staged reading of the classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” at the Center Playhouse in Freehold, NJ, this spring.
Managing director/executive producer Jeff Beckerman heads ShootersNYC.
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."
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