The Directors Network (TDN), a talent agency for freelance directors and cinematographers, has signed director and still photographer Judy Starkman....
The Directors Network (TDN), a talent agency for freelance directors and cinematographers, has signed director and still photographer Judy Starkman whose body of work includes documentary and real people fare. Headed by Jeff Lewis, TDN has also signed DP Rainer Lipski….London-based production house Colonel Blimp, best known for its music videos and music-related content, has secured Nathan James as marketing and development rep. He comes over from Partizan where he headed up repping duties for the animation division. Prior to Partizan, James held posts at Cut+Run, Pagan Films and Bullet….DP Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK, has joined WME for exclusive representation in features, television and commercials….New York Office has signed DP Pat Notaro for commercial, music video, TV and feature representation….Innovative Artists has signed still photography duo Elevendy for film and commercial work. Elevendy specializes in effect-driven shoots and celebrity talent. They’ve recently wrapped the “Jane Bond” project with Alison Haislip as part of Comic Con 2011…
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads — essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More