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    Rep Report for March 24, 2017

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    Cinematographer Eigil Bryld
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    The Directors Network (TDN), the talent agency for freelance directors, has recently added helmers Kristin Dehnert, Ross Ching and Mark Nickelsburg. Dehnert is a director and writer with a penchant for comedy. Right out of the gate, she turned out her first national spot, Doritos’ "Check Out Girl" which aired during the Super Bowl. Ching’s work has garnered wide acclaim for its creative and technical innovation and visual style. He originally specialized in creating internet/viral commercials but has since taken that knowledge to hook audiences in broadcast as well. Nickelsburg is a comedy director whose recent Tide to Go commercial went viral, gaining worldwide press and more than a million views in 24 hours….

    Music and sound boutique Nylon Studios, with offices in NYC and Sydney, has secured Ashley Ford of Friends of Ford to handle West Coast sales representation. Friends of Ford’s current roster also includes Digital Domain, London Alley, Alpen Pictures and Say OK. Prior to launching her own shop, Ford spent nearly a decade representing creative talent for such shops as Framestore, Bob Industries, Untitled, Humble, tonefarmer, Luma Pictures, Lost Planet Editorial and Partos Agency….

    Cinematographer Eigil Bryld has wrapped Oceans 8 and is available for booking via ICM Partners which represents him for commercials and feature films….

    DP Tim Suhrstedt, ASC recently wrapped another season of Silicon Valley on HBO. He is available via agent Robbyn Foxx at Innovative Artists for spots. Suhrstedt’s ad credits include comedy-driven campaigns for ESPN, Nike, McDonald’s and AT&T….

    Wohler Technologies, a manufacturer of video, audio and  data monitoring solutions, has named Chris Shaw to serve as regional sales manager for North America. Shaw earlier was director of sales for Wohler from 1999-2006. Most recently, Shaw was VP of global sales, TV at Linear Acoustic….. 

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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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