Production company Derby has announced the launch of a music video division on the heels of producing G-Eazy’s highly anticipated dark music video introducing his third studio album, The Beautiful & Damned. The 23-minute short film conveys the two different sides of G-Eazy’s life, focusing on the rapper’s rise to fame and the effects of his success. The Apple Music-exclusive is a full-service production from Derby, written and directed by breakout talent Bobby Bruderle. Derby, known for cultivating emerging stars for commercial directorial talent, is expanding into music videos as another medium to showcase the shop’s creative chops. The music video division is under the aegis of company founder and executive producer Mary Crosse, with three directors on the roster: Bruderle, Shomi Patwary and John Poliquin. Derby’s music video division is represented exclusively by veteran rep Laure Scott of Laure Scott Reps. She has been representing directors for music videos for over 20 years on a bicoastal level, and has booked award-winning videos with such artists as Lady Gaga, Kesha, Madonna, R.E.M., Britney Spears, and Maroon Five….
A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly
U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.
The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.
Here's what it all means:
What is the Justice Department's goal?
Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.
"The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."
Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."
It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More