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    Denise Turner, head of sales at bicoastal HSI Productions, abruptly resigned from the company Jan. 20 after three and a half years; reached by SHOOT, Turner said her leaving was amicable and prompted by her desire to "explore new opportunities," which may or may not be within the industry….Sarah Holbrook has signed bicoastal Elias Associates for exclusive East Coast representation through her New York-based Holbrook, in association with Astrow Ziegler…Santa Monica-based Keri Weber and San Francisco resident Traci Meyer have teamed to launch independent repping firm Superglu. The new venture handles the West Coast and Texas for bicoastal Reactor Films and Backyard Productions, Santa Monica and Chicago. Superglu also covers Texas and the West Coast (excluding Los Angeles) for bicoastal Moxie Pictures….Director/cameraman Bob Carmichael’s Malibu-based Denali Productions has lined up national representation: Rich Schafler of Benson/Schafler, New York, handles the East Coast; Chicago-based Jack Lewis covers the Midwest; Dallas-based Faith Kuczaj oversees the Southeast; and Sherry Howell and Donna Woodroof will rep Denali on the West Coast. Denali’s Carmichael specializes in extreme sports and action commercials, offering expertise in aerial, marine and mountain shooting. Company exec. producer is Doug Millington….Motion graphic design studio Blind Visual Propaganda, Venice, Calif., has signed San Francisco and Los Angeles-based Reber/Covington for exclusive West Coast, Texas and Detroit representation….

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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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