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    BBDO’s Rani Vaz Named LIA Music & Sound Jury President

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    Rani Vaz
    LONDON --

    Rani Vaz, sr. VP, director of music for BBDO New York, has been named as the Music & Sound Jury president for the 2015 London International Awards (LIA). 

    The Music & Sound Jury will consist of a number of the industry’s most respected names, including; Scott Cymbala, Bob Farnsworth, Eric David Johnson, Ramesh Sathiah, Jack Sedgwick and Brian Yessian.

    Vaz said, “At this exciting and evolving time in our business, music consistently has the ability to powerfully and completely transform any media it touches. As the LIA 2015 Jury President for Music & Sound, I can’t wait to join my fellow jurors and debate this years brilliant submissions from around the globe.”

    During her time at BBDO NY, Vaz has produced scores, original songs and acted as music supervisor for thousands of projects. She has produced BBDO’s most memorable music for clients like GE, Guinness, Mt. Dew, FedEx, HBO, Starbucks, Visa, ExxonMobil, CVS, Pepsi and American Red Cross. She has worked in the studio with BB King, Britney Spears, Isaac Hayes, Faith Hill, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Jessica Simpson, Marlon Brando, Joe Pesci, KISS, Cheap Trick and Kermit the Frog. She has also licensed music from artists such as Beck, The Beatles, Goldfrapp, and Queens of the Stone Age. Her work has won the industry’s highest honors including two EMMY awards, Gold Lions at Cannes, LIA, New York Festivals, ADDYs, ANDYs, and Clios.

    Vaz is a past winner of BBDO’s prestigious “Founder’s Award,” given only to those who consistently perform above and beyond the call of duty. In 2003, Vaz was inducted into the YWCA’s Academy of Women Achievers and, in May 2014, she chaired the 2nd Annual AMP Awards for Music and Sound.

    2015 TV/Cinema/Online Film – Music & Sound Jury:

    Rani Vaz (Senior Vice President, Director of Music, BBDO New York) – Jury President
    Scott Cymbala (Owner/Partner/Executive Producer, MassiveMusic, Los Angeles)
    Bob Farnsworth (President, Hummingbird Productions, Nashville)
    Eric David Johnson (Senior Vice President/Executive Music Producer, McCann Erickson, New York)
    Ramesh Sathiah (Partner/Creative Director, Song Zu, Sydney)
    Jack Sedgwick (Executive Creative Director, Wave Studios, London)
    Brian Yessian (Partner/Chief Creative Officer, Yessian Music, New York)

    The LIA 2015 Entry System is now accepting entries through August. Judging will take place from October 1-10. The shortlists will be announced as each judging session concludes, with winners being announced November 10.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    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

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