Director Carlton Chase has signed with Notorious 24:7, Santa Monica, for representation in spots and longer form content. Among his credits over the years are commercials for such clients as Coca-Cola’s Dasani bottled water, Merrill Lynch, Westin Hotels, Bombay Sapphire Gin and Oracle.
For the latter he helmed “Freedom of Speech” and the Gold Clio-winning “Revolution” via agency Think New Ideas, Los Angeles. Filmed in Cambodia, the Oracle ads allude to historical cases of repression, such as the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia, in order to emphasize the importance of a free flow of information.
The director’s prior spot roosts over the years include Chased by Cowboys, Venice, Calif., bicoastal/international MJZ and now defunct Shooting Gallery Productions, Ritts/Hayden, Berkofsky Barrett and Griner Cuesta & Schrom.
Chase first ganered attention as a student at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, via his two-minute branding spot for Speedo. He went from up-and-coming talent to established commercial filmmaker, scoring with several campaigns, including Norwegian Cruise Lines’ elegant black-and-white commercials for what is now Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco.
Notorious 24:7 is under the aegis of executive producers Jay Boccia and Neale Ferguson.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
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."
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