Cedric Gairard–who’s been with Amsterdam-based ad agency 180 since 1998, most recently serving as head of production while co-managing the day-to-day running of the shop–is now set to join Nexus Productions, London, as executive producer effective Sept. 1.
During his 11 years at 180, Gairard worked with clients such as adidas, Sony and MTV, collaborating with leading directors on high caliber creative projects across a range of media. He was instrumental in setting up 180’s digital department, becoming a hybrid producer active in film, digital, design and alternative media production. In ’03, he worked on adidas’ “Impossible Is Nothing” campaign which remains 180’s largest TV production ever.
At Nexus, Gairard will work closely with company co-founders Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso, and head of production Julia Parfitt to further develop the studio’s creative offering across multiple platforms.
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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