JWT has appointed Christophe Cauvy to the newly created position of European head of digital & innovation. He will be responsible for accelerating JWT’s already strong digital capabilities across Europe.
Cauvy joins JWT from Momentum Worldwide, London, where he was sr. VP & regional director of innovation for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to this Cauvy was regional digital director for EMEA at McCann Worldgroup, based in London.
Cauvy brings to JWT 20 years of experience in communications and brand management, specifically within innovation and digital technologies. During his time at McCann Worldgroup, Cauvy was responsible for digital strategy across EMEA, in particular focusing on integrating digital capabilities into the work the group carried out for clients. At Momentum Worldwide his role primarily concentrated on conceiving and then launching new interactive properties, such as mobile or software applications and retail concepts.
Cauvy said, “From television programs and video games to digital platforms and innovative mobile applications, a lot is going on at JWT and my aim is to push boundaries even further.”
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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