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    Director Fred Savage Signs With Caviar For Spots, Branded Content

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    LOS ANGELES --

    Entertainment and production company Caviar has signed actor and director Fred Savage. The move positions Savage to continue growing his directorial involvement in the commercialmaking space. Meanwhile he recently inked a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to write produce and direct projects for the studio. 

    Savage has enjoyed a well-rounded career as a multi-hyphenate storyteller, his successes spanning acting, directing and producing.  Savage began his career as an actor, becoming the youngest person to receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on The Wonder Years. After graduating from Stanford, Savage moved behind the lens, apprenticing under heavyweight filmmakers before ultimately landing gigs directing and executive producing episodic comedies such as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Party Down.  He recently wrapped up a critically acclaimed run on the Fox series The Grinder.

    Savage has directed some 200 episodes of television, racking up four Directors Guild Award nominations in the process–for episodes of Modern Family, Zeke and Luther, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Phil of the Future.

    Savage has imparted his sitcom savvy to the advertising world, directing spots for California Milk, Honda, Charter Communications, FitBit, MasterCard, Verizon and the ongoing campaign for Farmers Insurance featuring actor J.K. Simmons.  Recently, Savage helmed a series of TV and web ads for Realtor.com out of Pereira & O’Dell New York. The spots featuring Elizabeth Banks poke a playful finger at the more distressing parts of the home-buying experience.

    Prior to joining Caviar, Savage was on the commercialmaking roster of production house Sanctuary.

    “Fred has proven his directorial expertise throughout the world of television, commercials and branded content,” said Darren Foldes, EP at Caviar Los Angeles. 

    Savage added, “I have been a fan of the work coming out of Caviar for years and I am thrilled to be teaming with their crew to explore new and exciting ways to tell stories, make people laugh, and sell stuff.”

    Savage continues to be represented theatrically at WME.

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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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