Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, has been named to serve as president of the Film and Press juries at the 2010 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
“Mark’s profound industry knowledge, leadership expertise and extraordinary ability to nurture creative talent are skills that combined with his passion for creative excellence make him an obvious choice for the demanding role of leading two Cannes juries,” stated Festival CEO Philip Thomas.
Regarding his double duty at Cannes next year, Tutssel said, “I am delighted and extremely flattered to be asked to preside over the world’s biggest celebration of creativity in communications.”
Under Tutssel’s creative leadership, Leo Burnett Worldwide was the third most awarded agency network at this year’s Cannes Lions Fest. And in the just released Gunn Report (see separate story), Leo Burnett Worldwide was the fourth most awarded agency network in ’09.
The 57th annual Cannes Lions International Advertising Fest is set for June 20-26, 2010.
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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