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    Rafael Castillo joins TVU Networks as GM of Latin America

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    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --

    Industry veteran Rafael Castillo has joined live IP video solutions company TVU Networks as its general manager of Latin America. Castillo is leading TVU’s efforts to strengthen its presence across the Latin American region.

    Castillo brings decades of management experience across Latin America to TVU. Most recently, he served in the roles of VP of Latin America and Caribbean for Snell Advanced Media, as well as VP of Latin America for SeaChange International. Previously, Castillo worked for Grass Valley for 18 years, including seven years in the role of SVP, Latin America.

    Paul Shen, CEO of TVU Networks, said of Castillo, “He has a proven track record of driving growth and strengthening relationships across the Latin American region–an area that TVU is dedicated to expanding its presence. As we roll out the new TVU MediaMind platform, which consists of innovative new solutions that use AI technologies to automate the broadcast workflow, we’re confident that these new solutions will simplify operations for Latin American broadcasters and content creators.”

    Castillo, who is based in Miami, said, “From the company’s flagship TVU One mobile uplink transmitters, to its new cloud-based video production solution TVU Producer Pro, TVU is focused on creating next-generation technologies that stay ahead of the curve.”

    TVU Networks has over 2,500 customers in more than 85 countries. The TVU Networks family of IP transmission and live production solutions gives broadcasters and organizations a powerful and reliable workflow to distribute live video content to broadcast, online and mobile platforms. TVU has become a critical part of the operations of many major media companies. The TVU Networks suite of solutions has been used to acquire, transmit, produce, manage and distribute professional-quality live IP HD footage as an integral part of news, sports and major global events.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    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."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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