Lisa Schreiber of Boardalicious has been signed to handle representation on the West Coast and in Texas for New York area tabletop shop Arf & Co…….Nexus Productions, London, has brought Beccy McCary on board as development manager. She will work closely with exec producers/co-founders Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso to further the creative development of Nexus. McCray’s role will also include marketing/PR and helping with new business pitches….Jamie Phair has joined Brown Entertainment, Toronto, as executive producer/head of sales. He formerly served in the same capacity at Circle Productions, Toronto, and before that was head of sales at Radke Films, Toronto…..New York-based music/sound design house Ant Music has hired Jack Reed of Jack Reed Reps to handle representation in Texas and surrounding territories….DP Anthony Hardwick and production designer Nelson Coates are now repped by Jeannine Angelique of Paradigm, Beverly Hills, for spot and music videos….DP Jess Hall has wrapped the feature Hot Fuzz and is now available for commercials via ICM, Beverly Hills….
A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly
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