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    Rep Report for February 23, 2024

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    Juliet Tierney
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    Ghost VFX and Ingenuity Studios, which comprise Streamland Media’s visual effects division, have promoted Juliet Tierney to executive VP of global partnerships. Tierney will be based out of the Los Angeles studio and oversee business development on a global scale, reporting to David Lebensfeld, president of Ghost VFX and Ingenuity Studios.  With decades of experience across animation, visual effects, and large-budget live-action productions, Tierney has worked with many leading directors, artists, and executives, as well as the British Royal Family. Her experience includes serving as producer for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles starring Billie Eilish for Disney+ and as a visual effects producer on the films Mother and I,Tonya, as well as for the series The Orville. Originally from the United Kingdom and now based in Los Angeles, Tierney is a member of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), the Visual Effects Society (VES), and The Recording Academy. She was nominated for a Grammy for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles. Tierney has won assorted major advertising industry awards including Cannes Lions, D&AD and AICP Awards. Tierney holds a degree in Film from the University of Liverpool, U.K., and Rhode Island, U.S….

     

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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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