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    Rep Report for June 28, 2024

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    Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek
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    Serial Pictures is extending its long-time partnership with Anonymous Content to include representation in the U.K. and Amsterdam. Somesuch previously represented the Serial roster in the U.K. market. Serial Pictures now represents directors such as Bradford Young, John Hillcoat, Daniel Askill, BRTHR, Alejandro Landes Echavarría, Fabien Baron, Paolo Sorrentino, Moses Sumney, and Scott Frank for commercials and music videos in the U.K and Amsterdam through its U.K. banner in partnership with Anonymous Content. “It is a natural progression for Serial Pictures to grow its brand to the U.K. and Amsterdam as we celebrate 16 years of partnership with Anonymous Content,” said Serial Pictures founder and executive producer Violaine Etienne. “I am thrilled to continue to expand our reach with a more significant market presence in territories known for their boundless creativity.” Tor Fitzwilliams, Anonymous Content U.K. managing director and EP, said, “Serial Pictures has a long history of representing world-class directors. We are excited to support them in their work with U.K. and Dutch agencies, brands and music videos”…

    International Data Group (IDG), a market intelligence and data company, has appointed Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek as chief marketing officer. Boockoff-Bajdek will join the IDG executive leadership team, reporting directly to IDG CEO Genevieve Juillard.  Boockoff-Bajdek joins IDG from Skillsoft, where she built and led a global marketing team responsible for driving brand awareness, customer preference, and company growth. Her extensive industry experience will help to position IDG at the forefront of enabling IT buyers and vendors to make critical technology decisions. As CMO, Boockoff-Bajdek will oversee the company’s global marketing strategy with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving growth by leveraging the power of the IDC and Foundry brands. Prior to Skillsoft, Boockoff-Bajdek served as the CMO of IBM Watson and led global business marketing for The Weather Company, an IBM business….

    Vizrt, a provider of real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, has added Timbre Broadcast Systems to its growing list of channel partners worldwide. Timbre is a broadcast sales and solutions company operating in Africa and will be offering Vizrt’s live production tech to content creators in the Sub-Saharan African region….

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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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