Technicolor PostWorks New York has appointed Scot Evans to the post of executive VP of business development. Formerly VP/general manager of MPC, Mexico City, Evans will direct sales, marketing and customer relations for Technicolor PostWorks throughout Latin America. He will seek to develop new business both among local feature film and television producers and among U.S. producers working in those markets.
“Film and television production is increasingly a global business,” said Technicolor PostWorks COO Rob DeMartin. “Production in countries such as Mexico, Colombia and Argentina is growing rapidly. Yet they lack access to the high-end services and specialized talent to support long-form post-production. We see that as an excellent opportunity.”
DeMartin described Evans as “the perfect candidate to introduce Technicolor PostWorks to Latin America. He has worked in the market for many years and enjoys strong relationships with studios, broadcasters and producers across the region.”
Evans has founded and/or directed several postproduction and visual effects facilities over the course of his career. In 2014, he oversaw the launch of Mexico City operations for London-based, VFX specialist MPC. Previously, he served as VP and managing director of Technicolor, Vancouver for four years. He was the CEO and founder of Global Images, Fiction Digital Imaging and New Art Digital, three Mexico City post facilities that served the Latin American advertising market. He also served as president of Virgin Television, Mexico, for three years.
In discussing his new role, Evans said that reliable access to high-speed connectivity and emerging collaboration technologies are transforming postproduction into a global business. “Latin America has a very strong feature film and television industry, and we’re excited to introduce our unique workflows, technologies and most importantly our ‘A-list’ postproduction talent at Technicolor PostWorks. We want to work with producers across the region in a way that is not only creatively successful, but is also efficient and economical.”
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads โ essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More