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    Paranoid US has signed director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan

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    Paranoid US has signed director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, formerly of Psyop where he and Laurent Ledru helmed the lauded Haagen Dazs “Opera” spot out of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco. Additionally Paranoid US has hired Matej Purg as head of production….Boy & Rocket, a division of McManus Studios, has been launched by studio head Erwin McManus and director Kevin T. Willson.  The L.A.-based commercial production company's initial project, “Casket,” aired to 106 million viewers on Super Bowl Sunday. A Willson-directed spec spot, “Casket” was created for Doritos' “Crash The Super Bowl Contest.” Out of 4,000 entries, it was chosen to be one of four that aired during the game.  “Casket,” which depicts a man who fakes his own death so he can watch the game in peace in a casket full of Doritos, was ranked 14th among all Super Bowl ads in the USA Today poll. Willson's directorial credit also include several short films, including Beauty, The Water Artist and Unseen….Todd Sarsfield, formerly of Digital Domain, has joined the New York office of MassMarket as visual effects supervisor. Sarsfield has been active in commercials (Lexus, BMW, VW, Sony, Heineken, AT&T, Prada, Apple, adidas, Nike) and features (Tron Legacy, I Robot, The Italian Job, Star Trek: Nemesis)….Mark Beardall has joined the Framestore London commercials team as senior Flame artist….Bobby Pearce has been promoted from executive creative director to chief creative officer at BBDO Atlanta….Rick Condos and Hunter Hindman, who currently work on all Frito-Lay brands, were promoted to executive creative directors at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco. Additionally creative director Margaret Johnson has been made an associate partner at the agency….

     

     

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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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