Register

    STREET TALK

    By SHOOT StaffUpdated:No Comments1516 Views
    --

    At press time, the U.S. House of Representatives had approved and sent a national parks and federal lands filming bill to President Clinton, who is expected to sign the measure into law.A.Bicoastal Straw Dogs has signed director Stan Morse for commercial representation. Morse has already wrapped his first ad assignment, a series of Coors Light spots out of FCB, ChicagoA.Director Peter Martinez, formerly of bicoastal/international The End, has opened New York-based production house Urban Myth MediaA.Director Jay Torres has signed with bicoastal WildLife ManagementA.Director Phil Brown is slated to come aboard Metro Pictures, Marina del Rey, CalifA..Directors Glen Oden and Lior Har-Lev have joined Wall to Wall Films, New YorkA.San Francisco-based digital effects studio Radium has broadened into practical visual effects via a newly formed relationship with San Rafael, Calif.-based JexFXA.The Lookinglass Company, , Santa Monica and Chicago, has added editor Staci LeVan and senior producer Elizabeth Ryan to its West Coast officeA.Kelvin Duckett has been named CEO/president of MDS, a Hollywood-headquartered studio specializing in the creation of "Web-friendly" video. Duckett most recently served as president of Medialab, overseeing motion capture studios in Los Angeles and Paris. Duckett’s postproduction resume includes his having been a founding father of Southern California house 525, serving as executive VP worldwide for London-headquartered Virgin Digital Studios, and a stint as managing director of POP, Santa MonicaA.Tim Rollenhagen has been named VP/GM for Click 3X, Santa Monica. He was formerly VP of postproduction at bicoastal/international firm Pittard SullivanA.

    Category:Street Talk



    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

    MySHOOT Profiles


    Add A Comment