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    Chris Klein, Alan Leber Join DDB NY As Exec Producers

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    Pictured from l-r are Alan Leber, Chris Klein and Madison Wharton.
    NEW YORK --

    DDB NY has added Chris Klein and Alan Leber as executive producers. Klein will serve as EP on the Time Warner Cable and Johnson & Johnson Beauty accounts.  Prior to joining DDB, he worked for eight years at J. Walter Thompson and oversaw production for a range of clients, including Rolex, Puma, Royal Caribbean, and many Nestlé and J&J brands. During that time, he picked up awards from Cannes, The Art Directors Club and the AICP Show.

    Leber joins DDB from creative agency Love & War, where he led the production team through 360 branding projects including the launch of Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s Beverly Hills restaurant Georgie. Earlier in his career, Leber headed production teams at The Barbarian Group for Samsung, and at Etihad Airways.

    The arrival of Klein and Leber supports the shift in structure that DDB NY’s production department has been undergoing over the past year. Led by Madison Wharton, DDB NY’s chief production officer, the department has shifted to a multidisciplinary, integrated production model. This shift was a linchpin for the agency’s newly defined processes and a necessary step in delivering on ideas that live at the intersection of data, creativity and technology.

    Wharton commented, “We are creating a production team of cross-athletes, and Chris and Alan’s arrival adds additional depth and breadth to the department. Whether it be creating long-form choreographed films like #CoolerInCotton or quickly developing customized dog ear muffs for State Farm, our producers have to be able to switch gears at a moment’s notice. Chris and Alan’s expertise and craftsmanship build upon our promise to deliver a multifaceted production team.”

    Klein has experience in writing, strategy, and both broadcast and music production. Leber’s background includes platform development and management, content creation, branding and design, and social management.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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