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Elite World Group to launch avatar models in collaboration with Igoodi

Fashion talent management company Elite World Group (EWG) has announced it will be introducing photorealistic 3D avatars to its offer in collaboration with Italian avatar firm, Igoodi. The metaverse-based tool, which utilises Web3 technology, aims to create avatars that portray a lifelike digital version of a physical person. The feature...

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CMA accuses JD Sports of illegally price-fixing football merch

The UK’s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has “provisionally found” that Elite Sports and JD sports may have broken competition law by illegally price-fixing select Rangers Football Club merchandise. According to the government organisation, Elite Sports and JD Sports had potentially been carrying out the...

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Top model agencies fined in France for price fixing

Some of the world's top modelling agencies were hit Thursday with a 2.4 million euro fine (2.7 million US dollars ) for price fixing by French competition authorities. Elite, IMG and Next -- who have some of the biggest catwalk stars including Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss and Karlie Kloss on their books -- actively "distorted the basis for commercial...