EXCLUSIVE: The former AMPAS president said last month that he was going to bring a high-profile industry individual on board at City Hall as his “consigliere” – and now he has. Former Motion Picture Association of America president Bob Pisano will serve as an informal advisor to Tom Sherak in the city's Entertainment…

Bob Pisano, the interim head of the Motion Picture Association of America who among other things waged a successful lobbying effort against two proponents of futures trading which amounted to betting on box office results, has announced his departure. Here is the announcement: LOS ANGELES – Bob Pisano today announced…

Singapore/Tokyo – In his keynote speech at a forum on measures to tackle online piracy at the Tokyo International Film Festival on 21 October, Bob Pisano, President and Interim CEO, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) called for “forward-thinking” initiatives such as the introduction of a Graduated Response…

The U.S. Senate today approved financial reform legislation that includes a ban on futures trading on motion picture box office results. Since the bill was already approved by the U.S. House Of Representatives, it now is on its way to the White House for President Obama’s signature. Bob Pisano, Interim CEO and…

UPDATE: The MPAA interim CEO/president Bob Pisano weighed in this morning about the late night congressional vote to leave a ban on box office futures in the financial reform bill. Said Pisano: “We are heartened by the Conference Committee’s actions and look forward to the full House and Senate approving the…

Robert Swagger, CEO of the Trend Exchange, gave a press conference detailing his progress — or lack of it — in swaying DC politicians to remove movie futures exchanges from the financial reform legislation that is expected to be signed into law later this year. After gaining approval last week to launch from the…