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MPA Chief Charlie Rivkin Says BeIN Sports Newest Member Of Anti-Piracy Coalition, MPA Experts Now Embedded In Dept. Of Homeland Security – CinemaCon
MPA chief Charles Rivkin put piracy front and center at his CinemaCon keynote, touting the ongoing recovery in the entertainment sector but noting gains will always be crimped when intellectual property keeps being ripped off.
He spoke to thousands of cinema owners at the Las Vegas confab, as the association that reps…
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MPA Honors ‘Batman’ Senator, Other Lawmakers And ‘Nanny’ Writer-Director As It Launches An Award-Season Event
Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ), who once had aspirations of an entertainment career, told a D.C. crowd, “I always dreamed, as I was considering acting … that maybe I’d get an Oscar, so this is as close as I am going to come.”
Murphy was one of the recipients this week of the inaugural MPA Awards, the studio trade and…
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By Ted Johnson
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Motion Picture Association Posted $4.2 Million Loss In 2020 As It Reverted To Traditional Six-Member Roster
EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture Association posted a $4.2 million deficit in 2020, as the trade association adjusted to its traditional six-member roster, according to the latest tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service.
The loss is a contrast to 2019, when the trade association reported a $4.4 million surplus…
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By Ted Johnson
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MPA, College Outreach Program Launch Program To Boost Diversity In Entertainment Law And Policy
The Motion Picture Association and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program have launched a new fellowship program to increase diversity in the entertainment and policy sector.
The MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law & Policy Fellowship Program will offer the fellowship to two recent graduates from Historic Black…
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By Ted Johnson
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MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin Congratulates Fran Drescher On Winning SAG-AFTRA Presidency
Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association, has congratulated Fran Drescher on her election as president of SAG-AFTRA.
"The last year and a half have demonstrated yet again how much we can get done as an industry when we work collaboratively together," he said in a statement, "and I know that…
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MPA Chairman-CEO Charles Rivkin At CinemaCon: “Unity Has Helped Us Prevail Through This Pandemic”
MPA chief Charles Rivkin reflected on the year of furloughs for exhibition, and the industry’s recession, but emphasized one of strength going forward in a speech at CinemaCon on Tuesday. The drumbeat of “comeback” is the motif continually being emphasized at this year’s conference.
He pointed to the Congress relief…
Motion Picture Association PAC Donates To Gavin Newsom Anti-Recall Effort
The studios are continuing to line up against the effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, with the latest contributions coming from the Motion Picture Association’s political action committee along with that of MPA’s chairman, Charles Rivkin.
The MPA California PAC donated $10,000 to Stop the Republican…
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By Ted Johnson
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White House Promises Ambassador Nominees “Soon” Amid Anticipation From Donors And Pressure From Career Diplomats
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki indicated this week that the White House hopes to name nominees for ambassadorships "soon," a highly anticipated announcement in L.A. donor circles and among Democratic fundraisers across the country.
Only adding to the chatter of who is in line for what was an Axios report this…
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By Ted Johnson
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MPA Report Shows ‘Punishing’ Year At Box Office Due To Covid Closures Was Partially Offset By Digital Home Entertainment Growth
The Motion Picture Association released its annual report on box office and home entertainment, and the bottom line is sobering but little surprise after a year of Covid closures.
The U.S./Canada box office market was down 80% in 2020, to $2.2 billion, while tickets sold were down 81% to 0.24 billion.
Still, that was…
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By Ted Johnson
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MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin’s Compensation Rose To $3.1 Million In 2019
Motion Picture Association Chairman Charles Rivkin’s compensation rose to $3.1 million in 2019, while revenues for the industry trade association increased with the addition of Netflix as a member.
The figures were revealed as part of public tax documents filed earlier this month.
Rivkin collected $2 million in base…
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By Ted Johnson
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MPA Renews CEO Charles Rivkin’s Contract For Three More Years
EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture Association has renewed the contract of chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin for another three years, starting on January 1.
Rivkin joined the MPA in September 2017 as CEO and, after a transition period, also became chairman in January 2018. Before joining the trade organization, he was the…
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By Ted Johnson
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What’s In Store For The Entertainment Industry With A Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Administration
Donald Trump was a showman whose election in 2016 was in part due to his fame from The Apprentice, but President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will come into office with much closer ties to the entertainment industry.
The new administration will likely usher in a much more receptive vibe from…
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By Ted Johnson
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