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The former general counsel of the MPAA, Steven Fabrizio, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty last year to blackmail and third-degree sexual abuse. District of Columbia Judge Marisa Demeo handed down a sentence of 30 months of incarceration, but suspended all but 12 months of that time…

The MPA, Independent Film & Television Alliance, Fox Corp, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ViacomCBS, the NAB and the NCTA have boarded a broad new coalition to tackle public-private business continuity insurance, the latest push to offset the financial devastation of COVID-19 and future pandemics. The Business Continuity…

2ND UPDATE, 5:06 PM: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s meetings in Washington on Thursday included a visit with President Donald Trump, who has claimed the social media platform has been biased toward Democrats. But in a message on Twitter, Trump posted a picture of him meeting with Zuckerberg in the Oval Office and…

The movie industry’s chief lobbying and trade association has unified under one name: The Motion Picture Association. The organization was known domestically as the “Motion Picture Association of America” and internationally as the “Motion Picture Association.” Now the organization will be known around the world…

Three days after being arrested by District of Columbia police for the alleged sexual assault and attempt to blackmail a woman he met on an online dating site, the general counsel of the Motion Picture Association of America has been axed from the Hollywood lobbyist organization. "This is to inform you that Steve Fabri…

The MPAA promoted five executives on Thursday, the latest moves at the global film and TV industry trade group that has been revamping its global operations since May, when the organization upped Gail MacKinnon to Senior EVP Global Policy & Government Affairs. MPAA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said Thursday in an…

The Motion Picture Association of America has appointed Emily Lenzner as EVP for Global Communications and Public Affairs. She will report to MPAA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin and oversee the trade group's communications team in the U.S. and internationally. Lenzner will start August 1 and be based at the MPAA’s…

Hollywood has been slow in reacting against Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, legislation known as the “heartbeat bill” that prohibits most abortions in the state once doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat. Signed into law this week, the bill – now one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws…

The MPAA has promoted Gail MacKinnon to Senior EVP Global Policy & Government Affairs, a move that will add oversight of international advocacy and policy to her role at the industry trade group. The news was announced internally today via memo to staff by chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin. “Today's film, television…

As an official member of the MPAA, Netflix “will benefit from Chinese access, if they wish to go into the market,” MPAA chief Charles Rivkin told Deadline today. Rivkin was addressing ongoing discussions surrounding a new film agreement with the Middle Kingdom, saying the contract “is being reexamined” and that the…

MPAA CEO and chairman Charles Rivkin today continued to tubthump the huge 2018 box office year, sharing lessons he learned in his first year at the job and that “our industry and our partnership is in for the long game.” “Success depends on evolution and growth, so you must adapt and deliver what consumers wants,&#8221…

A week and a half prior to the exhibitor-distributor love-in CinemaCon, the Motion Picture Association of America has released their annual entertainment industry report, showing that the theatrical and home ancillary sectors were vibrant at a record $96.8 billion in revenues in 2018, +9% over 2017. Global box office…