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,” said…

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.

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UPDATED with Netflix officially joining: It’s official, Netflix is a member of the MPAA. The Washington, DC-based organization just dropped the following release:

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has added Netflix as a new member of the global trade association that advocate…

MPAA communications executives Chris Ortman and Adria Marquez have been promoted to senior vice president and vice president, respectively.

In an email to all employees of the organization, global communications EVP Matt Bennett called the uppings “well-deserved.”

Ortman is chief spokesperson for the film lobbying grou…

UPDATED, 9:52 AM: IFC Films issued a statement this morning about the flap over Wednesday’s screenings of an unrated version of The House That Jack Built that the MPAA says broke it ratings rules. “IFC Films has not received any written notice from the MPAA regarding sanctions in connection with The House That Jack Bui…

The MPAA has named Kelly McMahon to succeed Joan Graves as chair of the Classification and Rating Administration, the group that assigns film ratings.

Graves, a 77-year-old grandmother of two, retires next year after 30 years with the organization. The MPAA’s corporate counsel, McMahon, will succeed her after a transit…

The commoditization of film continues apace. By the counts on Boxofficemojo.com, theatrical feature releases have reached 648 for the year. That's about two films per day, a rate that promises another 98 movies by December 31, even if we don't get a year-end rush. The 2018 total, if current patterns hold, would be abou…

Fewer appeals have been filed in recent years over ratings decisions rendered by the MPAA, according to a new report by the trade organization marking the 50th anniversary of the ratings system.

Introduced on November 1, 1968 by Jack Valenti in the wake of films such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? causing a stir…

As the international trade wars continue to heat up, especially with China, Donald Trump is looking to Hollywood for advice. The White House said today that the president intends to appoint MPAA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin to the U.S. Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Rivkin has experience in gl…

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood's guilds and production companies have now collected more than $1 billion in foreign levies, a milestone that's taken 26 years to reach.

The latest WGA report notes that the guild collected a record $24.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, and more than $250 million since the program…

MPAA chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin praised New Jersey’s passage last month of aggressive new film and TV production incentives, saying the new rules have unlocked interest from a range of major producers.

In a statement today, Rivkin saluted New Jersey Gov. Phil…