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Pamela Corante was hired as vp global communications, with an emphasis on anti-piracy initiatives, for the Motion Picture Association, effective Jan. [...]

[up arrow] The Motion Picture Association chairman and CEO gets a three-year contract extension as the trade group turns to work with the Biden administration. Please Note: Illustration(s) are not [...]

Tom Zigo was upped to vp communications and public affairs at the MPA on May [...]

Kathy Banuelos joined the Motion Picture Association as senior vp state government affairs Feb. [...]

Former dotcom CIOs are returning to traditional companies, partly as a consequence of the economic downturn, and with them, they are bringing dotcom business insights and management strategies to corporate America and to state government. Four prodigal CIOs are profiled: Utah CIO Phillip Windley; Paciolan Pres John Hnanicek; Motion Picture Assn of America digital strategist John Puckett; and Polaroid VP of Business Development Bob Whyte.

'We need to explain to consumers that this is an industry which is more than box-office receipts and salaries of stars,' opines Senator Chris Dodd. 'Ninety-nine percent of the people [...]

The Man in the Middle on the V-Chip Jack Valenti has been at the center of the action in Washington since Lyndon Johnson brought him back from Dallas on Air [...]

Laura Nichols has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, National Geographic Partners. The appointment was announced by National Geographic Partners CEO Declan Moore, to whom Nichols reports. [...]

The MPAA named Emily Lenzner executive vp global communications ani public affairs July 17. Caption: Griffin Please Note: Illustration(s) are not available due to copyright [...]

The MPAA named Franck Journoud vp technology policy July [...]

The MPAA upped Gail MacKinnon to senior executive vp overseeing international advocacy May [...]

Jack Valenti served as White House aide to Pres Lyndon Johnson following the assassination of Pres John F. Kennedy in 1963. Since his departure from the White House in 1966, Valenti has headed the Motion Picture Association of America. He reveals his thoughts how Washington, DC, has changed since 1963.

In Washington, power is part illusion and Part showmanship, and a master of both is sitting on the dias and wondering if he can still produce enough of both to [...]

Since Jack Valenti retired as MPAA chairman and CEO in 2004 after a four-decade rule, no one has been able to quite fill his shoes. But in April, Charles Rivkin, [...]

WASHINGTON -- Jack Valenti, the eloquent, high-level power broker who reigned as head of the MPAA for almost four decades and was responsible for the institution of the movie ratings [...]

LAS VEGAS -- At ShoWest's opening ceremony Tuesday, National Association of Theatre Owners president and CEO John Fithian and MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman put a brave face on [...]

WASHINGTON -- MPAA president and CEO Jack Valenti announced his retirement Thursday, marking the end of a nearly four-decade-long epoch in which the silver-maned, stentorian voiced uber-lobbyist was the face […]

WASHINGTON -- Dan Glickman was once known as one of the funniest men in Congress. As a veteran lawmaker, he was known as someone who turned his sense of humor […]

With his long career as the chief voice of the American movie industry drawing to a close, MPAA president and CEO Jack Valenti sat down in the office he will […]

LAS VEGAS -- A valedictory glow surrounded MPAA president and CEO Jack Valenti's annual--and final--appearance at ShoWest as he offered Tuesday an accounting overview for last year, which saw domestic […]

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has named former Verizon VP Joanna McIntosh as its EVP for global policy and external [...]

Byline: Catherine Hollander There's no better time than the week before the Academy Awards to catch up with Chris Dodd. The former senator from Connecticut, who has headed the Motion [...]

Byline: MICHAEL CIEPLY Hollywood studios will soon begin receiving overdue payments for the distribution of their films in China, the Motion Picture Association of America chief executive Christopher Dodd said [...]

Motion Picture Assn of America Pres Jack Valenti has resurfaced on the political scene in defense of the television industry. He had been waging subtle political battles rather than taking action in the forefront of the entertainment industry until the attack on television by US politicians. He encouraged the industry to voluntarily rate itself and introduce the V-chip. He also fought the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which still imposes limits on US entertainment features abroad, but lost., There was a time when it seemed age and political and industry upheaval had overtaken Jack Valenti. But like the Hollywood he represents, the 75-year-old president of the Motion Picture [...]

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has chosen Diane Strahan as its new COO. Strahan most recently served as SVP and GM of mobile and Internet registry services at [...]

Byline: Christopher Snow Hopkins and Naureen Khan Trade Associations: Christopher Cylke Pursuant to a 'design motifǥ at the Motion Picture Association of America, 'everybody displays posters of their favorite movies [...]

Byline: Katy O'Donnell and Naureen Khan Score One for the Species Watson, IBMÇÖs supercomputer, has beaten some all-time Jeopardy! champions in recent weeks. But in a mock showdown in Washington [...]

Dan Glickman confirms he will step down as head of the Motion Picture Association of America. To view this article at nytimes.com, click here: [...]