MPAA Industry News & Blogs

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Obama Refuses Response To Petition Calling For MPAA Bribery Investigation - CinemaBlend.com
www.cinemablend.com | Feb 2, 2012
The petition was filed as part of a special program created by the Whitehouse to bring transparency in government. In theory any petition started there is supposed to be answered, should it receive the requisite number of signatures. This particular petition rapidly received far more than the

JACK VALENTI DEAD AT 85
www.showbizdata.com | Jan 4, 2012
Jack Valenti, a Texan who was credited with giving the motion picture industry a Victorian voice and a modern outlook during his nearly 40 years as head of the Motion Picture Association of America, d...

MPAA Volunteers Timeline for Captioning Archival TV Shows Online
www.multichannel.com | Dec 15, 2011
The MPAA has pitched the FCC an alternative timeline and more holistic approach to providing closed captioning for archival Internet-delivered TV shows to avoid what it suggests is the almost-impossible task of tracking down shows re-airing on cable and broadcast individually

MPAA Volunteers Timeline for Captioning Archival TV Shows Online
www.broadcastingcable.com | Dec 15, 2011
Pitches "comprehensive" and "systematic" method as an alternative to FCC's scattershot approach

'Shame' poses intriguing test for NC-17 rating - San Jose Mercury News
www.mercurynews.com | Dec 7, 2011
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Zediva Is Dead After MPAA Gets Its Way | Hollywood Kills Another Internet Innovation
www.webtvwire.com | Nov 4, 2011
Another day, another innovative use of the Internet to deliver content to paying customers is killed by Hollywood. Because piracy is a much better option, ...

MPAA to host Reagan centennial event
www.variety.com | Oct 11, 2011
The MPAA is teaming with the Ronald Reagan Foundation for a day of events to mark Reagan's centennial.. Film News from the entertainment source: Variety. MPAA to host Reagan centennial event.

F-bombs Dropping by the Cluster in PG-13 Movies
www.backstage.com | Aug 18, 2011
Those extra expletives you're hearing at the multiplex these days aren't just echoes. Filmmakers work the rules in a world where R-rated comedies full of trash-talk have become a summertime staple.

Judge tells Zediva to stop web streaming of movies - Movies Wires - MiamiHerald.com
www.miamiherald.com | Aug 2, 2011
A federal judge in Los Angeles has issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the Motion Picture Association of America in its copyright infringement lawsuit against video-streaming startup Zediva.

MPAA upholds 'Dream House' R-rating - Boffo on Variety.com
www.boffo.com | Jul 7, 2011
Boffo on Variety.com From tweets to trailers, Variety covers the latest happenings in the ever-changing world of film.