MPA
O, Canada
The platforms (and the Canadian MPA) call B.S. on a push for streamers to kick back 5 percent of their revenue.
Yo-Ho-Ho
OK, so she's technically the fourth-highest-ranking FBI official.
CinemaCon
Only one brave CinemaCon vendor offered an AI product for exhibitors, while the MPA cautioned against AI legistlation that could impede free speech.
CinemaCon
This year there were few stars and fewer ready-for-primetime movies — and an MIA MPA theme report.
The newly launched Streaming Innovation Alliance brings together Netflix, Max, Disney+, Paramount+, as well as niche platforms to advocate for federal and state policies for consumers.
The National Association of Theater Owners released its first annual report in three years — and the first one done without the Motion Picture Association.
The attempt to rally the crowd in Las Vegas fell a little flat on day 2 of the conference, but leaders of the MPA and NATO found plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
The Motion Picture Association's annual THEME report reflects a recovering entertainment market that is utterly dominated by streaming and VOD.
"Simultaneous release DOES. NOT. WORK. For anyone," declares NATO CEO John Fithian.
The Motion Picture Association's 2020 report reflected a difficult year for studios. For theaters, it was disastrous.
Domestic box office dropped four percent, global theatrical revenue was flat, and more than 58 percent of the world's movie revenue happened outside theaters.
