Josh Rogin, a longtime former aide to senior House Democrats, will join the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president of federal government affairs.
Rogin’s first day will be Jan. 4, and he will be based in Washington. He will report to Patrick Kilcur, executive vice president, U.S. government affairs.
Rogin will take a leading role in the trade association’s lobbying and advocacy work, on issues like intellectual property, trade, tax and appropriations, as well as streaming.
In a statement, Kilcur said that Rogin’s “experience and expertise will contribute enormously to the advancement of an ambitious policy agenda on behalf of our member companies. He will be a key part of an exceptional team that supports the film, TV and streaming industry as the federal government considers new ways to address the evolving digital marketplace.”
Rogin has been vice president of federal affairs for the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
Rogin’s first day will be Jan. 4, and he will be based in Washington. He will report to Patrick Kilcur, executive vice president, U.S. government affairs.
Rogin will take a leading role in the trade association’s lobbying and advocacy work, on issues like intellectual property, trade, tax and appropriations, as well as streaming.
In a statement, Kilcur said that Rogin’s “experience and expertise will contribute enormously to the advancement of an ambitious policy agenda on behalf of our member companies. He will be a key part of an exceptional team that supports the film, TV and streaming industry as the federal government considers new ways to address the evolving digital marketplace.”
Rogin has been vice president of federal affairs for the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
- 12/7/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Harry Sloan, the media investor and former CEO of MGM Studios, is among President Joe Biden’s appointees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
The White House announced a list of new member to the council that also included Kimberly Marteau Emerson, the lawyer and human rights advocate, and former Rep. Ted Deutch, now the CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
The council was established in 1980 to commemorate the Holocaust and raise money for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. When the museum opened in 1993, the council became the governing board of trustees of the museum.
Since he left MGM in 2011, Sloan has founded seven special purpose acquisition companies that raised more than $5 billion. He is a trustee of the McCain Institute and is a board member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is an associate professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and is on...
The White House announced a list of new member to the council that also included Kimberly Marteau Emerson, the lawyer and human rights advocate, and former Rep. Ted Deutch, now the CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
The council was established in 1980 to commemorate the Holocaust and raise money for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. When the museum opened in 1993, the council became the governing board of trustees of the museum.
Since he left MGM in 2011, Sloan has founded seven special purpose acquisition companies that raised more than $5 billion. He is a trustee of the McCain Institute and is a board member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is an associate professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and is on...
- 5/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
For most of the last decade, the strategy of Hollywood studios and content creators in combating piracy has been in securing the cooperation of Internet companies and related actors in the ecosystem.
Earlier this year, MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin signaled a new level of cooperation with Google, after years in which the search giant was pilloried for not doing enough to combat copyright infringement.
More recently, a focus has been on the largest domain name registry, Verisign, with lawmakers querying the company on why it has declined so far to join an initiative to identify and eventually disable egregious infringing websites. Such agreements are referred to as “trusted notifier” arrangements, in which a registry or registrar is provided with accurate information about illegal website content, eventually leading to the disabling of the sites.
“Verisign serves as the registry for almost half of all domain name registrations,” the lawmakers wrote in...
Earlier this year, MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin signaled a new level of cooperation with Google, after years in which the search giant was pilloried for not doing enough to combat copyright infringement.
More recently, a focus has been on the largest domain name registry, Verisign, with lawmakers querying the company on why it has declined so far to join an initiative to identify and eventually disable egregious infringing websites. Such agreements are referred to as “trusted notifier” arrangements, in which a registry or registrar is provided with accurate information about illegal website content, eventually leading to the disabling of the sites.
“Verisign serves as the registry for almost half of all domain name registrations,” the lawmakers wrote in...
- 9/13/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious.
It’s a sign of the eagerness of the Beltway crowd to get on with the business of socializing.
And it is a business: Packed into the next five days are loads of parties and receptions, sponsored by talent agencies, networks, news divisions and media outlets, as well as corporate brands, as a showcase for D.C.’s boldfaced names.
One of the prized tickets has been UTA’s Friday night event at Fiola Mare restaurant, which in years past has gone into the wee hours, gathering many of the agency’s news media figure clients. CAA also is hosting a reception earlier in the evening. WME said that it was...
It’s a sign of the eagerness of the Beltway crowd to get on with the business of socializing.
And it is a business: Packed into the next five days are loads of parties and receptions, sponsored by talent agencies, networks, news divisions and media outlets, as well as corporate brands, as a showcase for D.C.’s boldfaced names.
One of the prized tickets has been UTA’s Friday night event at Fiola Mare restaurant, which in years past has gone into the wee hours, gathering many of the agency’s news media figure clients. CAA also is hosting a reception earlier in the evening. WME said that it was...
- 4/27/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The recent news that Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, India Arie and others are leaving Spotify, thanks to their concerns over Covid-related beliefs and opinions expressed on Joe Rogan’s hugely popular podcast, has grabbed headlines and put that digital platform under scrutiny. But for other artists, veteran or indie, leaving a service like Spotify isn’t as easy as clicking a few buttons. Even Young himself confirmed that he had to get the approval of his label, Warner Brothers, before all his albums were pulled down from Spotify.
- 2/2/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Lawmakers are making another run at establishing a performance royalty for songs that are played over traditional radio, continuing a legislative battle that dates back decades.
Dionne Warwick appeared at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-fl) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-ca) as they introduced the American Music Fairness Act.
The bill would require that Am and FM stations pay performers and labels when their songs are played over the airwaves. They said that smaller broadcasters would pay much less to ease the burden on their bottom line. Satellite and digital radio do pay the royalties.
But past efforts to pass legislation have stalled in Congress against opposition from broadcasters. In fact, at the press conference, Warwick recalled that she was first enlisted to advocate for the performance royalty 48 years ago by Frank Sinatra.
“That is how long I have been involved,” Warwick said.
Dionne Warwick appeared at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-fl) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-ca) as they introduced the American Music Fairness Act.
The bill would require that Am and FM stations pay performers and labels when their songs are played over the airwaves. They said that smaller broadcasters would pay much less to ease the burden on their bottom line. Satellite and digital radio do pay the royalties.
But past efforts to pass legislation have stalled in Congress against opposition from broadcasters. In fact, at the press conference, Warwick recalled that she was first enlisted to advocate for the performance royalty 48 years ago by Frank Sinatra.
“That is how long I have been involved,” Warwick said.
- 6/24/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 6:02 Pm: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-wy) survived an effort to oust her from House Republican leadership, a move that would have been punishment for her vote to impeach Donald Trump.
The vote was 145 to 61 among the House Republican conference to retain Cheney, according to the Associated Press.
A vote to oust Cheney would have signaled the durability of Trump’s support even after he has been out of office. As it was, House Republicans already were facing criticism for taking a vote on Cheney’s future while not taking action against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Previously: Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting far greater attention in the media than her actual power as a freshman congresswoman in the minority party, filling a void that may have otherwise gone to Donald Trump.
Much was already known about Greene when she sought a Georgia House seat last year, but recent stories have revealed more of her past beliefs,...
The vote was 145 to 61 among the House Republican conference to retain Cheney, according to the Associated Press.
A vote to oust Cheney would have signaled the durability of Trump’s support even after he has been out of office. As it was, House Republicans already were facing criticism for taking a vote on Cheney’s future while not taking action against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Previously: Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting far greater attention in the media than her actual power as a freshman congresswoman in the minority party, filling a void that may have otherwise gone to Donald Trump.
Much was already known about Greene when she sought a Georgia House seat last year, but recent stories have revealed more of her past beliefs,...
- 2/4/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
From songwriters to producers to roadies, individuals in the various corners of the music business will be eligible for federal relief under the coronavirus stimulus package passed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening, thanks to music advocates in Washington in the last few days.
Under the final $2 trillion relief package, self-employed musicians, songwriters, and music support crew who make under $100,000 annually are eligible to apply for relief grants and loans such as emergency economic injury disaster loan (Eidl) grants. (The Senate approved its bill late Wednesday and the...
Under the final $2 trillion relief package, self-employed musicians, songwriters, and music support crew who make under $100,000 annually are eligible to apply for relief grants and loans such as emergency economic injury disaster loan (Eidl) grants. (The Senate approved its bill late Wednesday and the...
- 3/26/2020
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified this morning before the House Judiciary Committee, where the executive fended questions about a range of issues, including data privacy and charges from Republicans that its search algorithms are biased against conservatives.
The search giant became the focus of criticism when Pichai declined the Senate Intelligence Committee’s invitation to testify about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Now, Pichai opted to follow other Silicon Valley executives, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, to Capitol Hill to defend his company. The CEO, questioned repeatedly about whether Google stifles conservative news and viewpoints, said Google’s search results merely reflect the latest information about a given search topic.
“I can assure you we do it without regards to political ideologies,” Pichai said. “Our algorithms have no notion of political sentiment.”
It’s a position Pichai staked out in his prepared remarks, saying,...
The search giant became the focus of criticism when Pichai declined the Senate Intelligence Committee’s invitation to testify about Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Now, Pichai opted to follow other Silicon Valley executives, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, to Capitol Hill to defend his company. The CEO, questioned repeatedly about whether Google stifles conservative news and viewpoints, said Google’s search results merely reflect the latest information about a given search topic.
“I can assure you we do it without regards to political ideologies,” Pichai said. “Our algorithms have no notion of political sentiment.”
It’s a position Pichai staked out in his prepared remarks, saying,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
In what is being hailed as a historic day for music creators, theMusic Modernization Act passed the House Wednesday, paving the way for improved royalty payments to songwriters, artists and creatives in the digital era. The bill, Hr 5477, passed unanimously with 415 votes. The bill is overwhelmingly supported by the music industry, and has bipartisan support in the house, where it was introduced by co-sponsors Robert Goodlatte (R-va) and Jerrold Nadler (D-ny).
Speaking from the House floor today Goodlatte said the bill “brings early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era,” adding, “music is no longer written on piano rolls, and our laws shouldn’t be based on that technology either.” Goodlatte, a driving force and co-author of the original legislation resulting in this bill, introduced the Mma in the House Judiciary Committee where it received unanimous passage on April 11. In positioning it for the full vote,...
Speaking from the House floor today Goodlatte said the bill “brings early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era,” adding, “music is no longer written on piano rolls, and our laws shouldn’t be based on that technology either.” Goodlatte, a driving force and co-author of the original legislation resulting in this bill, introduced the Mma in the House Judiciary Committee where it received unanimous passage on April 11. In positioning it for the full vote,...
- 4/25/2018
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
Congressman Ted Deutch today in a meeting at UTA urged Hollywood celebrities to launch a cavalcade of support on social media for the children’s crusade for gun violence prevention. Deutch, a Democrat who represents Florida’s 22nd congressional district, which includes the city of Parkland, spoke this afternoon to more than 200 agents and staffers at an event hosted by the talent agency – two of whose employees are alumni of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where six weeks ago today a gunman murdered 14 students and three educators.
The shooting prompted students from Stoneman Douglas to take hold of the national narrative about gun violence in a surge of protest that this country hasn’t seen from the young since Vietnam. This issue has become, in way, this generation’s Vietnam as teens across the country are dying in mass shootings and from gun violence daily. These kids are now...
The shooting prompted students from Stoneman Douglas to take hold of the national narrative about gun violence in a surge of protest that this country hasn’t seen from the young since Vietnam. This issue has become, in way, this generation’s Vietnam as teens across the country are dying in mass shootings and from gun violence daily. These kids are now...
- 3/29/2018
- by Anita Busch and David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, came together to make an emotional plea for gun control reform on Wednesday night at a town hall hosted by CNN.
Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were shot and killed last week, confronted NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at the event, asking her about the organization’s position on bump stocks and making it more difficult to purchase certain weapons.
“Dana Loesch, I want you to know that we will support your two children in the way that you will not,” Gonzalez said, referring to gun control.
Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were shot and killed last week, confronted NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch at the event, asking her about the organization’s position on bump stocks and making it more difficult to purchase certain weapons.
“Dana Loesch, I want you to know that we will support your two children in the way that you will not,” Gonzalez said, referring to gun control.
- 2/22/2018
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
CNN on Saturday announced that it will host a town hall event in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., which earlier this week claimed the lives of 17 students and faculty members.
Airing Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 9/8c, Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action will features victims’ classmates, parents and community members who are calling on President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to take action following one of deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — and the 18th school shooting of the new year. The Lead‘s Jake Tapper will moderate the discussion.
Airing Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 9/8c, Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action will features victims’ classmates, parents and community members who are calling on President Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers to take action following one of deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — and the 18th school shooting of the new year. The Lead‘s Jake Tapper will moderate the discussion.
- 2/17/2018
- TVLine.com
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