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    Home » Head of Motion Picture Association of America to step down 

    Head of Motion Picture Association of America to step down 

    By SHOOTSunday, April 30, 2017Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments4287 Views
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    Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), delivers the keynote address during the "State of the Industry" presentation at CinemaCon 2016, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd is stepping down as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America.

    The MPAA said Friday that their board will gather Saturday to name Charles Rivkin as successor to Dodd, who is resigning Sept. 4.

    Rivkin was previously the U.S. assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs and a U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco.

    Dodd led the MPAA for six years, and one of his main concerns was preventing digital piracy and protecting copyrights. He also helped expand the presence of U.S. films in the Chinese market and revise the revenue-sharing model to benefit Hollywood studios.

    Disney Chairman Alan Horn said in a statement that Dodd transformed the MPAA into a global association for the digital era.

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    Saylor hires Harris Sherman as head of production and Brian Freia as creative director, campaigns

    Wednesday, February 11, 2026
    Harris Sherman (l) and Brian Freia

    Saylor, the Los Angeles–based creative agency known for crafting entertainment-led advertising, has made two key new hires: Harris Sherman as head of production, and Brian Freia as creative director, campaigns.

    “As attention gets harder to earn, brands must think and act differently to break through. They have to operate like creators,” said Will Trowbridge, founder and CEO, Saylor. “Harris and Brian bring exactly the mix of bold ideas, production rigor, and entertainment knowledge needed to help our clients not just show up, but truly make waves.”

    Sherman joins as head of production to command Saylor’s growing studio operations. He will lead the wider production division while expanding the creator team’s capabilities--creating a production engine built to deliver studio-quality content at the speed of social. He brings extensive production leadership experience--including senior roles at React Media and All Def Media, and most recently as VP of production & operations at Wildcatter--and has a proven track record of scaling teams and operations, driving audience growth, and building infrastructure for high-quality, multi-platform content.

    “At Saylor, we’re helping brands create the content people seek out, rather than the ads they scroll past,” said Sherman. “That requires a different kind of production muscle. I look forward to building an environment where we can execute ambitious ideas with the polish of a studio and the pace of a creator.”

    As creative director, campaigns, Freia leads Saylor’s teams to develop innovative, culture-driven work and oversees projects from concept through execution to ensure campaigns are ambitious, strategically sound, and designed to perform across platforms. He brings... Read More

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