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In other people news - MPAA head gets contract extension; CEO runs race with family

MPAA extends Chris Dodd's contract to 2018 The Motion Picture Association of America announced June 5 that its board extended the contract of CEO Chris Dodd to 2018. Dodd, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut, was named head of MPAA in 2011. He replaced Dan Glickman, who led the group for six years. Dodd earned more than $3.2 million in 2013, according to MPAA's most recent tax filings. The contract extension comes amid reports that MPAA is considering a major retooling of organizational structure, prompted in part by a slow response to last year's Sony Pictures hacking scandal. MPAA needs unanimous support from all six members before staking out public policy… Read More