MPAA Names Hoberman Senior EVP, Global General Counsel

The Motion Picture Association of America has tapped
Henry Hoberman to be senior EVP and global general counsel.

Hoberman, who had been senior VP, general counsel and secretary
of RHI Entertainment, will come aboard in early November and will oversee legal
affairs and intellectual property protection for thh TV and movie studio
advocacy group.

His resume also includes posts with ABC and parent
Disney, including SVP of ABC Inc. in charge of litigation and employment
practices. Hoberman was also a partner in D.C. communications law firm Baker
Hostetler and is a former assistant U.S. Attorney General.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.