Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi's Pay Rose to $6.9 Million in 2020 Amid Pandemic

At the start of 2021, L.A. residents used to the city's biannual proliferation of "For Your Consideration" billboards needed only to look skyward for reminders they were still living in unprecedented times.

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond's compensation for the latest fiscal year came to $6.9 million, just down from $7.1 million in fiscal 2019, according to a regulatory filing unveiled on Friday. Gelfond received a base salary of $1.2 million last year, the same as his $1.2 million salary in 2019 and 2018.

John Malone's Liberty Media — which owns audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves baseball team and the Formula One racing circuit — disclosed that president and CEO Gregory Maffei's 2020 compensation amounted to $47.1 million, up from $44 million in 2019 and $20.1 million in 2018. He had made $19.8 million in 2017 and $16.9 million in 2016.The pay details were disclosed in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

During Hollywood’s pandemic shutdowns in 2020, one market stayed bustling: media rights sales. That has been a boon to some authors and agents who were able to get book-to-film or TV packages sold during a quieter time for the industry.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSometimes, the simple act of counting can result in something much more complex.Nielsen and the TV networks whose audiences it measures typically work hand in hand to tell the world about how many people watch some of the nation’s most-watched comedies and dramas.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Big Little Lies” director Jean-Marc Vallée and producing partner Nathan Ross have set a first-look deal with HBO Max and HBO, where the pair are shepherding the limited series “The Gorilla and the Bird.”The three-year pact calls for Vallée and Ross to executive produce “Gorilla” through their Crazyrose banner. Vallée will direct the drama based on the memoir by Zack McDermott about a mother’s unconditional love for her bipolar adult son.

Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross, the Emmy-winning producers behind HBO’s Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, have entered into a three-year first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max via their Crazyrose production company. Under the deal, Vallée and Ross will executive produce both Gorilla and the Bird, a limited series based on the memoir by Zack McDermott which Vallée will also direct, and The Players Table, starring Sydney Sweeney and Halsey to be directed by Annabelle Attanasio.

Hulu and American High's has rounded out the cast for its next high school comedy, Sex Appeal. Margaret Cho,Fortune Feimster and Paris Jackson have joined the feature, which is currently filming in Syracuse, along withSkai Jackson and Russian Doll actress Rebecca Henderson.

Emmy nominee Margaret Cho (30 Rock, Law & Order SVU), Fortune Feimster (Yes Day, The Netflix Afterparty), Skai Jackson (Jessie), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), and Paris Jackson (Gringo, Lee Daniels’ Star) have rounded out the cast of Sex Appeal, the latest collaboration between Hulu and American High.

Michael Parr has joked he's considering doing an adult film after spending the last year out of work.The 34 year old, who previously revealed he has a secret career as a teaching assistant, took to his Instagram feed to share a screenshot of a message he received over social media.The Emmerdale star, who is known for playing the role of Ross Barton on the popular ITV soap opera, appeared to be offered a lifeline by a leading adult entertainment company. "Mike hello.

Also Read: Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen's Pay Skyrockets to $94.7 Million in 2020Zorardi was the lone top executive for Cinemark to see his compensation increase.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Godzilla vs. King” is stomping to a massive opening weekend at the box office (by pandemic standards).

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Hans Vestberg, chairman and CEO of telecom giant Verizon, saw his 2020 overall compensation rise to $19.09 million, up from $18.09 million in 2019. In a Monday SEC filing, Verizon revealed Vestberg's base salary was $1.5 million for the last two years, but he received $13.3 million in stock awards last year, compared to $12 million in 2019.

An RTÉ wildlife special, which is being broadcast tonight, packs a powerful message of how extinction can be halted and even reversed.

NHS workers have been offered a 'substantial' pay rise after an 'exceptionally challenging year'.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced 'our NHS staff deserve more than applause and 1% is not enough' after putting a 4% raise on the table.If accepted by staff, would be the most generous National Health Service pay uplift anywhere in the UK.The pay rise will benefit 154,000 NHS employees including nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals, as well as domestic, healthcare support staff,

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out his most specific set of remedies yet for how the government should modify Section 230, a decades-old rule that gives Internet platforms like his sweeping legal immunity from all posted content.