Founding partners John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, Jackie Brenneman to advise companies worldwide.
Highly regarded former National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, and Jackie Brenneman have launched consulting firm The Fithian Group LLC.
The founding partners bring more than 60 years of combined experience in the film business and comprise Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO; Corcoran, who served as vice president and chief communications officer and director of media and research and California operations chief; and Brenneman, the former NATO executive vice president and general counsel and president of The Cinema Foundation.
The Fithian Group...
Highly regarded former National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, and Jackie Brenneman have launched consulting firm The Fithian Group LLC.
The founding partners bring more than 60 years of combined experience in the film business and comprise Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO; Corcoran, who served as vice president and chief communications officer and director of media and research and California operations chief; and Brenneman, the former NATO executive vice president and general counsel and president of The Cinema Foundation.
The Fithian Group...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran and Jackie Brenneman, who were top executives at the National Association of Theatre Owners, are joining forces to launch a new consulting firm for clients in the cinema space.
Dubbed The Fithian Group, the trio will advise clients on strategy and communications, as well as use their connections in the exhibition industry to find investors and forge partnerships. All three executives will serve as founding partners. In a press release announcing the new business, the partners stressed that they offer “more than 60 years combined experience in the cinema industry.”
And they do have deep ties to independent theater operators, as well as the major cinema chains. Fithian spent three decades at the National Association of Theatre Owners or NATO as it’s known, as its outside counsel and then as its president and CEO. He led the lobbying group through the Covid pandemic, which shut down theaters,...
Dubbed The Fithian Group, the trio will advise clients on strategy and communications, as well as use their connections in the exhibition industry to find investors and forge partnerships. All three executives will serve as founding partners. In a press release announcing the new business, the partners stressed that they offer “more than 60 years combined experience in the cinema industry.”
And they do have deep ties to independent theater operators, as well as the major cinema chains. Fithian spent three decades at the National Association of Theatre Owners or NATO as it’s known, as its outside counsel and then as its president and CEO. He led the lobbying group through the Covid pandemic, which shut down theaters,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Founding partners John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, Jackie Brenneman to advise companies worldwide.
Highly regarded former National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, and Jackie Brenneman have launched consulting firm The Fithian Group LLC.
The founding partners bring more than 60 years of combined experience in the film business and comprise Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO; Corcoran, who served as vice president and chief communications officer and director of media and research and California operations chief; and Brenneman, the former NATO executive vice president and general counsel and president of The Cinema Foundation.
The Fithian Group...
Highly regarded former National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran, and Jackie Brenneman have launched consulting firm The Fithian Group LLC.
The founding partners bring more than 60 years of combined experience in the film business and comprise Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO; Corcoran, who served as vice president and chief communications officer and director of media and research and California operations chief; and Brenneman, the former NATO executive vice president and general counsel and president of The Cinema Foundation.
The Fithian Group...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Three recently departed NATO executives have teamed up for a new consulting firm specializing in the theatrical industry.
The Fithian Group LLC launched Wednesday with an aim of advising the theatrical industry through the current unpredictable landscape. Be it new companies, an ever-changing definition of what qualifies as a theatrical movie or technological advancements, John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran and Jackie Brenneman plan to bring their combined 60 years of experience in navigating the new normal.
“We have spent the last couple of decades helping to guide the cinema
industry through the biggest challenges it has faced,” said Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO. “Now, having survived those challenges, we want to help our industry clients seize opportunities and grow. Digital cinema, the long fight for theatrical exclusivity, the pandemic and Hollywood going all-in on streaming – we got through all that, and now, the major Hollywood labor agreements are another signal...
The Fithian Group LLC launched Wednesday with an aim of advising the theatrical industry through the current unpredictable landscape. Be it new companies, an ever-changing definition of what qualifies as a theatrical movie or technological advancements, John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran and Jackie Brenneman plan to bring their combined 60 years of experience in navigating the new normal.
“We have spent the last couple of decades helping to guide the cinema
industry through the biggest challenges it has faced,” said Fithian, the former NATO president and CEO. “Now, having survived those challenges, we want to help our industry clients seize opportunities and grow. Digital cinema, the long fight for theatrical exclusivity, the pandemic and Hollywood going all-in on streaming – we got through all that, and now, the major Hollywood labor agreements are another signal...
- 11/15/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Former National Association of Theatre Owners executives John Fithian, Patrick Corcoran and Jackie Brenneman have launched a new consulting firm The Fithian Group to advise global exhibition clients on strategy, partnerships, innovation and strategic communications.
“We have spent the last couple of decades helping to guide the cinema industry through the biggest challenges it has faced,” said Fithian, who retired from NATO in May after more than two decades at the helm. “Now, having survived those challenges, we want to help our industry clients seize opportunities and grow. Digital cinema, the long fight for theatrical exclusivity, the pandemic and Hollywood going all-in on streaming – we got through all that, and now, the major Hollywood labor agreements are another signal that it is the time to build.”
NATO, under Fithian, worked to get exhibition included in the $15 billion congressional Covid-19 Relief (Save Our Stages initiative) for small and mid-sized theaters...
“We have spent the last couple of decades helping to guide the cinema industry through the biggest challenges it has faced,” said Fithian, who retired from NATO in May after more than two decades at the helm. “Now, having survived those challenges, we want to help our industry clients seize opportunities and grow. Digital cinema, the long fight for theatrical exclusivity, the pandemic and Hollywood going all-in on streaming – we got through all that, and now, the major Hollywood labor agreements are another signal that it is the time to build.”
NATO, under Fithian, worked to get exhibition included in the $15 billion congressional Covid-19 Relief (Save Our Stages initiative) for small and mid-sized theaters...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline has confirmed that the National Association of Theatre Owners Tech Advisor, Jerry Pierce, has resigned from the exhibitor trade org following the dismissal of EVP and General Counsel Jackie Brenneman.
Pierce is a former Universal SVP who was key in exhibitors’ transition from film to digital cinema projection.
Pierce is the third staffer from the former NATO CEO John Fithian regime to exit, the first being the org’s head of Corp Comm and VP Patrick Corcoran. Pierce is an 11-year vet of NATO. Fithian resigned from NATO after more than three decades with Michael O’Leary taking over as CEO on May 1.
In a note released to THR who first reported the news on Pierce, O’Leary took umbrage with O’Leary’s leadership, “his lack of interest and disrespect for the knowledge and experience of his staff,” not to mention the removal of Brenneman. Many sources inform Deadline...
Pierce is a former Universal SVP who was key in exhibitors’ transition from film to digital cinema projection.
Pierce is the third staffer from the former NATO CEO John Fithian regime to exit, the first being the org’s head of Corp Comm and VP Patrick Corcoran. Pierce is an 11-year vet of NATO. Fithian resigned from NATO after more than three decades with Michael O’Leary taking over as CEO on May 1.
In a note released to THR who first reported the news on Pierce, O’Leary took umbrage with O’Leary’s leadership, “his lack of interest and disrespect for the knowledge and experience of his staff,” not to mention the removal of Brenneman. Many sources inform Deadline...
- 8/22/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Association of Theatre Owners has lost another team member following Friday’s exit of exec vp and general counsel Jackie Brenneman, who sources say was ousted.
Now, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Jerry Pierce, who has served as NATO’s technical advisor since 2012, resigned in protest on Monday.
The continuing shake-up occurs just a few short months after the departure of NATO chief John Fithian, who left his role in late April after more than three decades with the association. His successor, Michael O’Leary, took the reins as the head of NATO on May 1. Then in late June, NATO vice president and chief communications officer Patrick Corcoran left his role after a 24-year run.
THR obtained a copy of Pierce’s resignation letter, in which he states: “The selection and subsequent leadership of NATO by Michael O’Leary is my primary motivation to resign. … I have been...
Now, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Jerry Pierce, who has served as NATO’s technical advisor since 2012, resigned in protest on Monday.
The continuing shake-up occurs just a few short months after the departure of NATO chief John Fithian, who left his role in late April after more than three decades with the association. His successor, Michael O’Leary, took the reins as the head of NATO on May 1. Then in late June, NATO vice president and chief communications officer Patrick Corcoran left his role after a 24-year run.
THR obtained a copy of Pierce’s resignation letter, in which he states: “The selection and subsequent leadership of NATO by Michael O’Leary is my primary motivation to resign. … I have been...
- 8/22/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former lawyer joined NATO in 2014, promoted to EVP and general counsel in December 2021.
Jackie Brenneman, National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) EVP and general counsel and president of affiliate The Cinema Foundation, is understood to have departed.
NATO declined to comment and no reason has been given for the development, first reported by Deadline Hollywood and confirmed to Screendaily by a well-placed industry source, who said Brenneman’s final day was August 18.
Brenneman, a former lawyer, joined NATO in 2014 and was promoted in December 2021 to EVP and general counsel, effectively taking on the role of second in command to then NATO head John Fithian.
Jackie Brenneman, National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) EVP and general counsel and president of affiliate The Cinema Foundation, is understood to have departed.
NATO declined to comment and no reason has been given for the development, first reported by Deadline Hollywood and confirmed to Screendaily by a well-placed industry source, who said Brenneman’s final day was August 18.
Brenneman, a former lawyer, joined NATO in 2014 and was promoted in December 2021 to EVP and general counsel, effectively taking on the role of second in command to then NATO head John Fithian.
- 8/22/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The National Association of Theatre Owners’ EVP & General Counsel Jackie Brenneman has departed, several sources inform Deadline. This became effective Friday. Brenneman was also one of the founders, and the President of NATO sister org, The Cinema Foundation.
The news follows in the wake of the new administration at NATO led by new President and CEO Michael O’Leary who took over for outgoing org boss John Fithian back in May. At the end of June, NATO VP & Chief Comms Officer Patrick Corcoran departed after 24 years at the exhib org.
Brenneman was a vital lynchpin in NATO’s legislative push and rescue of shuttered theaters during Covid. She was key in seeing that smaller theaters received funds, loans and paycheck protection, working extensively with Fithian. During Covid, her duties included lobbying, legislative strategy and drafting. She was involved regularly reviewing, interpreting, and communicating regulations, application processes, and best practices to the organization’s exhibition members.
The news follows in the wake of the new administration at NATO led by new President and CEO Michael O’Leary who took over for outgoing org boss John Fithian back in May. At the end of June, NATO VP & Chief Comms Officer Patrick Corcoran departed after 24 years at the exhib org.
Brenneman was a vital lynchpin in NATO’s legislative push and rescue of shuttered theaters during Covid. She was key in seeing that smaller theaters received funds, loans and paycheck protection, working extensively with Fithian. During Covid, her duties included lobbying, legislative strategy and drafting. She was involved regularly reviewing, interpreting, and communicating regulations, application processes, and best practices to the organization’s exhibition members.
- 8/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick Corcoran, longtime vp at the National Association of Theatre Owners, is stepping down from his role after a 24-year run, the trade group said on Friday.
“Patrick has been an integral part of NATO’s growth over the past two and a half decades,” stated NATO CEO Michael O’Leary, who started in the top role at the group on May 1. “He has served our organization and the entire exhibition industry with skill and dedication, and we are grateful for all that he has done to drive the way NATO tells its story. We wish him the best in his next chapter.”
The move marks the latest leadership departure at NATO, which hosts the annual theater owners confab CinemaCon in Las Vegas, tracks industry data including average movie ticket prices ($10.53 in 2022) and acts as an advocate for a disparate group of exhibitors to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
“Patrick has been an integral part of NATO’s growth over the past two and a half decades,” stated NATO CEO Michael O’Leary, who started in the top role at the group on May 1. “He has served our organization and the entire exhibition industry with skill and dedication, and we are grateful for all that he has done to drive the way NATO tells its story. We wish him the best in his next chapter.”
The move marks the latest leadership departure at NATO, which hosts the annual theater owners confab CinemaCon in Las Vegas, tracks industry data including average movie ticket prices ($10.53 in 2022) and acts as an advocate for a disparate group of exhibitors to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
- 6/30/2023
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Patrick Corcoran is stepping down from the National Association of Theatre Owners, ending a 24-year run that most recently saw him serve as vice president and chief communications officer of the exhibition industry lobbying organization. It’s a time of transition at NATO, with Michael O’Leary taking over as president and CEO from John Fithian, who ran the organization for decades.
Corcoran worked closely with Fithian, helping to manage the group’s public relations outreach. His tenure overlapped with tectonic changes in the theatrical landscape, from consolidation of major chains to the rise of streaming to a public health crisis in Covid that led to the closure of cinemas for months. Through it all, Corcoran, a wry, unflappable presence labored to argue that movie theaters were not in a death spiral and would continue to attract customers, just as they had for more than a century. He also had to deal with fractious theater owners,...
Corcoran worked closely with Fithian, helping to manage the group’s public relations outreach. His tenure overlapped with tectonic changes in the theatrical landscape, from consolidation of major chains to the rise of streaming to a public health crisis in Covid that led to the closure of cinemas for months. Through it all, Corcoran, a wry, unflappable presence labored to argue that movie theaters were not in a death spiral and would continue to attract customers, just as they had for more than a century. He also had to deal with fractious theater owners,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The National Association of Theatre Owners VP & Chief Communications Officer Patrick Corcoran is departing after 24-plus years.
The news comes in the wake of NATO CEO and President John Fithian retiring after a 24-year run at the exhibition trade org.
Together with Fithian, Corcoran, known for being a straight-shooter with the press, has had a wild ride, fighting on behalf of their members against theatrical-window crunching, trying to convince Netflix about the worthiness of theatrical, exhibitors’ situation with The Interview in 2014 following the North Korea Sony hack, contending with cinema closures during Covid, getting them bailout money during those dark days, and re-opening them as early as August 2020 with ideal cleaning-safety standards. He was also involved in launching NATO’s own convention, CinemaCon.
Corcoran joined the association as a writer and editor for NATO’s monthly magazine and annual encyclopedia in 1998. In 2007, he was named Director of Media & Research and...
The news comes in the wake of NATO CEO and President John Fithian retiring after a 24-year run at the exhibition trade org.
Together with Fithian, Corcoran, known for being a straight-shooter with the press, has had a wild ride, fighting on behalf of their members against theatrical-window crunching, trying to convince Netflix about the worthiness of theatrical, exhibitors’ situation with The Interview in 2014 following the North Korea Sony hack, contending with cinema closures during Covid, getting them bailout money during those dark days, and re-opening them as early as August 2020 with ideal cleaning-safety standards. He was also involved in launching NATO’s own convention, CinemaCon.
Corcoran joined the association as a writer and editor for NATO’s monthly magazine and annual encyclopedia in 1998. In 2007, he was named Director of Media & Research and...
- 6/30/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The average movie ticket price hit a record $10.53 in 2022, according to the Cinema Foundation’s inaugural state of the industry report released Thursday. The foundation is a non-profit arm of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
NATO, which traditionally tracks movie ticket prices on a quarterly and yearly basis, hadn’t done so since the pandemic struck. In 2019, the last year for which a stat was provided, the average price of a ticket was $9.16. There was no average given for 2020 or 2021.
If adjusting for inflation, the Cinema Foundation notes that the cost of going to the movie in 2022 was actually less than in 2019 ($10.58) and 1971 ($11.92).
The general tone of the report was upbeat as the exhibition industry emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, even as it revealed that the number of movie screens in the U.S. has shrunk from 41,172 in 2019 to 39,007 in 2022, a 5.3 percent dip. When looking at both the U.
NATO, which traditionally tracks movie ticket prices on a quarterly and yearly basis, hadn’t done so since the pandemic struck. In 2019, the last year for which a stat was provided, the average price of a ticket was $9.16. There was no average given for 2020 or 2021.
If adjusting for inflation, the Cinema Foundation notes that the cost of going to the movie in 2022 was actually less than in 2019 ($10.58) and 1971 ($11.92).
The general tone of the report was upbeat as the exhibition industry emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, even as it revealed that the number of movie screens in the U.S. has shrunk from 41,172 in 2019 to 39,007 in 2022, a 5.3 percent dip. When looking at both the U.
- 3/9/2023
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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