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CONTENT AMERICAS: How can Latin American content strengthen its position on the global stage? Executives from Amazon Studios, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount and RCN offer their insights.

CONTENT AMERICAS: Execs from Underground Producciones, Omdia, Beta Entertainment Spain, Paramount Latin America, BB Media, PlumResearch and Secuoya Studios identify the threats and opportunities they expect to come the industry's way in the year ahead.

CONTENT AMERICAS: Executives from TIS Studios, Canal 13, Globo, MegaMedia and Parrot Analytics share their thoughts on how 2025 will shape up for the Latin American and Spanish-language content business.

As YouTube continues to dominate, AI reshapes creativity and the TV industry grapples with a commissioning slowdown and an advertising slump, the international TV format industry faces a pivotal moment. To get some answers, C21 headed to the International Formats Awards in Cannes.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: BBC Studios' Beth Anderson, ITV Studios' Graham Haigh and TF1 Group's Julien Degroote foresee consolidation in 2025 as the 'streaming wars' enter a new phase and broadcasters – many now with robust digital platforms – explore further expansion.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Future Shack Entertainment's Jeff Wachtel, BBC Studios' Matt Forde and Wild Sheep Content's Erik Barmack remain hopeful the TV industry will transition from the “fear-based economy” of the past year to one in which execs take more creative shots in 2025 and producers learn to become craftier.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of Arcade Media, manager of YouTube collective The Sidemen, gives his predictions for 2025, foreseeing more creators making shows for Netflix and the like, brands snapping up production companies and TV needing to focus more on over-60s audiences.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: While the ad market took a nosedive last year and commissioners fearful of losing their jobs stalled decisions, TF1 Group's Julien Degroote, ITV Studios' Graham Haigh, All3Media's Lisette Van Diepen and AGC Studios' Lourdes Diaz see the situation improving in 2025.