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Jan 2024
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Chris Albrecht, Jorge Granier, Ben Samek...

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From C21's Content Americas in Miami, Rubicon Global Media's Chris Albrecht and Jorge Granier, Banijay Americas' Ben Samek, Warner Bros Discovery's Patricia Jasin, and BBC Studios' André Renaud discuss the opportunities and challenges across the Latin American and US Hispanic markets. 
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