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TVNZ has signed a deal with Banijay Rights for a local version of the show My Kitchen Rules.

CJ ENM Hong Kong has signed a co-production agreement with Central Motion Pictures Corporation (CMPC) and Deepwaters Digital Support for an island-culture-based scripted series in Kinmen in 2023.

Screen Australia’s latest Drama Report reveals an all-time high expenditure in Australia on scripted screen production of A$2.29 billion ($1.5 billion), made up of a record spend on Australian titles of A$1.51 billion ($750 million) and A$777 million ($506 million) on foreign productions.

The latest edition of Hub Entertainment Research's Conquering Content annual study has found that live TV rebounded this year thanks to some high-profile, buzzworthy shows, even as streaming continues to dominate viewing habits.

Hasbro's executive VP and chief financial officer, Deborah Thomas, has informed the company of her plans to retire.

In conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPCOM, Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti discussed the crucial role of IP ownership, the importance of scale, the challenges of working with the SVOD streamers and the rising prominence of FAST channels.

The third day of the TV Latina Festival closed with a conversation with Eduardo Lebrija, the executive VP and chief commercial officer for networks South of Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa and leader for North Latin America and Brazil at Paramount, who talked about Paramount+’s position and the synergies the service has with the company’s ecosystem of brands.

During the third day of the TV Latina Festival, Pablo Iacoviello, director and country manager for emerging Latin America at Prime Video, spoke to Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina, about the platform’s positioning in the region and discussed Argentina, 1985, the Argentinean film that will represent the country in the run for the Academy Award.

Iván Sánchez, the sales director for Latin America at Global Agency, took part in the TV Latina Festival, where he spoke on the evolution of the company’s business in the region since the arrival of Las mil y una noches on Mega in Chile in 2014.

María Pérez Campi, the sales director for U.S. Hispanic and Latin America at Dori Media Distribution Argentina, commented on the importance of Argentina as a global production and distribution hub for Dori Media Group and the great value it has given the company’s catalog during the TV Latina Festival.