Our industry supports over 300,000 jobs in Mexico and Brazil. The stories of the film and television industry are enjoyed by audiences around the world, accounting for $11.9 billion and R $55.4 billion to Mexico’s and Brazil’s GDP, respectively.

LOS ANGELES — Charles H. Rivkin began his Hollywood career in 1988, when Jim Henson hired him to plot a business future for Kermit the Frog. Mr. Henson’s unexpected death two years later threw the Muppets into crisis. But Mr. Rivkin pushed the little puppet studio toward the booming cable and DVD businesses...