Joanna Padovano Tong

Caroline Beaton, the senior VP of international program sales at Viacom International Media Networks, talks about the global success of the entertainment format.

ISTANBUL: Global Agency's hit cooking format Blind Taste has secured additional sales with broadcasters in Greece and Sweden.

LONDON/TOKYO: Zig Zag Productions has teamed up with Japan's Yoshimoto Kogyo for the co-production of the hidden-camera game-show format PrankStars.

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic channel NBC Universo is due to debut the first season of Top Chef Mexico, hosted by actress Ana Claudia Talancón, in mid-February.

A spotlight on the business of scripted comedy formats.