LONDON: After a decade-long absence, the popular game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are set to return to Germany this fall.

SANTA MONICA: Among the character and entertainment brands being showcased at this year's Licensing Expo in Las Vegas are Alvin and the Chipmunks, Garfield, Minions, My Little Pony, The Smurfs and SpongeBob SquarePants.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the new dating series Meet the Parents from ITV Studios.

Executive producers Mark Wolper and LeVar Burton and actress Anika Noni Rose offer up an inside look at the brand-new Roots.

LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal International Television Distribution is screening a slew of new shows that were picked up by the U.S. networks for the 2016-17 season, among them Chicago Justice.

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Ted Bookstaver has been hired at Lionsgate in the newly created position of senior VP of alternative programming sales.

SYDNEY: Netflix in the U.K. has acquired the Australian musical comedy show Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, the first TV series for the comedy duo.

NEW YORK: The emotional comedy drama This is Us generated the most social-media buzz among the new shows unveiled by NBC at its Upfront last week, according to analysis from The WIT.

LOS ANGELES: Showtime is teaming up with filmmakers R.J. Cutler (The September Issue, The World According to Dick Cheney) and John Battsek (Searching For Sugar Man, The Tillman Story) on a feature-length documentary about the life of comic legend John Belushi.

ISTANBUL: Global Agency is hosting a special showcase event at the Rixos Premium Bodrum Hotel in Turkey from June 2 to 5.