LONDON: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTVD) has appointed Dorothy Crompton as VP of format licensing.

SYDNEY: ITV Studios Australia is producing Hell's Kitchen Australia for Channel Seven, with chef Marco Pierre White serving as host.

LONDON: FremantleMedia's Tiny Riot! Netherlands and Zoomin.TV, part of MTG, are launching a new international online music format, Continuum.

ISTANBUL: Global Agency has placed the singing talent format Keep Your Light Shining with Fox Turkey, where it will debut in prime time in January.

SEOUL: CJ E&M and ITV Studios Germany have entered into a format option agreement for Melody to Masterpiece.

TEL AVIV: Michal Itzhaki has been promoted within Armoza Formats to serve in the newly created post of acquisitions manager.

PARIS: Banijay has issued a statement that it is "surprised and offended by and strongly repudiates" the legal allegations made against its format All Against 1.

OSLO: FremantleMedia's newly developed entertainment format Lost in Time makes use of Interactive Mixed Reality (IMR) on both TV and mobile devices.

HILVERSUM: Brazil marks the fifth territory to commission the Talpa format The Story of My Life since its launch at MIPCOM.

NEW YORK: Merrily Ross, who has a wide buying remit as VP of formats and content development at Modern Times Group (MTG), met with World Screen Newsflash to discuss what she’s currently on the lookout for.