Social experiments are all the rage, but certain key elements must be in place for these formats to become global success stories.

AMSTERDAM/MOSCOW: Public broadcaster Russia 1 has commissioned a prime-time adaptation of The Brain from Endemol Shine Group.

LONDON: DRG has four new format titles to launch at MIPCOM, led by the entertainment show Animal Attraction, which provides a fresh take on competitive dating.

AMSTERDAM/SINGAPORE/SEOUL: The Society Game marks the first original co-development format to come from the international partnership between Endemol Shine Group and CJ E&M.

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with Fine Brothers Entertainment (FBE) and Chopped producer Keller/Noll to develop a slate of new formats.

KIEV: Fox Studios has optioned the U.S. remake rights for the political comedy Servant of the People produced by Ukrainian production company Kvartal 95 and sold by Eccho Rights.

The managing director of Snowman Productions and creator of Married at First Sight talks about some of the keys to the show's success.

SYDNEY: Network Ten has commissioned The Biggest Loser: Transformed, a new iteration of the successful format.

OTTAWA: CBC is bringing back its Format Incubator initiative for a second year, this time in partnership with Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP).

A spotlight on the docureality format in which men and women are given the chance to experience life as the opposite gender.