Kristin Brzoznowski

CANNES: Two new commissions have been secured by all3media International for the factual-entertainment format World of Weird.

CANNES: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has unveiled its new “Format Factory,” an incubator meant to develop several new formats for the international marketplace.

CANNES: The Story of My Life, a new format from the Talpa catalog, has been commissioned by VOX in Germany, with Talpa Germany producing the local version.

CANNES: NBCUniversal International Formats and MBC Korea are planning to co-develop and produce original formats for Korean and international audiences.

CANNES: Dori Media Group has sold the reality format Power Couple, created by Abot Hameiri, to RTL Croatia.

CANNES/TOKYO: MF Yapim and MEDYAPIM have adapted the Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) drama Mother for the Turkish market.

CANNES: The make-under series 100% Hotter, from Simon Andreae's Naked Entertainment, has been commissioned for a second season in the U.K. for 5STAR.

CANNES: Armoza Formats' docureality series Marry Me Now has been acquired by the British production outfit Chalkboard Television.

CANNES: FremantleMedia has clinched its first global commission for the scripted format Suspects, which has been licensed by the German network RTL.

MUMBAI: Viacom18's Hindi general-entertainment channel Colors has licensed the rights for a local version of the competition format Rising Star from Keshet International.