Kristin Brzoznowski

AMSTERDAM/LOS ANGELES: CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is licensing the format rights for Drop the Mic, based on the hit rap battle segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden, to global broadcasters.

HILVERSUM: The game show 5 Golden Rings, from ITV Studios and Talpa, is set to launch on ITV in the U.K. and SBS6 in the Netherlands in early 2017.

PARIS: A new round of deals has been signed by Banijay Group for the prime-time format Undressed, which is now heading to Spain and France, among other markets.

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.