STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has added to its catalog two new entertainment formats from Thailand: ID Lucky Number from MCOT Entertainment Lab and Black Sheep from Workpoint.

LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has licensed three of MTV's hit shows for new local versions, including a Russian deal on the dating series Ex on the Beach.

LONDON: DRG and Magnum Media, which has produced such titles as Duck Quacks Don’t Echo, have forged a first-look deal that initially covers a two-year period.

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.

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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.