Kristin Brzoznowski

Dublin-based BiggerStage and FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE) in the U.S. are jointly producing the variety competition series The Big Deal for Ireland’s Virgin Media Television.

Big Brother Canada is returning for a tenth season on Global.

Syco Entertainment, Fremantle and Citytv are collaborating on a local adaptation of the Got Talent format, Canada’s Got Talent.

Dhanasak Hoonarak, chief business development officer of Workpoint Group, talks about putting fun and creativity at the forefront of its formats as the market gets back in full swing.

Endemol Shine Boomdog is launching MasterChef School Mexico, an online cooking academy featuring exclusive classes and culinary tutorials.

Media Ranch has sealed multiple option deals for its virtual reality dating format Too Shy to Date, in addition to entering into a co-development deal with Korea’s Something Special.

MasterChef is returning in Portugal on RTP1 following a two-year hiatus, and Celebrity MasterChef Australia has been picked up by 10 and 10 Play On Demand after 12 years off the air.

Armoza Formats’ docu-reality format Connected has been commissioned for a sixth season in Finland on discovery+.

BBC Studios Distribution has licensed The Great Bake Off format to HBO Max in Latin America.

A. Smith & Co. Productions, which is behind hits such as American Ninja Warrior (NBC), The Titan Games (NBC) and Mental Samurai (FOX), has entered into an IP partnership with the video game company Imangi Studios to develop a live-action reality competition series based on the mobile app game Temple Run.