Sara Alessi

Endemol Shine Group’s former managing director of Asia, Fotini Paraskakis, has joined The Story Lab Global as its executive VP for entertainment, effective immediately.

Armoza Formats is introducing the prime-time dance show Dance Revolution to the global market.

Endemol Shine International has renewed its deal with Television New Zealand (TVNZ) for the reality series My Kitchen Rules Australia.

Keshet International (KI) has inked a licensing deal with Asia Broadcasting Corporation that will see five seasons of Rising Star premiere on Hiru TV in Sri Lanka.

A celebrity-focused local version of The Story Lab’s social experiment format Hall Pass will soon premiere on RTLII in Germany.

Fremantle is gearing up for MIPCOM with a format lineup that features, among other titles, The Greatest Dancer from Syco Entertainment and Thames.

Sky Vision has sold the format rights for The Great Pottery Throw Down to TV2 in Denmark.

CJ ENM’s format 300: War of United Voices was picked up by Craig Plestis’s Smart Dog Media, while Sweetheart in Your Ear was also licensed in the U.S.

ITV Studios (ITVS) has nailed down new orders and renewals for several of its formats, including Saturday Night Takeaway.

VOX in Germany has commissioned RedSeven Entertainment, a Red Arrow Studios company, to produce a local version of the format Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds.