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Sumi Connock, creative director of formats for BBC Studios, talks about the game-show format The Weakest Link, which has been on air in some iteration or another for two decades and for which BBC Studios continues to notch up new deals in a variety of markets.

Fremantle, Syco Entertainment and Shanghai Media Group have collaborated on the new Chinese talent show The Magnificent Dancer, based on the format The Greatest Dancer.

The president of alternative entertainment and specials at FOX Entertainment talks about building The Masked Singer into a franchise, bringing shows like Lego Masters and I Can See Your Voice to the U.S. and the need for broadcasters to take risks today.

Nippon TV has begun offering format rights for its new game show Mute it!, which has only one rule: don't make any sounds.

Cynthia Kennedy has been appointed head of sales at Vincent TV, a Benelux television production company.

Media Ranch has signed a deal with talent agency ICM Partners for U.S. representation.

The game-show format Switch, created for VRT in Belgium, has scored a German commission from WDR.

Laura Burrell, head of formats at Viacom International Studios, talks about the company's format catalog, which includes such global hits as 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom and Ex on the Beach.

Production on the eighth season of Big Brother Canada has ended due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fremantle has closed several new agreements on the dating format Five Guys a Week, including a Danish treatment.