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The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has selected Something Special and AR Asia Productions to spearhead the LEAP Creative Lab project, which aims to elevate the creativity of Taiwanese producers.

NBC has given a full series order for a U.S. version of the Belgian competition format Destination X.

GRB Media Ranch has sold the Blind Dating format into Africa for a local adaptation and acquired the docuseries Medical Stories for distribution.

Nick Smith, executive VP of formats at All3Media International, and Shun Fukaya, head of format development at Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), discussed the new co-developed format Lovers or Liars? in a session at MIPTV this morning moderated by World Screen’s Mansha Daswani.

The president and CEO on what’s working best in scripted and unscripted formats.

TV Asahi and Youngest Media Group have collaborated on the physical game-show format Celebrity Fight Club.

The Stupid House has won this year's MIPFormats Pitch, sponsored by ZDF Studios, which was moderated by World Screen's Kristin Brzoznowski this afternoon.

K7 Media's Tracking the Giants survey was unveiled at MIPFormats this weekend, with Michelle Lin, head of data and analysis at the research firm, highlighting the strengths of the sector, the emerging trend of adventure reality and last year’s most successful rollouts, with All3Media International’s The Traitors taking the crown of “Format of the Year” for its 11 new adaptations in 2023.

MIPFormats this weekend hosted a screening and showcase of ZDF Studios’ brand-new Skydive Quiz format, with VP Unscripted Ralf Rückauer and the show’s creator, Mário Daniel, discussing its global rollout potential in conversation with World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski.

ITV has commissioned a U.K. version of the Belgian game-show format 99 to Beat.