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Endemol Shine Group has revealed that Big Brother Italy will be the first of its formats to use a new cloud-based production workflow system built on Microsoft Azure since the two companies tied up in 2017.

The U.K.’s Channel 4 has commissioned Armoza Formats’ social experiment Sex Tape, which will be aired as a four-part series later this year.

The never-ending search for the next big thing was on the agenda as everyone from global behemoths to digital upstarts hyped their new wares to broadcasters and platforms.

Red Arrow Studios International’s new format Buying Blind has been commissioned by Bravo in the U.S. and Nelonen in Finland.

Endemol Shine Group has acquired the rights to be the exclusive distributor of the format and finished tape for LEGO Masters from Tuesday’s Child across all platforms outside of the U.K.

Keshet International (KI) has entered into an agreement with Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) in Japan to co-develop non-scripted content to create an international format for the global market.

French Canadian production company Avanti Ciné Vidéo snapped up the local rights for Armoza Formats’ new factual-entertainment format The Surprise Teacher, marking the first deal for the title.

India's Applause Entertainment has licensed the remake rights for three of Armoza Formats’ scripted series, including the crime thriller Hostages.

Warner Bros. International Television Production Spain (WBITVP Spain) has been commissioned by Atresmedia to produce a local treatment of Game of Games for Antena 3, marking the format's first international version.

TV France International and La Fabrique des Formats have unveiled the winners of this year's awards for the top exporting French format and the most promising format.