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ITVBe and ITV Hub have commissioned the Banijay UK company Initial to produce the brand-new dating show The Singles’ Table.

Un Gars, Une Fille, the first iteration of the Love Bugs format that was broadcast on Québec television nearly 25 years ago, is slated to be adapted for Slovakian audiences for its 25th version.

BBC Studios has landed deals that will see the competition format The Great Sewing Bee and the guessing game This is MY House being adapted for Discovery in Italy.

Red Arrow Studios International has secured its first raft of deals for the new social-experiment format My New Mystery Job.

World of Wonder’s entertainment reality format Drag Race is set for a local version in Sweden.

Banijay has inked a multi-territory deal with CJ ENM for the relationship format EXchange and acquired multi-territory format rights to MBC’s Bloody Game.

The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Media has ordered a second season of The Selfie Challenge, distributed by Dori Media Group (DMG).

BBC Studios has licensed the entertainment format The 1% Club to the Dutch broadcaster RTL Netherlands.

Spy Date, a new take on the dating and relationships genre, is on offer from Dori Media Group at the TV Formats Screenings Festival.

Kristin Brzoznowski explores the demand for game shows and where the genre is headed next.