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LONDON: Sue Perkins, Joe Lycett and Moira Stuart have been lined up to present The Big Spell (previously Spelling Star), a new family-entertainment series that aims to find the best young speller in the U.K. and Ireland.

LONDON: Honey We’re Killing the Kids and The Great Bake Off have both been licensed by BBC Worldwide for adaptations in Poland.

TEL AVIV: Israeli comedian Miki Geva has won first place at Armoza Formats’s sixth annual Formagination for his prime-time celebrity entertainment submission Fake or Real.

LONDON: Naked Entertainment has been commissioned by Channel 4's on-demand service All 4 to produce Threesome Dating, a new format focused on the three-way dating trend.

Randel Bryan, director of digital content at Endemol Shine Beyond UK, talks about the international adaptations of the competition series.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned Twofour to produce a six-episode season of Talpa’s international format Dating in the Dark for ITV2.

TEL AVIV: Ahead of the sixth annual Formagination competition, which will be held next week, Armoza Formats has revealed the five finalists, as well as the international jury members.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has closed deals for several formats in Brazil, with Globo picking up the rights for the entertainment show Saturday Night Takeaway.

HONG KONG: The brand-new Cambodian broadcaster Town TV has picked up Keshet International's interactive talent format Rising Star.

BUDAPEST: Best Offer from Osakond in Estonia won the Pitch & Play Live competition at NATPE Budapest this afternoon.