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Big Brother Célébrités, a new treatment of the hit format for French-speaking Canada, will arrive on Noovo and Noovo.ca on January 10 at 7 p.m.

Fremantle has added to its format slate The Great Giveback, which sees successful and well-off families meet and make real connections with those less fortunate in their community.

FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE) is launching FASTRACK, an initiative for unscripted programming designed to nurture producers from diverse backgrounds.

The Circle is to return for an all-celebrity version to raise funds for Stand Up to Cancer, alongside the third season of the main series on Channel 4.

Thames, part of Fremantle, has received a new commission from ITV for the game show Family Fortunes, with 20 episodes set to air in 2021.

Looking ahead to trends that will be shaping the format business in 2021, World Screen checked in with a number of producers and distributors about the format landscape in the Asia Pacific.

NHK Enterprises has licensed the makeover format Cinderella Network to Myanmar’s DVC (MNTV).

Media Ranch has tapped David Schiff to serve as a creative consultant for the European development of Honey in the Box and filled sales roles for the CEE and CIS territory and French Canada.

Leonine Studios has landed a raft of format deals on two titles produced by i&u TV, including Small Vs. Tall.

The competitive marble racing show Marble Mania, from John de Mol’s Talpa Entertainment Productions, has been commissioned by RTL in Germany.