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CANNES: This year marks the 25th season of The Lyrics Board on public broadcasters NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden, and Like It Love It International hopes to continue its success with further sales at MIPTV.

LONDON: all3media international’s hit format Gogglebox has been adapted as a pilot by NHK in Japan, in addition to getting a local treatment for Mongolia’s Mongol TV.

SHANGHAI: Endemol Shine China is working with Shenzhen Satellite Television to bring the thriller format Hunted to the Chinese market.

CANNES: The top market highlights for Secuoya Content Distribution are TimeBox, a reality show in which messages are placed inside containers and locked away for up to a year; the kids’ talent showcase Selfie Show; and LubDub, a talent competition in which a device hooked up to judges and members of a studio audience measures votes based on emotions.

MILAN: Viacom International Media Networks South Europe, Middle East and Africa cluster (VIMN SEMEA) is producing five localized versions of the viral video show Ridiculousness that will air on MTV in Europe and Africa.

CANNES: The prime-time family game show Bang on the Money is launching on ITV in the U.K. this spring, and FremantleMedia is making the format available to buyers at MIPTV.

LA PLAINE ST DENIS: KABO International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the game-show format Hot Pepper, which it will present as part of its MIPTV 2016 offering.

CANNES: Killer Women, a Pol-ka Producciones title distributed by MediaBiz, has been selling as a format worldwide for a decade.

CANNES: In the format This Time Next Year, which Twofour Rights is distributing, everyday people pledge to make a major change and embark on a 12-month mission to transform their lives in various ways.

NEW YORK: Watch clips and access detailed information on new formats on offer at MIPFormats and MIPTV.