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LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has licensed three of MTV's hit shows for new local versions, including a Russian deal on the dating series Ex on the Beach.

LONDON: DRG and Magnum Media, which has produced such titles as Duck Quacks Don’t Echo, have forged a first-look deal that initially covers a two-year period.

AMSTERDAM/LOS ANGELES: CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is licensing the format rights for Drop the Mic, based on the hit rap battle segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden, to global broadcasters.

CANNES: A hit on National Geographic Channel, Brain Games is being offered as a format to the global market by Fox Networks Group Content Distribution.

CANNES: One of TV Asahi’s new formats this season is Hide-and-Seek with Drones.

CANNES: The new game show 5 Golden Rings, which comes from Talpa and the ITV Studios label Possessed, promises interactivity and cross-platform engagement.

HILVERSUM: The game show 5 Golden Rings, from ITV Studios and Talpa, is set to launch on ITV in the U.K. and SBS6 in the Netherlands in early 2017.

PARIS: A new round of deals has been signed by Banijay Group for the prime-time format Undressed, which is now heading to Spain and France, among other markets.

MUMBAI/LOS ANGELES: Zee Entertainment Enterprises is heading to Cannes with a slate of six new and current formats available for licensing and development, including Dance India Dance, and will hold screening sessions in the Zee Bollyworld Preview Theatre for the first time at MIPCOM.

AMSTERDAM: Endemol Shine Group has landed new commissions for Big Music Quiz 
and Locked, which will be among the company's formats offering at MIPCOM.