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CANNES: Vivendi Entertainment, which was created following Vivendi’s acquisition of Can’t Stop Media in 2015, is looking to further the reach for the format Guess My Age.

CANNES: There are two new scripted formats that Mediaset Distribution will be talking to buyers about at MIPCOM.

SYDNEY/AUCKLAND: Television New Zealand (TVNZ) has commissioned Seven to produce a new season of My Kitchen Rules NZ, hosted by celebrity chefs Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

MUNICH: Talent and literary firm The Gersh Agency has picked up U.S. remake rights for Singing Mom from Global Screen.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has secured sales for several formats, including the social experiment Seven Year Switch.

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats is gearing up for MIPCOM, where it will present a range of formats, including The Ex Team.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide’s format The Great Bake Off has been picked up for local treatments in Bulgaria and Mexico.

AMSTERDAM/MOSCOW: Public broadcaster Russia 1 has commissioned a prime-time adaptation of The Brain from Endemol Shine Group.

LONDON: DRG has four new format titles to launch at MIPCOM, led by the entertainment show Animal Attraction, which provides a fresh take on competitive dating.

HILVERSUM: Globo has acquired Talpa’s format The Wishing Tree, making Brazil the first Latin American country to pick up the title.