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LONDON: A number of formats from the ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) catalogue, among them BBQ Champ, have been licensed for adaptations in Brazil and Argentina.

LONDON: Twofour Group has tapped Ana De Moraes, previously the creative director for development central at the BBC, as the head of new formats.

LONDON: MTV UK is set to produce a local version of the U.S. format Teen Mom, which follows the lives and experiences of young mothers and is scheduled to premiere this fall.

TEL AVIV: TV Azteca has picked up the format rights for Dori Media’s romantic comedy My Lovely Hope (Esperanza mia).

MIAMI: A key priority for A+E Networks at NATPE is to bolster the company’s presence in the international format market. “We represent an enviable catalogue of premium format programming across multiple genres,” says Ellen Lovejoy, the VP of formats for …

LONDON: The BBC has confirmed that the fifth season of The Voice UK, which will begin airing in January 2016, will be the last one it will broadcast. Mark Linsey, the acting director of BBC Television, released a statement that …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has licensed the comedic factual-entertainment format The Gran Plan to Bell Media's Canal Vie for French Canada. The local version of The Gran Plan, which will consist of 13 episodes produced by Zone3, is slated to …

LONDON: Lisa Perrin and Ana Langenberg have been upped to CEO and COO, respectively, at Endemol Shine Creative Networks. Perrin, most recently managing director of Endemol Shine's formats division, will focus on coordinating and accelerating IP across the group. She …

SHANGHAI: The Star China-produced format Infinite Challenge is set to premiere on CCTV-1 in China this month. Infinite Challenge is a hybrid format from MBC in Korea that features unscripted segments. It will debut on CCTV-1 on November 22 at …

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, has commissioned a local version of Cash Cab for AXN in the Philippines. SPT Networks has been expanding its roster of local content for its channels in Asia; most recently it aired a …