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LONDON: FremantleMedia International, Syco Entertainment and Greek free-TV network SKAI have teamed up for a new local version of The X Factor. The adaptation of the music talent-show format is set to launch next spring, marking the start of the …

MEXICO CITY: RTL in Hungary is set to launch a local version of Televisa’s talent-show format Little Giants. The Hungarian version marks the 15th adaptation of the show, which has also been broadcast in Mexico, Portugal, Poland and the Ukraine. …

LOS ANGELES: Electus International has teamed up with CBS Television Studios and RCTV to sell and license the Jane the Virgin format around the world, starting with Turkey's Kanal D. Electus International brought the show to market earlier this year, …

LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered the cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules UK, based on the Australian format, to air later this year. My Kitchen Rules UK is produced by 7 Wonder and is based on Australia’s My Kitchen Rules. Steve …

TEL AVIV: International formats make up the bulk of Dori Media Group’s NATPE offering, led by the musical teen series Cata. The 115×1-hour series Cata follows a girl who helps twins from another dimension hide their identities. Another highlight is the romantic …

LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) Content Sales has expanded its formats team, adding Jess Khanom as head of global format sales. The appointment is effective immediately. Khanom will be based in London and report directly to Prentiss Fraser, FIC’s senior …

TEL AVIV: The Virgins, a new docu-reality show from the Armoza Formats catalogue, is headed to Australia, New Zealand and Chile. The Virgins looks on as three individuals experience various things for the first time, including seeing and flying. The …

VIENNA: U.S. television network ABC has licensed the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) comedy series Braunschlag for a half-hour adaptation. The untitled single-camera project will be produced by Sony Pictures TV and Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue. Created by David Schalko, the Austrian …

LONDON: ABC Studios has commissioned a pilot script based on the Spanish format Motivos Personales after nabbing the rights from New Media Vision. Calamity Jane Productions is set to co-produce the U.S. adaptation of the thriller, which centers on a …

ISTANBUL: Brazil’s Globo has licensed a second and third season of Global Agency’s singing talent format Keep Your Light Shining. The format broadcasts as part of Globo’s long-running show Domingão do Faustão. The second season will air in 2016, with …