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TEL AVIV: Verve Media has picked up the docu-reality show Point of You, from Shy Brameli and Ori Dror, creators of Raid the Cage and Pull Over. Point of You follows three individuals and shows the world through their eyes …

SYDNEY: The entertainment format I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! is set to return to Network Ten in Australia next year.  Hosts Julia Morris and Chris Brown are returning to the South African jungle to guide ten celebrities through …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Simon Cowell will be among the judges for the upcoming 11th season of NBC’s summer series America’s Got Talent. Cowell created the Got Talent format, which first launched with America’s Got Talent in 2006. The Got Talent format, co-owned …

TEL AVIV: Riot Creative, part of Leftfield Entertainment, has picked up Armoza Formats’ docu-reality series Couch Diaries for adaptation in the U.S. market. Couch Diaries, developed by Artza Productions, follows a handful of participants who are at a crossroads in …

SYDNEY: Network Ten has commissioned a sophomore season of The Bachelorette Australia. The show will return to screens in 2016 with a new bachelorette who will choose a potential husband from a group of suitors. The first season of the …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has expanded its international format sales team through new hires and broader responsibilities for the senior director of international content sales. Naomi Koh has been appointed director of international format sales. She joins A+E Networks from …

LONDON: STV Productions has struck up a partnership with IPCN to co-produce a new factual-entertainment format for the Chinese market. The new format is inspired by STV's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. Journey to the Precious features the Chinese art of …

MADRID: An Italian adaptation of the Boomerang TV police comedy Mum Detective (Los Misterios de Laura) is set to premiere tonight on Mediaset Italia Group’s main network, Canale 5. Airing as I Misteri di Laura, the localized adaptation moves the …

JOHANNESBURG: Entertainment formats lead Keshet International’s catalogue, among them the game show Who’s on Top? The series uses air pods built into in-studio towers that rise and fall, depending on how contestants answer trivia questions. Trade Up, meanwhile, is a …

SÃO PAULO: Endemol Shine Group has released a local adaptation of the Legends of Gaming digital format on its premium content network Endemol Beyond Brazil. Hosted by YouTube star Felipe Castanhari, Legends of Gaming Brazil sees 16 of the country’s …