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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 …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has sold its travel format The Perfect Vacation into France in a deal with Telfrance. The show will air during prime time on NT1 and TMC starting early next year. Created and produced by Erez …

MEXICO CITY: The Telecinco network in Spain is due to adapt the talent show Mini Me, which is distributed by Televisa Internacional. Produced in collaboration with format creator La Competencia, the show is scheduled to debut on Telecinco next year. …

LONDON: Channel Nine has ordered a local version of the comedy game show You're Back in the Room from BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) and FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) for broadcast next year. You're Back in the Room sees …

LONDON: STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment have inked a deal with Australia's Nine Network for the documentary format Prison: First & Last 24 Hours. Prison: First & Last 24 Hours follows convicted criminals on their first and last days in …