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TOKYO: Nippon Television Network Corporation has landed a U.K. format deal for the family game show Train of Thought.

CANNES: Leading off Nippon TV’s slate is the outdoor dating game show Love Liar.

MIAMI: A Spanish version of the Televisa format Los González is set to premiere on Aragón TV next Thursday.

CULVER CITY: The Shark Tank format will be adapted in Latin America for the first time, as Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Clarovideo prep a version for Mexico.

LONDON: The Talpa format The Wishing Tree is being piloted by ITV in the U.K.

CANNES: This year marks the 25th season of The Lyrics Board on public broadcasters NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden, and Like It Love It International hopes to continue its success with further sales at MIPTV.

LONDON: all3media international’s hit format Gogglebox has been adapted as a pilot by NHK in Japan, in addition to getting a local treatment for Mongolia’s Mongol TV.

SHANGHAI: Endemol Shine China is working with Shenzhen Satellite Television to bring the thriller format Hunted to the Chinese market.

CANNES: The top market highlights for Secuoya Content Distribution are TimeBox, a reality show in which messages are placed inside containers and locked away for up to a year; the kids’ talent showcase Selfie Show; and LubDub, a talent competition in which a device hooked up to judges and members of a studio audience measures votes based on emotions.

MILAN: Viacom International Media Networks South Europe, Middle East and Africa cluster (VIMN SEMEA) is producing five localized versions of the viral video show Ridiculousness that will air on MTV in Europe and Africa.