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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 …

NEW YORK: After finding success in markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the format for the hit U.S. cooking competition Top Chef has circled back to the Americas with a number of local Spanish-language adaptations. NBCUniversal International Formats, …

LONDON: The Studio Lambert format Gogglebox has been licensed by all3media international into South Africa. Sony Pictures Television South Africa commissioned a 10×1-hour local version. The series will be produced locally by Eject Media and Picture Tree. The local treatment …

TEL AVIV: Indian digital brand Arré is due to launch an online reality show based on Armoza’s social experiment Re-Gender. Production is scheduled to begin next month for what will become the platform’s flagship show. The series will give three …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe, Eyeworks Argentina and Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) have entered a co-development deal for the production of original prime-time entertainment and reality formats for Telefe’s platforms, including its broadcast network. The first format to debut as …

LONDON: UKTV has greenlit a celebrity special of the format Storage Hunters UK for broadcast on its entertainment channel, Dave, in time for the Christmas holiday. Storage Hunters UK: Celebrity Special will feature comedians, actors, TV personalities and musicians such as …

STOCKHOLM: Indonesian broadcaster SCTV has signed on to make a local version of the Turkish drama Elif, distributed by Eccho Rights. Production is set to start in two weeks, with SCTV’s sister company Screenplay Productions at the helm. The adaptation …