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LONDON: The BBC has confirmed that the fifth season of The Voice UK, which will begin airing in January 2016, will be the last one it will broadcast. Mark Linsey, the acting director of BBC Television, released a statement that …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has licensed the comedic factual-entertainment format The Gran Plan to Bell Media's Canal Vie for French Canada. The local version of The Gran Plan, which will consist of 13 episodes produced by Zone3, is slated to …

LONDON: Lisa Perrin and Ana Langenberg have been upped to CEO and COO, respectively, at Endemol Shine Creative Networks. Perrin, most recently managing director of Endemol Shine's formats division, will focus on coordinating and accelerating IP across the group. She …

SHANGHAI: The Star China-produced format Infinite Challenge is set to premiere on CCTV-1 in China this month. Infinite Challenge is a hybrid format from MBC in Korea that features unscripted segments. It will debut on CCTV-1 on November 22 at …

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia, has commissioned a local version of Cash Cab for AXN in the Philippines. SPT Networks has been expanding its roster of local content for its channels in Asia; most recently it aired a …

MEXICO CITY: Televisa Internacional’s entertainment format Stand Up for Your Country has landed in Russia. A local version of the program premiered last night on the CTC channel under the title Two Voices. The Russian adaptation will consist of 12 …

NEW YORK: TV Formats met with Keith Barry, who is the hypnotist on You’re Back in the Room, to discuss what makes the format and its gameplay unique.   The comedy game show You’re Back in the Room watches as …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats’ game show Still Standing has been recommissioned worldwide in countries such as Italy, Thailand and Belgium.

OSLO: Nordic World has inked deals for several formats across Europe, including one for Aspect Film’s Redesign, which has been sold into France. French production company Réservoir Prod will produce a local version of Redesign set to broadcast in the country next …

LONDON: The factual-entertainment format White Collar Brawlers has been commissioned for a local adaptation on Sky Italia's free-to-air channel Cielo. White Collar Brawlers looks on as co-workers challenge each other to a boxing match. The format, created by writer/producer Doug …