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LONDON: Channel 4 has ordered the cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules UK, based on the Australian format, to air later this year. My Kitchen Rules UK is produced by 7 Wonder and is based on Australia’s My Kitchen Rules. Steve …

TEL AVIV: International formats make up the bulk of Dori Media Group’s NATPE offering, led by the musical teen series Cata. The 115×1-hour series Cata follows a girl who helps twins from another dimension hide their identities. Another highlight is the romantic …

LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) Content Sales has expanded its formats team, adding Jess Khanom as head of global format sales. The appointment is effective immediately. Khanom will be based in London and report directly to Prentiss Fraser, FIC’s senior …

TEL AVIV: The Virgins, a new docu-reality show from the Armoza Formats catalogue, is headed to Australia, New Zealand and Chile. The Virgins looks on as three individuals experience various things for the first time, including seeing and flying. The …

VIENNA: U.S. television network ABC has licensed the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) comedy series Braunschlag for a half-hour adaptation. The untitled single-camera project will be produced by Sony Pictures TV and Tariq Jalil’s Intrigue. Created by David Schalko, the Austrian …

LONDON: ABC Studios has commissioned a pilot script based on the Spanish format Motivos Personales after nabbing the rights from New Media Vision. Calamity Jane Productions is set to co-produce the U.S. adaptation of the thriller, which centers on a …

ISTANBUL: Brazil’s Globo has licensed a second and third season of Global Agency’s singing talent format Keep Your Light Shining. The format broadcasts as part of Globo’s long-running show Domingão do Faustão. The second season will air in 2016, with …

MEXICO CITY: Televisa Internacional has added four new titles to its format slate, including a game show and a reality series. The Wacky Old Games is a game show inspired by actual traditions and rituals from around the world, while …

LONDON/OSLO: U.S. network ABC has secured format rights for the Swedish comedy-drama series Small Town Love from Nordic World. This marks Nordic World’s first deal with the U.S. network and the first international format deal for the show. Created by …

AMSTERDAM: VTM in Belgium has picked up the format The Wishing Tree from Talpa. The format, which sees young children hang their wishes for others on a wishing tree, launched at MIPCOM earlier this month. This marks the first international …