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Executives from Endemol Shine Group, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Banijay, all3media International and Viacom International Media Networks took part in a panel at NATPE Budapest, moderated by World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski, on successful format distribution strategies.

The Israeli romantic comedy The Baker and The Beauty is slated to become available on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 territories.

Banijay Rights has signed up NTV Mongolia as the latest broadcaster to commission the supernatural entertainment format Psychic Challenge.

Armoza Formats and Russia's NTV have entered into a partnership that will see the Israeli indie taking on representation for two of the channel's new crime dramas.

MTV International has given the go-ahead to Single AF, a new social-first format featuring celebrities such as Irish popstars Jedward that will play out live via social media this summer prior to the launch of a related on-air series in November.

The BBC has commissioned Remarkable Television to produce the new celebrity teatime quiz show Richard Osman’s House of Games.

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has strengthened its formats team with the appointment of Pascal Dalton, formerly of Endemol Shine Group, as the VP of global format sales.

The format has been taken out to the global market by Keshet International, and the U.S. is just one of the countries to sign up for an adaptation.

Ukrainian broadcaster STB has commissioned a local version of Endemol Shine Group’s talent show format The Brain, which has also been renewed for a second season in Poland.

Talpa’s format The Wishing Tree is being adapted for SAT.1 in Germany and TVN in Poland.