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CANNES/TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats' new prime-time reality competition Curvy Supermodel has been snapped up by Polish media group Rochstar.

CANNES: At this week's MIPCOM, FremantleMedia is presenting to international buyers Familiar Taste, a new format co-developed by Zhejiang Satellite and Purity Media.

NEW YORK: CBS has placed an order for Candy Crush, a new one-hour live-action game show inspired by the hit mobile game franchise Candy Crush Saga.

CANNES: NBC has acquired the rights for Un año para recordar, a series that aired on Telefe in Argentina, with plans to adapt the show in the U.S.

CANNES: Red Arrow International has inked deals in France and Australia for the new social-experiment format Look Me in the Eye, which made its debut at the market.

CANNES: Two new commissions have been secured by all3media International for the factual-entertainment format World of Weird.

CANNES: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has unveiled its new “Format Factory,” an incubator meant to develop several new formats for the international marketplace.

CANNES: GMA Worldwide has licensed a pair of scripted formats to the Mexican production company Altavision Producciones.

CANNES: German broadcaster ZDF has commissioned a local version of the Tuesday's Child format For What It's Worth from Tower Productions, a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and All3Media.

COLOGNE: WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) has sold the remake rights for the speed-dating format Autumn Tingles to Finnish production company Kaiho Republic, which is making a local version for pubcaster Yle.