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All3Media International has signed an agreement with Luyworks Media and Something Special for an adaptation of The Traitors for the Korean market.

Kate Phillips, director of unscripted at the BBC, and Sumi Connock, creative director of formats at BBC Studios, showcased trends in the vibrant game and quiz formats sector at a MIPCOM session this morning, where they were joined onstage by the producers of some of the company’s latest launches.

BBC Studios has secured its first international license for the game-show format In With a Shout to W9 in France.

Presented by Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan (BEAJ)’s Makito Sugiyama and The WIT’s Virginia Mouseler, with commentary from Empire of Arkadia’s Fotini Paraskakis and Small World’s Tim Crescenti, the Treasure Box Japan showcase at MIPCOM featured new formats available for international broadcasters and platforms to adapt.

James Farrell, head of international originals at Amazon MGM Studios, and Akihiko Okamoto, president and representative director of Japanese content powerhouse Yoshimoto Kogyo, discussed their long-standing partnership that resulted in the global hit LOL—Last One Laughing in a MIPCOM keynote today.

GRB Media Ranch has acquired the U.S. rights for the format and two finished seasons of Relative Justice from Wrigley Media Group.

NBCUniversal's detective series Monk is getting an Indian adaptation on Disney+ Hotstar.

BBC Studios Global Entertainment has signed two scripted format deals that will bring local versions of the drama Doctor Foster and the comedy series Ghosts in Greece.

The Canadian treatment of Old Enough!, co-produced by TVO and Blue Ant Studios and based on the Japanese format from Nippon TV, has been renewed.

Global Agency has unveiled its top-secret format, Celebrity Dreams, to buyers and media with a market launch in St. Tropez.