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After ten years as president of unscripted television for Warner Bros., Mike Darnell is exiting his post.

Battle of the Judges, a new talent competition that will see 24 contestants battle to be named the ultimate champion, is set to debut on GMA Network on July 15.

Banijay, Université Côte d’Azur, the City of Cannes and Cannes Lérins Agglomeration have confirmed the return of their master’s program focused on the creation and development of TV formats.

The Québec scripted comedy Les Beaux Malaises has been picked up for adaptation in Flemish Belgium.

BBC Studios has picked up a 25 percent stake in Mettlemouse Entertainment, the new unscripted formats indie set up by former Lime Pictures exec Sarah Tyekiff.

ITV Studios’ The Perfect Picture format has two new adaptations, one for M6 in France and another for Play4 in Belgium.

An adaptation of Talpa’s quiz show The Floor has been commissioned by Rai 2 in Italy, with Blu Yazmine producing.

Leading distributors discuss recent trends in the scripted format space as broadcasters clamor for a bit of certainty.

Fremantle, Cat Tien Sa Media Group and VTV3 are bringing back the competition series Vietnam Idol, which has been off the air for seven years.

France’s TF1 and Germany’s Vox have ordered localized adaptations of the ITV Studios format My Mum, Your Dad.