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Sumi Connock, creative director of formats at BBC Studios, on what gives the scripted formats on the company's slate their international appeal.

BBC Studios has signed a format deal for the comedy series Uncle, originally produced in the U.K. by Baby Cow Productions, in South Korea.

Australia’s Channel Nine has commissioned a new version of the iconic quiz show Weakest Link from BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand.

BBC Studios has entered into a first-look deal with Gobstopper Group, securing priority access to the format slates of Gobstopper, Flying Saucer TV and the newly launched Mermaid Studios.

BBC Studios has tapped format creators and producers Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson to join its production business, leading creative development across the entertainment and music department.

BBC Studios has entered into a first-look distribution deal with the entertainment indie youngest Media.

BBC Studios has licensed Spirit Studios’ live comedy format The Stand Up Sketch Show to SVT, Sweden’s public broadcaster.

Andre Renaud, senior VP of global format sales at BBC Studios, talks about the global potential found in simple concepts and the power of a newly connected industry.

BBC Studios has clinched a series of format deals from its catalog of quiz shows, including Weakest Link, which returned in the U.S. last month.

BBC Studios has licensed the Dancing with the Stars format into Mongolia, making it the 60th territory to adapt the hit entertainment series.