NBCUniversal Formats to sell Japan's Action Arena abroad for first time

NBCUniversal Formats has acquired distribution rights, meaning the right to sell abroad, to Tokyo Broadcasting System's gameshow Action Arena, according to Deadline. Deadline reports the format, meaning the remake blueprint, is offered internationally for the first time in 30-plus years. Deadline says NBCUniversal Formats will pitch it to buyers at MIPCOM, the Cannes sales market.