Tel Aviv –The factual entertainment format, Couch Diaries, will see its world premiere in Israel next week on March 18 for an initial season of 40 episodes set to be broadcast daily by HOT TV with production by Artza. Based on the trend of “couch surfing”, the format sees a handful of participants, all at important crossroads in their lives, and takes them out of their comfort zones and onto the sofas of strangers. It allows them access to parallel lives and will lead them … [Read more...] about Armoza to premiere new entertainment format “Couch Diaries”
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Endemol acquires format rights to “The Common Denominator”
Endemol has acquired the international format rights to Armoza’s game show format The Common Denominator (40 x 30’). The independent production company will draw on its network of production companies to produce local versions of the show in major territories around the world. The series will debut in the UK beginning February 18, on Channel 4 with a 40 episode run produced by Endemol UK. The format was originally devised by Roy Even-Tov and Omri Even-Tov, in partnership with Armoza … [Read more...] about Endemol acquires format rights to “The Common Denominator”
Armoza Formats secures double licensing deal for “We Believe In You”
Armoza has sold its game show format We Believe in You in a double licensing deal as it moves towards its world premiere. In Hungary, the show was commissioned by public broadcaster MTVA in a deal that will span 45 episodes on their key terrestrial channel occupying a daily slot. It is set to broadcast in spring 2013. This deal comes on the heels of another commission from Turkey whose leading media company, Kanal D, will broadcast the show, with production by Endemol. It is scheduled to … [Read more...] about Armoza Formats secures double licensing deal for “We Believe In You”
Armoza Formats’ Upgrade secures four new territories
Armoza Formats has announced new deals for its game show format Upgrade, with broadcasters in India, Denmark, Russia and Hungary. In India, the nation's largest regional language network SUN, has commissioned the game show for their channel SUN TV, for its primetime Sunday evening slot. Twenty-six one hour-long episodes have been commissioned to begin airing this month. The Indian adaptation will not only go into families' homes, but also into schools, local businesses, and small villages, … [Read more...] about Armoza Formats’ Upgrade secures four new territories
Armoza Formats announces the second annual Formagination conference
Armoza Formats will be hosting the second annual Formagination pitch competition during Israel's Marketing, Advertising and Digital Music (MAD) Conference on July 11. TV executives from around the world, together with Israel's industry leaders, will hear pitches from six of Israel's leading format creators and producers in a live pitch. A prize of US$25,000 will be given to the winner of the pitch to further develop and produce a pilot based on the format concept. The winner will also be … [Read more...] about Armoza Formats announces the second annual Formagination conference
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Tel Aviv – Armoza Formats announced its first commission for reality format The Real Chat House, which launched at this year’s MIPCOM. MTV India has licensed the programme and production for a 16-episode run, premiering on 4 December, has already begun. This latest deal marks Armoza's second series pickup in Asia, following the announcement earlier this month that South Korea's Channel A has signed up for a local adaptation of game show Upgrade. Co-produced with Tanin Productions, … [Read more...] about Chitter-Chatter