Latest in Armoza Formats

ITV Studios is adding to its stable of global entertainment formats with the acquisition of Israeli group Armoza Formats. Founded by Avi Armoza, the company’s catalogue numbers over 100 formats including primetime singing show The Four which has been commissioned in over 15 territories and aired on Fox Stateside; game…

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli broadcaster Reshet has scaled back the episode order for its version of The Four – the international entertainment format adapted by Fox in the U.S. The network had originally ordered 13 episodes of the show, which was created by Israeli producer and distributor Armoza Formats, but has scaled this…

Israeli producer Armoza Formats, the company behind Fox's Sean Combs-fronted music format The Four, has sold another show into the U.S. – partnering with Warner Bros' Shed Media to remake factual series Back To Life. Shed Media, a division of Warner Bros. Unscripted and Alternative Media, run by General Manager Pam…

Fox is developing a remake of Asian singing competition The Masked Singer – its latest shiny-floor entertainment format. I have learned that the network is developing and casting a U.S version of the format with Smart Dog Media, the production company run by former NBC reality chief Craig Plestis, who has produced…

Entertainment One has partnered with Israel-based Armoza Formats to co-produce Sex Tape, a provocative new hour-long social experiment reality series for the U.S. market. As the title suggest, it will feature couples making sex tapes. Per the producers, Sex Tape showcases real couples confronting their issues head on…

Fox isn’t taking lying down ABC’s order to reboot Fox’s long-running singing competition American Idol, pushing forward with development of Israeli singing format The Final Four. This franchise, licensed by Armoza Formats eliminates the pesky so-called “lousy auditions” stage of Idol, unveiling four finalists in the…

Ryan Seacrest Productions is partnering with Israel’s Armoza Formats and France’s TF1 on primetime studio game show Babushka. The producers plan to launch the show next month at MIPTV in Cannes. In Babushka, contestants are presented with 10 giant Russian “babushka” dolls and must open 8 of them for the chance to win…