Armoza Formats is back to being an independent after founder Avi Armoza bought the company back from ITV Studios.
Established in 2005, Armoza Formats is a top creator and distributor of global content internationally. They joined the ITV Studios umbrella in 2019 and in 2022 became ITV Studios’ Israeli production arm.
Going forward the formats company will continue to have exclusive rights to producing ITV Studios’ catalogue of formats – including “Love Island” and “Come Dine With Me” – for the Israeli market.
In Israel the local version of “Love Island” airs on Keshet Media Group’s Free TV while “Come Down With Me” and “The 1% Club” (created by Magnum Media) are on Kan 11.
Armoza is currently working on an Arabic-language version of “Come Dine With Me” and an Arabic-language version of “The Chase” in addition to original production “Cooking Up Memories,” which is currently broadcasting on Makan.
ITV Studios will hold on...
Established in 2005, Armoza Formats is a top creator and distributor of global content internationally. They joined the ITV Studios umbrella in 2019 and in 2022 became ITV Studios’ Israeli production arm.
Going forward the formats company will continue to have exclusive rights to producing ITV Studios’ catalogue of formats – including “Love Island” and “Come Dine With Me” – for the Israeli market.
In Israel the local version of “Love Island” airs on Keshet Media Group’s Free TV while “Come Down With Me” and “The 1% Club” (created by Magnum Media) are on Kan 11.
Armoza is currently working on an Arabic-language version of “Come Dine With Me” and an Arabic-language version of “The Chase” in addition to original production “Cooking Up Memories,” which is currently broadcasting on Makan.
ITV Studios will hold on...
- 5/1/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
ITV Studios, the production arm of U.K. TV giant ITV, has sold Tel Aviv-based company Armoza Formats — which backed game show Still Standing, docu-reality series Marry Me Now and singing show The Four — back to its founder Avi Armoza.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but Armoza will become an independent firm again only a few years after ITV had acquired in 2019. The company will keep the exclusive rights to produce ITV Studios formats in Israel, while ITV Studios will retain the rights to the Armoza catalog it acquired in 2019. Ongoing productions won’t be affected by the deal.
In Israel, Armoza’s productions of ITV Studios formats include the likes of the upcoming local version of Love Island for Keshet, as well as Israeli versions of Come Dine With Me and The 1% Club.
“Under Avi’s leadership, shows like Love Island and Come Dine with Me have launched successfully,...
Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but Armoza will become an independent firm again only a few years after ITV had acquired in 2019. The company will keep the exclusive rights to produce ITV Studios formats in Israel, while ITV Studios will retain the rights to the Armoza catalog it acquired in 2019. Ongoing productions won’t be affected by the deal.
In Israel, Armoza’s productions of ITV Studios formats include the likes of the upcoming local version of Love Island for Keshet, as well as Israeli versions of Come Dine With Me and The 1% Club.
“Under Avi’s leadership, shows like Love Island and Come Dine with Me have launched successfully,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming platform Max has launched an Oprah Winfrey Network hub in the U.S., the streamer said Monday.
Max subscribers will now be able to stream original series and collections from OWN, including the “Love and Marriage” franchise, “Ready to Love,” “Belle Collective” and “Put a Ring On It.” Additional series now available on the streaming service include “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” “Super Soul Sunday,” “The Great Soul Food Cook-Off,” “All Rise” and “David Makes Man.”
The hub also features OWN’s spotlight series “Oprah and 100 Black Fathers,” “Oprah and Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary” and “They Call Me Dad.” Beginning Aug. 18, the hub will also feature a new five-part docuseries titled “Time of Essence.”
“Our mission at OWN is to deliver programming that serves the female Black viewer, and this cross-portfolio collaboration presents a terrific opportunity to expand on that mission,” OWN president Tina Perry said in a statement.
Max subscribers will now be able to stream original series and collections from OWN, including the “Love and Marriage” franchise, “Ready to Love,” “Belle Collective” and “Put a Ring On It.” Additional series now available on the streaming service include “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” “Super Soul Sunday,” “The Great Soul Food Cook-Off,” “All Rise” and “David Makes Man.”
The hub also features OWN’s spotlight series “Oprah and 100 Black Fathers,” “Oprah and Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary” and “They Call Me Dad.” Beginning Aug. 18, the hub will also feature a new five-part docuseries titled “Time of Essence.”
“Our mission at OWN is to deliver programming that serves the female Black viewer, and this cross-portfolio collaboration presents a terrific opportunity to expand on that mission,” OWN president Tina Perry said in a statement.
- 7/31/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The integration and highlighting of titles from across Warner Bros. Discovery brands is continuing on Max. The platform announced on Monday that it has launching a new content hub specifically for fans of the Oprah Winfrey Network, designed to take viewers instantly to their most-beloved titles from the cable channel.
Users will be able to find the OWN hub in the “Brand Spotlight” tile carousel, which appears below the “For You,” “Featured,” “Continue Watching,” and “Just Added” rows on the streamer’s homepage. That row also features brands such as HBO, DC Comics, Cartoon Network, and more Wbd favorites.
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“OWN’s incredible and diverse programming adds power and depth to Max’s roster of brands, bringing a variety of series and genres to an unparalleled lineup within our Brand Spotlight such as HBO,...
Users will be able to find the OWN hub in the “Brand Spotlight” tile carousel, which appears below the “For You,” “Featured,” “Continue Watching,” and “Just Added” rows on the streamer’s homepage. That row also features brands such as HBO, DC Comics, Cartoon Network, and more Wbd favorites.
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“OWN’s incredible and diverse programming adds power and depth to Max’s roster of brands, bringing a variety of series and genres to an unparalleled lineup within our Brand Spotlight such as HBO,...
- 7/31/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Cannes — Burgeoning Israeli film-tv studio Sipur and cable channel Hot, behind the original versions of “In Treatment” and “Euphoria,” are introducing at MipTV “Everybody Loves…,” a new global dating reality format.
The news comes just days after France’s Mediawan Rights has pounced on international distribution of another Sipur format, “Hungry for Love,” and partners Sipur and MGM’s winning five Israeli Emmy Awards for chilling doc series “The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes.”
Tel Aviv-based Sipur has also moved into post on “Bad Boy,” a scripted series from Ron Leshem, creator of the original Israeli “Euphoria” and an exec producer on its U.S version.
All these moves mark further signs of growth at Sipur, driven by CEO Emilio Schenker. Formerly Tadmor Entertainment until its rebranding last July, it is quickly emerging as one of Israel’s fastest-growing film-tv studios, playing off unique international relationships, led by a first-look production-distribution deal with MGM,...
The news comes just days after France’s Mediawan Rights has pounced on international distribution of another Sipur format, “Hungry for Love,” and partners Sipur and MGM’s winning five Israeli Emmy Awards for chilling doc series “The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes.”
Tel Aviv-based Sipur has also moved into post on “Bad Boy,” a scripted series from Ron Leshem, creator of the original Israeli “Euphoria” and an exec producer on its U.S version.
All these moves mark further signs of growth at Sipur, driven by CEO Emilio Schenker. Formerly Tadmor Entertainment until its rebranding last July, it is quickly emerging as one of Israel’s fastest-growing film-tv studios, playing off unique international relationships, led by a first-look production-distribution deal with MGM,...
- 4/17/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Avi Armoza’s 17-year-old company Armoza Formats is becoming the Israeli production arm for ITV Studios, Variety can reveal.
The business, which has specialized in global formats, will expand under the new structure to become Armoza Productions. Meanwhile, Armoza Formats will remain the development hub for new format IP and will continue to serve as the brand used for international distribution.
Armoza told Variety that the company’s expansion boils down to “facing the challenges of the new world of television.”
“With consolidation and the global streamers, and the fact that often you need to sell worldwide rights, how do you complement [your] income? It’s raised the importance of being a production company and being part of a production group,” said Armoza. “It’s a natural development and extension that we get into production.”
The company will produce all ITV Studios content out of Israel in the future, and is...
The business, which has specialized in global formats, will expand under the new structure to become Armoza Productions. Meanwhile, Armoza Formats will remain the development hub for new format IP and will continue to serve as the brand used for international distribution.
Armoza told Variety that the company’s expansion boils down to “facing the challenges of the new world of television.”
“With consolidation and the global streamers, and the fact that often you need to sell worldwide rights, how do you complement [your] income? It’s raised the importance of being a production company and being part of a production group,” said Armoza. “It’s a natural development and extension that we get into production.”
The company will produce all ITV Studios content out of Israel in the future, and is...
- 3/2/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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