Keshet International (KI) has bolstered its distribution arm with the appointment of Paramount’s Elena Antonini as VP of sales for Iberia and Lat Am and Armoza Formats’ Adi Brukner to sales manager for Asia, Africa and Southeastern Europe. Based in Buenos Aires, Antonini is taking on responsibility for leading KI’s sales of formats, scripted and […]
Amos Neumann is stepping down as chief operating officer of Israeli production and distribution company Armoza Formats later this year, after a decade at the company. During his time at the ITV Studios-owned firm – which counts singing format The Four, gameshow Still Standing, and studio entertainment series I Can Do That! among its titles […]
Argentina’s Canal 13 Artear has ordered a local version of Israeli format Still Standing, following a deal with ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats. The show will be produced by BoxFish and again features contestants answering questions to be in with a chance of winning $1m. However, as the clock winds down, those who do not answer […]
STV Studios snags Good Girls Die Last rights Elizabeth Is Missing producer STV Studios has secured TV rights for Natali Simmonds’ debut thriller, Good Girls Die Last. The deal was struck via Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership working in association with Amanda Preston at LBA Literary Agency. Good Girls Die Last, which will […]
Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts has inked a first-look deal with Israeli prodco Studio Glam. Under the terms of the deal, Talpa gains exclusive first look at all international non-scripted formats created by the firm. Studio Glam was launched by Ami and Ilan Glam in 2013 […]
Armoza lines up The Fittest Pensioner ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats is leading its MIPCOM slate with a Montreux Film’s format that follows older contestants as they seek to be crowned The Fittest Pensioner. The format, which debuted on TV2 in Norway, sees a nation’s fittest seniors move into a home together as they compete in both […]
Discovery+ in Germany is preparing to launch a local celebrity version of the social experiment format Sex Tape. The show, from ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats, has been produced by Imago TV Film and is to be hosted by Natascha Ochsenknecht. The format follows couples as they try to fix their relationships by having their love […]
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has ordered a local version of Israeli comedy format La Famiglia after acquiring the rights from ITV Studios-owned Armoza Formats. Produced by West Vector Production studio, the first season of the Georgian version will consist of 30 episodes. It joins other international adaptations, including in India where a second season […]
Discovery+ lands Clara Amfo Discovery+ has landed BBC DJ Clara Amfo to host its upcoming dating experiment show from STV Studios-owned Barefaced TV. Written In The Stars will follow 12 unsuspecting singles, each representing each sign of the zodiac, as they attempt to find love after being paired up by three astrologers. Amfo works on […]
Mediapro & Penélope Cruz launch prodco Spain’s The Mediapro Studio is partnering with film star Penélope Cruz to launch a new production label, Moonlyon. The firm will produce both scripted and unscripted content and sees Cruz re-team with Mediapro, who she has worked with on past projects including comedy-drama feature Official Competition. “I have always […]
