Armoza Sells North American Rights for Reality Game Show

NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media has taken on the local format rights for Armoza Formats’ Revenge of the Geeks, for production and distribution in the U.S. and Canada.

The format, recently broadcast in Israel on Channel 10, can be produced in each territory as 30-minute to 45-minute episodes. Revenge of the Geeks presents 12 of the country’s brightest children with a variety of fascinating challenges in a search for the nation’s next genius child. During the course of the season, the series chronicles the contestants as they face each challenge and show their smarts. T

"Revenge of the Geeks is a refreshing new format that combines the innocence of school-age children with the incredible intellect of a nation’s top students in a game-show setting that provides ample opportunity for hilarious antics and amazing displays of children’s intellect and knowledge," said the CEO of Fitz Roy Media, Hamp Hampton. "We are thrilled to be working with Armoza and look forward to bringing this innovative series to the U.S. and Canada."

"We are thrilled to be offering a prime-time television show that meets so fully with the market’s current demands," said Avi Armoza, the CEO of Armoza Formats. "It is a funny, thrilling and exciting family format, which achieves powerful drama and high production value at a cost effective way. More so, in these hard times, the show’s phenomenal genius kids provide the most engaging image of hope and inspiration for a better future lying ahead."