Armoza takes fit pensioners to Cannes

Norwegian reality competition format The Fittest Pensioner

NEWS BRIEF: ITV Studios-backed Israeli distributor Armoza Formats has acquired the rights to Norwegian reality competition format The Fittest Pensioner, which it will launch at Mipcom in Cannes next month.

The format sees 10 senior citizens in the best shape of their lives battling it out, with the lowest-scoring person sent home each week, and was originally produced by Montreux Film for Norwegian commercial network TV2.