Radio / Television News

Quebecor will adapt Love Island for French market


MONTREAL — Quebecor Content today announced it has acquired ITV’s Love Island reality TV format, which has already been adapted in 18 countries, including the U.S., Australia and France. The series will be produced by Productions Déferlantes, in collaboration with Quebecor Content, and will be shot on Spain’s Grand Canary Island. The Love Island format features single men and women sharing an island villa, who pair up and try to become the viewing audience’s favourite to win the show’s grand prize. Filmed in almost real-time, the series allows viewers to influence the course of events via an app. Viewers can...