ITV Studios Australia lands first NZ commission

ITV Studios Australia has its first commission in New Zealand with a local version of Love Island.

Love Island NZ for channel Three will become the 12th territory to commission the dating reality show. Three will also screen the second Australian series, the 5th UK series and the first series from the U.S., due on CBS later this year.

David Mott, CEO and Managing Director, ITV Studios Australia said: “Part of our ongoing strategy is to grow and develop production opportunities beyond Australia, with New Zealand being a key market for us in doing so. For Love Island to be our first commission in the territory is really exciting and we can’t wait to start working with Three to make the series a hit there. Fans of the show are in for a real treat in 2019.”

MediaWorks Chief Content Officer, Andrew Szusterman said: “Love Island takes the concept of ‘appointment viewing’ to a whole new level and has been smashing records on air along with creating unprecedented social media hype and audience engagement.

“This show really is redefining the traditional television landscape, the likes of which New Zealand has not seen before and I’m really proud that yet again Three is leading the way in entertainment television by bringing it first to New Zealanders.”