Image Diffusion International
Encyclopedia
Image Diffusion International (IDI) is a Quebec
production company
founded by Anne-Marie Losique
and Marc Trudeau in 1995. Based in Montreal
, it specializes in producing entertainment and lifestyle television magazines. Its shows are sometimes Quebec-based in French
and sometimes edited in two versions, French and English
. Some of their programmes are shot in the studios of MusiquePlus
, a music television
station on which many IDI shows are aired. IDI's productions are broadcast on multiple networks across Quebec and Canada
. Its show Sex-shop was sold to French
television station XXL
. Subject matter of their programs include cinema
, travel
(including gay tourism
) and nightlife. A number of their television shows also feature the sex industry
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
founded by Anne-Marie Losique
Anne-Marie Losique
Anne-Marie Losique is a television producer, television host and singer in Quebec, Canada. Along with Marc Trudeau, she is co-founder of production company Image Diffusion International. She is the daughter of Serge Losique, president and founder of the Montreal World Film Festival...
and Marc Trudeau in 1995. Based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, it specializes in producing entertainment and lifestyle television magazines. Its shows are sometimes Quebec-based in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and sometimes edited in two versions, French and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Some of their programmes are shot in the studios of MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax...
, a music television
Music television
Music television is a type of television programming which focuses predominantly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. Music TVs may host their own shows charts, award prizes. Examples are VIVA, Scuzz, MTV, JBTV, MuchMusic,...
station on which many IDI shows are aired. IDI's productions are broadcast on multiple networks across Quebec and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its show Sex-shop was sold to French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
television station XXL
XXL (French TV)
XXL is a television channel in France that is dedicated to pornography and erotica. Created in 1996 and transmitted by the AB Sat satellite, it was at the time the first French channel to broadcast pornography every evening...
. Subject matter of their programs include cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
(including gay tourism
Gay tourism
Gay tourism or LGBT tourism is a form of niche tourism marketed to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. They are usually open about their sexual orientation and gender identity but may be more or less open when traveling; for instance they may be closeted at home or if they have come...
) and nightlife. A number of their television shows also feature the sex industry
Sex industry
The sex industry consists of businesses which either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment...
.
In French and English
- Box-office
- Écrans du monde (Screens)
- Gros plan sur… (Spotlight On…)
- Il a dit, Elle a dit (He Said, She Said)
- Colour Travel Series
- Blue: "the world’s most beautiful beaches"
- Grey: "the trendiest and most avant-garde cities"
- Green: "uncovering the natural beauties of our planet"
- Pink: "the hottest gay vacations"
- White: "the world’s most beautiful mountains"
- Yellow: "exploring the world’s deserts"
- Red: "the nightlife - why some cities never sleep"
- Culture du X (XXX Culture)
- Hot-parade
Others
- La Vie rurale (adaptation of the AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
The Simple LifeThe Simple LifeThe Simple Life was a reality television series that was broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...
) - Bimbo, fantasmes et réalité
- La JobLa JobLa Job is a French Canadian comedy television series set in Montreal. It is an adaptation of the British show The Office of the BBC. Produced by Anne-Marie Losique's Image Diffusion International, it has been broadcast for a limited number of viewers on Bell TV satellite television, beginning on...
(adaptation of the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
The OfficeThe Office (UK TV series)The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...
) - Culture de Stars
- iCulture
- BO2
- Le Cinéjournal
- Des gens pas ordinaires (adaptation of the AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
The Surreal LifeThe Surreal LifeThe Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks...
) - 3,2,1… Action !
- Sex-shop Extrême
- Sexe @...
- Sex-shop
- seXstar
See also
- List of Quebec television series
- Television of QuebecTelevision of QuebecTelevision in Quebec is an essential part of the culture of Quebec, as well as the rest of French Canada. With over 99% of households owning a television in Quebec, it has the power to reach every Quebecer...
- Culture of QuebecCulture of QuebecThe Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...