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Vice Media
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Vice’s first non-English channel rolls next week
The French version of Viceland will launch on November 23, marking the first time the…
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Vice names international channels chief
Viceland International has a new president. James Rosenstock has been promoted from his executive VP,…
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Disney ‘prepares Twitter bid’
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
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Ackerman exit triggers rejig at Pulse
Pulse Films has hired a head of US unscripted from its Vice Media sister brand…
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Laughing matters at the Edinburgh Int’l TV Festival
Shane Smith and his plan to take over the media world dominated delegate chatter at…
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Viceland tackles late night for first time
US cable channel Viceland has entered the late night programming space for the first time,…
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Vice CEO: ‘chaos’ headed for global media
Vice Media chief executive Shane Smith used his MacTaggart lecture last night in Edinburgh to…
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Viceland adds UK originals ahead of debut
The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging local talent,…
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Channel 4 names All 4 commissioning team
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed a trio of commissioning editors for its on-demand service,…
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Vice plots original video push after buying Garage
Vice Media has bought a majority stake in the art, architecture, fashion and design-focused title…
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Viceland appoints Leidner for unscripted
Nomi Ernst Leidner has been upped at Vice Media and will oversee unscripted development at…
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Vice appoints head of content
Vice Media has upped Ciel Hunter to its US-based head of content. Hunter, who started…
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BBC orders United States of Hate Islam doc
The BBC has greenlit United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack, a one-off doc looking…
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Viceland poaches BBC exec in trio of hires
As Viceland sets itself to launch in Europe, the Vice Media-owned channel has poached a…
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Vice CEO to keynote Edinburgh TV Festival
Vice co-founder and CEO Shane Smith will deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at…
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A+E scores Pulse rep deal
A+E Networks has entered into a multiyear deal with Vice Media-owned Pulse Films. The deal…
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Vice and ESPN form a sports team
Vice Media and ESPN have agreed a sports content deal that will see each provide…
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Another ex-MTG exec joins Antenna
Former Modern Times Group COO Marc Zagar has joined Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group as CFO….
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Ex-MTV, Fox content studio execs join Vice
The head of Fox-owned producer ADHD Studios and a former MTV creative director have joined…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #2 VR now a reality?
The television content business might be a sucker for a new medium to explore, but…
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Fullscreen, Vice lead MIPDigital Fronts line-up
Multichannel network Fullscreen and hipster entertainment firm Vice Media are among the biggest names presenting…
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Vice buys producer Pulse
Vice Media has acquired transatlantic production studio and long-term collaborator Pulse Films. The deal, financial…
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Vice bows doc series on Apple Music
Youth-skewed content brand Vice has produced a new music-based docuseries, The Score about different music…
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More international rollouts for Vice
Vice Media has teamed up with Greece’s Antenna Group to expand further in central and…
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Viceland launching in UK, Ireland on Sky
Vice Media’s new linear TV channel is launching in the UK and Ireland on pay…
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Spotify begins video rollout
Spotify has begun rolling out video content on the music streaming service in partnership with…
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A+E and Vice confirm channel deal
A+E Networks and Vice Media have confirmed that the pair will launch a Vice-branded channel…
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Vice-branded A+E channel due next year
The planned rebranding of A+E Networks’ H2 channel as a Vice Media-branded proposition is expected…
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Spotify makes UK and US TV move
A new video platform from on-demand music app Spotify will run content from a variety of…
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A+E to rebrand H2 as Vice
Having ploughed US$250 million into Vice Media last year, A+E Networks is now retooling one…