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Operating under the creative direction of film director [[Spike Jonze]], Viceland haswas a focus on lifestyle-oriented channel that primarily aired documentary and reality series aimed towards [[millennial]]s, leveraging the resources of Vice's [[Vertical market|verticals]] with new original series, along with adaptations of and reruns of existing Vice [[web series]]. TheSome of the network's launch programs featured programswere hosted by existing Vice personalities such as [[Action Bronson]] and [[Thomas Morton (journalist)|Thomas Morton]], as well as notable figures such as [[Eddie Huang]], [[EllenElliot Page]], and [[Lance Bangs]].

Vice's first foray into television was [[VBS.tv]], an [[online video]] joint venture with [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]'s [[Viacom Media Networks|MTV Networks]] division (specifically, [[MTV]] and [[Logo TV]]). As part of the venture, MTV Networks had international television distribution rights for the content produced for VBS.tv, resulting in the creation of television specials that compiled content from the service (in the U.S., these aired on [[MTV2]]).<ref name="nyt-vbstv">{{cite news|title=A Guerrilla Video Site Meets MTV|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/business/media/19vice.html|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=November 19, 2007 |last1=Levine |first1=Robert }}</ref> Vice later produced a series for MTV, ''The Vice Guide to Everything''.<ref name="nyt-viceland">{{cite news|title=Viceland, a New Cable Channel, Aims to Stand Out|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/arts/television/viceland-a-new-cable-channel-aims-to-stand-out.html?_r=0|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016|work=The New York Times| date=February 28, 2016 | last1=Hale | first1=Mike }}</ref> In 2013, Vice premiered a [[Vice (TV series)|self-titled newsmagazine]] series for [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Goodman|first=Tim|title=Vice brings its brand of provocative, let's-go-find-danger journalism to HBO as a half-hour newsmagazine.|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/vice-tv-review-431808|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdateaccess-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> The following year, HBO's parent company [[Time Warner]] expressed interest in acquiring a stake in Vice, and proposed the possibility of Vice taking over its struggling cable news channel [[HLN (TV channel)|HLN]], and revamping it as a [[millennial]]-focused service drawing from its own content. However, the deal fell through due to concerns regarding editorial control.<ref name="thr-viceland">{{cite web|title=It's Official: Vice Channel to Take Over A+E Networks' History Spinoff H2|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vice-channel-replace-historys-h2-836322|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdatedate=November 3, 2015|access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name=adage-hlnvice>{{cite news|title=Can HLN Draw Millennials Fast Enough to Stave Off Vice?|url=http://adage.com/article/media/vice-time-warner-hln-pivot-a-younger-audience/293644/|accessdateaccess-date=August 29, 2014|work=Advertising Age}}</ref><ref name=nyt-twvice>{{cite webnews|title=Time Warner Ends Negotiations to Buy Stake in Vice Media|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/30/business/media/time-warner-ends-negotiations-to-buy-stake-in-vice-media.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|accessdatedate = August 29, 2014|access-date=August 29, 2014|last1 = Mahler|first1 = Jonathan}}</ref>

On August 29, 2014, [[A&E Networks]]—a joint venture of [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Corporation]] and [[The Walt Disney Company]]—acquired a 10% minority stake in Vice Media for $250 million.<ref name=thr-aestake>{{cite news|title=A&E Networks Buying Minority Stake in Vice Media|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-e-networks-buying-minority-729183|accessdateaccess-date=October 12, 2014|date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> On October 30, 2014, Vice announced a CDN$100 million joint venture with Canadian media conglomerate [[Rogers Communications]], to build a studio in [[Toronto]]'s [[Liberty Village]] neighbourhoodneighborhood for producing original content.<ref name="canbusiness-globalaudience">{{cite web|title=Viceland content will be made in Canada, for a global audience|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/innovation/viceland-content-will-be-made-in-canada-for-a-global-audience/|website=Canadian Business|publisher=Rogers Media|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> Rogers holds the minority 30% stake of the Vice Canada Studio in Toronto.<ref name="canbusiness-globalaudience"/> Rogers also announced an intent to launch Vice-branded television and digital properties in Canada in 2015. Rogers CEO Guy Laurence described the proposed studio as "a powerhouse for Canadian digital content focused on 18- to 34-year-olds" which would be "exciting" and "provocative".<ref name=cbc-rogersvice>{{cite news|title=Rogers, Vice Media strike $100M deal to create Canadian content|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-vice-media-strike-100m-deal-to-create-canadian-content-1.2818406|website=CBC News|accessdateaccess-date=October 30, 2014|date=October 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name=gandm-vicecanada>{{cite news|title=Rogers, Vice Media to partner on $100-million venture|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rogers-vice-media-to-partner-on-100-million-venture/article21380037/|accessdateaccess-date=October 30, 2014|date=October 30, 2014|location=Toronto|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> In 2015, Rogers-owned television network [[City (TV network)|City]] introduced ''Vice on City''—an anthology series featuring short-form content produced by Vice's Canadian outlets and reporters.<ref name="vice-viceoncity">{{cite web|title=Best of Vice Canada Debuts Tonight on City|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/best-of-vice-canada-debuts-on-city-tonight|website=Vice.com|accessdateaccess-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> The Vice company had previously moved from [[Montreal]] to [[New York City]] due to difficulties in reaching a sufficient [[Economies of scale|scale]] in Canada at the time. The company believed that Rogers' investment in Vice helped to better achieve these goals.<ref name="thr-vicecanada">{{cite news|title=Vice Media to Launch Cable TV Channel in Canada|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vice-media-launch-cable-tv-837395|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

{{Main|List of programs broadcast by VicelandVice}}

Viceland's programming consists primarily of anything leftlifestyle-oriented leaningdocumentaries and liberalreality butseries willaimed sacrificetowards their[[millennial]]s, valuesdirected andin airVice's decenttrademark programsstyle ifof it"character-driven draws in viewersdocumentaries". <ref name="canbusiness-globalaudience" /><ref name="thr-hoodwink"/> Creative director [[Spike Jonze]] stated that his goal for Viceland was to make its lineup have "a reason to exist and a strong point of view", rather than be just a "collection of shows". Jonze explained that Viceland would continue to reflect Vice's core mission of "trying to understand the world we live in by producing pieces about things we're curious about or confused about or that we think are funny. And if it doesn't have a strong point of view, then it shouldn't be on this channel."<ref name="thr-viceland"/> Vice co-founder and CEO [[Shane Smith (journalist)|Shane Smith]] stated that the channel's main goal was "trying not to be shitty".<ref name="thr-hoodwink">{{cite web|title=Vice's Shane Smith Asks, "You Think I Could Hoodwink Bob Iger, Jeff Bewkes and Rupert Murdoch?"|url=httphttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/vices-shane-smith-asks-you-861226|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdatedate=February 3, 2016|access-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> Viceland willoriginally focusfocused primarily on lifestyle content; in the U.S., [[Vice News]] content will(including its series ''[[Vice News Tonight]]'') would remain largely exclusive to Vice's existing joint venture with HBO.<ref name="thr-hoodwink"/> Jonze stated that unlike the HBO content, Viceland would be "far from objective [reporting]".<ref name="gandm-jonze">{{cite news|title=Spike Jonze on new TV channel Viceland: Where the wild shows are|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/spike-jonze-on-new-tv-channel-viceland-where-the-wild-shows-are/article28852870/|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>

On the Canadian content on the Canadian version of the channel, Vice co-founder [[Suroosh Alvi]] stated that Viceland would view its Canadian productions as being of global interest, as opposed to a [[Canadian content|regulatory obligation]] of little interest of non-Canadians; one-third of the network's first slate of original programming are Canadian productions from the new facility.<ref name="canbusiness-globalaudience"/> Vice Media plans to enter into similar partnerships in international markets to further expand Viceland.<ref name="thr-hoodwink"/><ref name="montrealgazette-viceland"/> [[The Walt Disney Company]], who co-owns A&E Networks with [[Hearst Corporation]], made a second 10% investment of $200 million in Vice Media to support the production of new programming.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ember|first1=Sydney|title=Disney Invests $200 Million More in Vice Media to Support New Programming|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/business/media/disney-invests-200-million-more-in-vice-media-to-support-new-programming.html?_r=0|accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2015|work=New York Times|date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>

Thirty different programs were developed for Viceland, including original series and expanded versions of existing Vice's web series.<ref name="montrealgazette-viceland"/> Original programs announced for the initial slate included [[Thomas Morton (journalist)|Thomas Morton]]'s [[Balls Deep (TV Series)|''Balls Deep'']], ''Flophouse''— a series where [[Lance Bangs]] follows the lives of up-and-coming comedians at underground stand-up events,<ref name="avclub-flophouse">{{cite web|title=Viceland's Flophouse trailer explores the on- and offstage lives of comedians|url=httphttps://www.avclub.com/article/vicelands-flophouse-trailer-explores-and-offstage--231750|website=The A.V. Club|accessdatedate=February 4, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> ''F**k, That's Delicious''— a television version of the food-oriented web series starring [[Action Bronson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://pitchfork.com/news/55081-action-bronson-shares-first-episode-of-food-focused-web-series-fuck-thats-delicious/|title=Action Bronson|work=Pitchfork Media|accessdatedate=May 6, 2014|access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Gaycation (TV series)|Gaycation]]''— a series in which [[EllenElliot Page]] explores the [[LGBT culture]]s of different regions,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.format.com/magazine/features/photography/gaycation-vice-ian-daniel-lgbt-art|title=Take a Visual 'Gaycation' with Ian Daniel – Format Magazine|publisher=}}</ref> ''[[Huang's World]]''— featuring [[Eddie Huang]] "exploring identity using food as an equalizer", King of the Road— a series following skaters on Thrasher Magazine's annual scavenger hunt,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hide.me/en/blog/2016/04/april-premiere-dates-for-new-and-returning-tv-shows/|title=April Premiere Dates For New And Returning TV Shows {{!}} hide.me|date=April 5, 2016-04-05|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-August 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[List of programs broadcast by Viceland|States of Undress]]''— a series focusing on fashion weeks around the world,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wwd.com/eye/parties/hailey-gates-viceland-series-states-of-undress-10400242/|title=Hailey Gates Talks New Docuseries, 'States of Undress'|last=Garced|first=Kristi|date=2016-03-March 30, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-August 27, 2016}}</ref> the music documentary series ''Noisey'', ''Vice World of Sports'', and ''[[Weediquette]]''— which focuses on the mainstream [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] culture and industry.<ref name="thr-viceland"/><ref name="adweek-lure">{{cite web|title=Here's How Viceland Plans to Lure Millennials Back to TV|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/heres-how-viceland-plans-lure-millennials-back-tv-168873|website=Adweek|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork-delicious">{{cite web|title=Action Bronson Eats His Way Across America in "Fuck, That's Delicious" Season Premiere|url=httphttps://pitchfork.com/news/63765-action-bronson-eats-his-way-across-america-in-fuck-thats-delicious-season-premiere/|website=Pitchfork|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=Conde Nast|accessdateaccess-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> Blocks of existing short-form content from Vice (''Vice Lab'') are also featured,<ref name="ibt-viceland">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/what-viceland-one-millennials-underwhelming-morning-watching-hippest-network-cable-tv-2328118|title=What Is Viceland? One Millennial's Underwhelming Morning Watching The Hippest Network On Cable TV|website=International Business Times|accessdatedate=March 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> along with other, acquired content— such as Friday-night airings of [[cult film]]s accompanied by ''Vice Guide to Film'' documentaries on their directors.<ref name="thr-hoodwink"/><ref name="gandm-jonze"/> Ten of the thirty original programs planned were produced in Canada, including ''Cyberwar''— which focuses on [[cyberterrorism]], and ''Dead Set on Life''— an expansion of Matty Matheson's food-oriented web series ''Keep It Canada''.<ref name="montrealgazette-viceland"/>

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The American version ofis Vicelandoperated (rebrandedby froma [[H2joint (U.S.venture TVwith channel)|H2[[A&E Networks]]), is operated by(itself a jointstake ventureowner betweenof [[Vice Media]]) and originally replaced [[H2 (A&E Networks)|H2]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}

A [[Viceland (Canada)|Canadian version of Viceland]] launched concurrently with the U.S. version as a rebrandingrelaunch of [[The Biography Channel (Canada)|The Biography Channel]], with [[Rogers Media]] as a managing partner.<ref name="thr-vicecanada" /><ref name="gandm-jonze" /> Separately, plans were made with [[V Media Group]] to create a channel in French Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/vice-to-launch-edgy-tv-channel-viceland-in-quebec-expand-internationally|title=Vice to launch edgy TV channel Viceland in Quebec, expand internationally|work=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=June 22, 2016|accessdateaccess-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> To comply with [[Canadian content]] regulations, it also produced some of its own programming (sourced primarily from a Toronto studio it co-founded with Rogers); Vice co-founder [[Suroosh Alvi]] stated the programs were being produced

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