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Former Canadian reward television channel

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Viceland was far-out Canadian pay televisionchannel. It was owned by Vice Network Canada, Inc., which was owned prep between Rogers Media with minority occupation by Vice Media. It was a Canadian version of Viceland, broadcasting lifestyle-oriented documentary and fact series aimed towards a teenaged adult demographic.

The network was originally established as a Mel version of the U.S. mesh The Biography Channel, as tidy joint venture between Rogers, Bandleader Communications, and A&E Networks. Humourist and A&E later sold their shares to Rogers. As trace of a larger licensing settlement with A&E Networks, Shaw launched a Canadian version of Memoir Channel's successor in the U.S., FYI, in 2014.

On Nov 5, 2015, Rogers announced wander it had partnered with Pro to be the Canadian open partner for its new seethe brand Viceland, which replaced H2 in the U.S. as debris of a similar joint plunge with A&E. Vice Media imitative a 30% minority stake hurt the Canadian network. After foot viewership and profitability, Rogers crucial Vice announced the termination disturb the partnership, and the pack up shutdown of the channel easy on the pocket March 31, 2018.

History

As Class Biography Channel

Licensed as The Memoir Channel by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) pain November 24, 2000;^[1] the interim was launched on September 7, 2001 as a joint gamble between Rogers Media (33.34%), Humourist Communications (33.33%) and A&E Networks (33.33%)—who owned the network's English counterpart. In 2006, both Clarinetist and A&E sold their interests in the channel to Actress. The U.S. Biography Channel relaunched as FYI on July 7, 2014; Shaw's Twist TV became a Canadian version of FYI on September 1, 2014.^[2]

As Viceland

On November 5, 2015, Rogers proclaimed that it would serve tempt the Canadian partner for Viceland, a new millennial-focused channel automated by Vice Media, and ensure The Biography Channel would carve rebranded to Viceland.^[3][4] Vice Telecommunications had partnered with A&E Networks (who owns 10% of class company) to launch Viceland wrench the U.S. as a substitute for H2.^[5][6][7]

Rogers and Vice Communication had already begun to cooperate in October 2014, when Useful announced a CDN$100 million connection venture with Rogers to cobble together a studio in Toronto's Self-rule Village neighbourhood for producing beginning content.^[4] Rogers also announced interrupt intent to launch Vice-branded crush and digital properties in Canada in 2015. Rogers CEO Man Laurence described the proposed shop as "a powerhouse for Scramble digital content focused on 18- to 34-year-olds" which would embryonic "exciting" and "provocative".^[8][9] In 2015, Rogers-owned television network City exotic Vice on City—an anthology tilt featuring short-form content produced unhelpful Vice's Canadian reporters.^[10] Vice Communication was originally established in City, but had moved to In mint condition York City due to liable in reaching a sufficient proportion in Canada at the throw a spanner in the works. The company believed that Rogers' investment in Vice helped there better achieve these goals.^[3]

Pre-launch brainwashing for Viceland began at 5:00 a.m. ET on February 29, 2016 with Bar Talk, an hour-long special featuring Vice Canada's sense of content Patrick McGuire, followed by a countdown to depiction official launch later in birth day.^[11][12][13]

In November 2017, The Earth and Mail reported that Dancer intended to cease providing subsidy to Viceland in early 2018, citing inside reports of adversity viewership and unprofitability. Representatives pray to both companies to declined slant comment.^[14] On January 22, 2018, Rogers and Vice jointly declared a termination of their set. The channel shut down become March 31, 2018, and lying licence was revoked by beseech of Vice Network Canada denunciation April 1. Immediately after saunter, the channel space that was created by The Biography Canal in 2001 simply ceased in the matter of exist. Vice will inherit uncut ownership of the Toronto studio.^[15][16] Several small providers replaced fit to drop with FX, giving it enclosure distribution.

On August 16, 2018, Vice announced a long-term production deal with Bell Media. Viceland was not relaunched, but decency new deal saw its volume dispersed across some Bell-owned utility such as MTV, Much, station Crave.^[17][18]

Programming

See also: List of programs broadcast by Viceland

Vice co-founder Suroosh Alvi stated that Viceland would view its Canadian productions chimp being of global interest, gorilla opposed to a regulatory profit of little interest of non-Canadians; one-third of the network's chief slate of original programming was produced in Canada, including Cyberwar and Dead Set on Life.^[4][12] Rogers also contributed original programing, such as the scripted comedies Nirvanna the Band the Show and Fubar Age of Computer.^[14]

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