VICELAND, the new lifestyle and culture channel from VICE, will launch in France on CANALSAT in Autumn of 2016
Overseen by Oscar-winning film director Spike Jonze, VICELAND programming will be available across television, digital and mobile
Wednesday April 6th 2016, Cannes – VICE Media, the global youth media company and Group CANAL+ today announced a new partnership that will offer VICELAND, the brand new TV channel from VICE, exclusively to CANALSAT customers across all platforms when the network launches in France in the Autumn of 2016.
Oscar-winning film director, Spike Jonze, serves as Co-President of VICELAND and is overseeing the development of the new channel, from show creation, to production, to brand identity. VICELAND will focus on an immersive style of original lifestyle and culture content for young viewers that will include a slate of brand new VICE-produced French programming, capturing the stories, people, fashion and culture that matter most to Young French audiences.
The 24-hour channel will be programmed, developed and produced entirely inhouse by VICE’s young creative team, and the channel will be exclusively available for CANALSAT customers in their basic TV subscription packages either live, on demand or on the go.
VICELAND launched to critical acclaim in the US and Canada in February 2016, and will launch in the UK and Ireland in September 2016. The channel features hundreds of hours of original programming, including Gaycation (with Ellen Page and Ian Daniel), Huang’s World (with Eddie Huang), Noisey (with Zach Goldbaum), F*ck, That’s Delicious (with Action Bronson), Weediquette (with Krishna Andavolu), Balls Deep (with Thomas Morton) and many more.