Paris- MIPTV announced that showcases by Fullscreen and content creation studio Vice Media will round up the line-up for the third edition of MIPDigital Fronts. Now in its third year, MIPDigital Fronts is the only international screenings showcase for MCNs, digital studios and online publishers. It was launched in 2014 as the content industry’s first global distribution and acquisition market for high-quality, original online productions and web series, thereby bridging the gap between the … [Read more...] about Fullscreen and Vice at MIPDigital Fronts
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VICE and A+E new TV network
New York, NY– A+E Networks and VICE Media has announced a joint venture, offering VICE as a new 24-hour channel programmed and produced exclusively by VICE. A+E Networks’ channel H2 will be transitioned to VICELAND (working title). VICELAND will launch early 2016 with a full slate of prime-time shows, including Gaycation, Huang’s World, Noisey, VICE World Of Sports, Black Market, Flophouse, Party Legends, Weediquette, and more. The channel will be distributed in approximately … [Read more...] about VICE and A+E new TV network
Vice’s women channel on YouTube
Youth-skewing multimedia outfit Vice Media has launched a YouTube channel featuring investigative journalism and documentaries aimed at women which cover the stories about sex, politics and culture that mainstream media ignores. The brand’s editor-in-chief is Tracie Egan Morrissey, who previously worked at Gawker Media’s feminist site Jezebel and will include a website featuring longform articles. It joins other Vice-operated channels such as Noisey, which covers alternative music; … [Read more...] about Vice’s women channel on YouTube
DISCOP Istanbul 2015
Los Angeles – Basic Lead, organiser of DISCOP Istanbul 2015, announced the launch of The Format Day and a special two-hour presentation from VICE Media editors during the annual market which will take place on 24 – 26 February 2015 in Istanbul at the Lufti Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center. The Format Day will run parallel to DISCOP Istanbul on 26 February and will feature a morning presentation of today’s most adaptable dramas with international appeal. … [Read more...] about DISCOP Istanbul 2015
FremantleMedia North America launches digital content studio
Burbank, California – FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has formed Tiny Riot!, its own original digital content studio, it was announced on June 3 by Thom Beers, FMNA’s CEO. The studio is being launched off of the company’s success with The Pet Collective, the premium content pet destination, and recent ventures into the lifestyle and food genres with StyleHaul and VICE Media respectively. Tiny Riot! will operate alongside FMNA. Gayle Gilman, formerly EVP, Digital … [Read more...] about FremantleMedia North America launches digital content studio
MIPTV: VICE and FremantleMedia launch Munchies channel
Cannes – VICE Media and FremantleMedia launched their joint food venture Munchies in beta on April 7. Named after VICE’s existing flagship food show, Munchies is a new, video-driven online channel that combines VICE’s preeminent online video content with FremantleMedia’s global reach and world class production capabilities. Munchies will showcase the best in original food content and programming, chronicling the broad spectrum of the global culinary experience and the … [Read more...] about MIPTV: VICE and FremantleMedia launch Munchies channel
