There’s a brand-new number on the dial: Viceland, a television channel with original content from around the world, officially launched on Monday morning.
The 24-hour TV channel is co-owned by VICE Media and Rogers Media. Viceland is geared toward a millennial viewer (those born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s) and covers not only news, but also food, music, travel, and yes, marijuana.
One of their first series follows Canadian actor Ellen Page, who recently came out. In the series ‘Gaycation,’ she and her best friend Ian Daniel travel to other countries to experience their LGBT scenes.
“Probably everyone has heard of Ellen Page. She’s doing an amazing series” Michael Kronish, the vice-president of television for Vice Media, told 680 NEWS in Toronto.
“We’re also doing a music show called ‘Noisey,’ and another TV show called ‘Vice Guide to Film’ which will play on Friday nights.”
The channel will also air ‘Weediquette,’ about the legal marijuana industry, which started on Vice.com.
Rogers Media is the owner of this site and the radio stations Country 93.3 and Rock 97.9.
