Results: Vice launches its Viceland TV network today

Vice has come a long way from its humble origins as a free Montreal newspaper (The Voice) in 1994. On the weekend of the now billion-dollar media empire’s 20th anniversary, it was announced that Vice had partnered with Rogers in Canada (and, as of last spring, A&E in the U.S.) to launch a new TV network: Viceland. Those who’ve seen Vice’s video work online and on American TV networks like HBO and IFC in recent years will have some idea of what’s to come from this new lifestyle, culture and current affairs channel — as with Vice’s digital content, launched a decade ago, the company’s creative director Spike Jonze (yes, the filmmaker) was involved in masterminding the channel’s spread. But according to Michael Kronish — the Montrealer who moved to Toronto last year to become executive vice president of Vice Canada Television and Digital — you can never expect more of the same from Vice.