Vice World News will launch a news channel on the streaming platform Twitch, including live shows twice a week.
The two-hour show will debut on Aug. 23, and stream Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 Am Et to 1 Pm Et on the channel.
Dexter Thomas and Samir Ferdowsi co-host the show, and it will highlight Vice News’ biggest exclusives and investigations, including talent from across its newsrooms in the U.S. and internationally. Plans are for the show to also feature “a behind-the-scenes look at how some of our famous on-the-ground journalism and fearless conflict reporting comes together,” according to Vice. The Twitch show also will feature a segment where hosts talk to producer and correspondents behind some of the most impactful and memorable stories, including Suroosh Alvi’s 2011 report on Pakistan’s illegal arms market and Seb Walker’s 2019 trip to Syria to search for two American children held hostage by Isis.
The two-hour show will debut on Aug. 23, and stream Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 Am Et to 1 Pm Et on the channel.
Dexter Thomas and Samir Ferdowsi co-host the show, and it will highlight Vice News’ biggest exclusives and investigations, including talent from across its newsrooms in the U.S. and internationally. Plans are for the show to also feature “a behind-the-scenes look at how some of our famous on-the-ground journalism and fearless conflict reporting comes together,” according to Vice. The Twitch show also will feature a segment where hosts talk to producer and correspondents behind some of the most impactful and memorable stories, including Suroosh Alvi’s 2011 report on Pakistan’s illegal arms market and Seb Walker’s 2019 trip to Syria to search for two American children held hostage by Isis.
- 8/17/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has ordered a second season of its Emmy-nominated docuseries Vice. The renewal comes shortly after the series wrapped its first season on Showtime and received a 2020 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, its first Emmy nom on the network.
“In the most challenging conditions imaginable, Vice serves as our collective conscience, delivering vital reporting from around the world, often at great risk to themselves,” said Vinnie Malhotra, EVP, Nonfiction Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “We could not be more proud of the work the team has done, and we’ve marveled at their exceptional investigative and in-depth reporting. We anxiously await what Vice will tackle in the coming season.”
This past season, Vice journalists quickly adapted to cover stories of the Covid-19 pandemic and its rippling effect on local communities around the world, reporting from high-risk epicenters in New York, Italy, Brazil, Iran, Cambodia and more.
Each...
“In the most challenging conditions imaginable, Vice serves as our collective conscience, delivering vital reporting from around the world, often at great risk to themselves,” said Vinnie Malhotra, EVP, Nonfiction Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “We could not be more proud of the work the team has done, and we’ve marveled at their exceptional investigative and in-depth reporting. We anxiously await what Vice will tackle in the coming season.”
This past season, Vice journalists quickly adapted to cover stories of the Covid-19 pandemic and its rippling effect on local communities around the world, reporting from high-risk epicenters in New York, Italy, Brazil, Iran, Cambodia and more.
Each...
- 7/30/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Vice,” the weekly newsmagazine series which was revived by Showtime last year, has been renewed for a second season at the network.
News of the renewal comes hot on the heels of the show’s Emmy nomination in the hosted nonfiction series or special category. The series was originally launched by Vice Media and HBO back in 2013, before it was canceled after six seasons.
This past season saw the show’s reporters cover stories of the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting from high-risk epicenters in New York, Italy, Brazil, Iran, and Cambodia. News of the pickup was announced by Vinnie Malhotra, executive vice president of nonfiction programming at Showtime.
“In the most challenging conditions imaginable, ‘Vice’ serves as our collective conscience, delivering vital reporting from around the world, often at great risk to themselves,” said Malhotra. “We could not be more proud of the work the team has done, and we’ve...
News of the renewal comes hot on the heels of the show’s Emmy nomination in the hosted nonfiction series or special category. The series was originally launched by Vice Media and HBO back in 2013, before it was canceled after six seasons.
This past season saw the show’s reporters cover stories of the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting from high-risk epicenters in New York, Italy, Brazil, Iran, and Cambodia. News of the pickup was announced by Vinnie Malhotra, executive vice president of nonfiction programming at Showtime.
“In the most challenging conditions imaginable, ‘Vice’ serves as our collective conscience, delivering vital reporting from around the world, often at great risk to themselves,” said Malhotra. “We could not be more proud of the work the team has done, and we’ve...
- 7/30/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Vice is to relaunch its nightly news show, “Vice News Tonight,” in a new hour-long live format on March 4 on Vice TV. Vice has named TV news veteran Nikki Egan as executive producer of the newscast, which will air live, Monday through Thursday. Prior to Vice, Egan was at MSNBC for 17 years.
Vice announced last August that “Vice News Tonight” would be moving to Vice TV (formerly known as Viceland), the basic cable network joint venture of Vice Media and A+E Networks. Its previous home, HBO, opted in June not to renew the program, which was then half hour in length and pre-taped.
Vice has also made 20 new hires in the run up to launch, including Todd Zwillich as Washington, D.C., deputy bureau chief, Emily Drew as senior broadcast producer, Jego Armstrong as senior producer, Sarah Svoboda as producer, Jana Lerner as field producer, and Jon Eiseman as director of audience development.
Vice announced last August that “Vice News Tonight” would be moving to Vice TV (formerly known as Viceland), the basic cable network joint venture of Vice Media and A+E Networks. Its previous home, HBO, opted in June not to renew the program, which was then half hour in length and pre-taped.
Vice has also made 20 new hires in the run up to launch, including Todd Zwillich as Washington, D.C., deputy bureau chief, Emily Drew as senior broadcast producer, Jego Armstrong as senior producer, Sarah Svoboda as producer, Jana Lerner as field producer, and Jon Eiseman as director of audience development.
- 2/7/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: As Vice News Tonight is moving into its new cable home on Vice TV (fka Viceland), the nightly newsmagazine is expanding and going live. Vice TV’s new flagship show is switching to a one-hour live format ahead of its relaunch. Premiering Wednesday, March 4 at 8 Pm, the hourlong newscast will air Monday through Thursday on Vice TV.
While on HBO, Vice News Tonight ran half-hour pre-taped episodes Monday-Thursday. In conjunction with the expansion, the show has bolstered its producing and reporting teams.
Vice News has named Emmy-winning TV news veteran Nikki Egan as the show’s Executive Producer, and made 20 new hires including Todd Zwillich as DC Deputy Bureau Chief, Emily Drew as Senior Broadcast Producer, Jego Armstrong as Senior Producer, Sarah Svoboda as Producer, Jana Lerner as Field Producer as well as Jon Eiseman as Director of Audience Development.
The show will combine in-studio interviews and on-the-ground field...
While on HBO, Vice News Tonight ran half-hour pre-taped episodes Monday-Thursday. In conjunction with the expansion, the show has bolstered its producing and reporting teams.
Vice News has named Emmy-winning TV news veteran Nikki Egan as the show’s Executive Producer, and made 20 new hires including Todd Zwillich as DC Deputy Bureau Chief, Emily Drew as Senior Broadcast Producer, Jego Armstrong as Senior Producer, Sarah Svoboda as Producer, Jana Lerner as Field Producer as well as Jon Eiseman as Director of Audience Development.
The show will combine in-studio interviews and on-the-ground field...
- 2/6/2020
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vice News and Cashmere Originals are partnering to telecast a presidential forum in Iowa on Jan. 20 devoted to issues facing communities of color.
The Brown & Black Forum will be held from 11 Am to 3 Pm Ct in Des Moines, and will feature interviews with candidates Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.
The forum will be moderated by Vice News correspondents Antonia Hylton, Alzo Slade, Paola Ramos, Dexter Thomas, David Noriega and Krishna Andavolu. The forum will have five “pillars of focus”: criminal justice, immigration, education, economic development and health.
This will be the first time that Vice News will carry the presidential forum live on its platforms, including Vice.com and Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Vice TV will broadcast the best moments from the forum in a news special at 9 Pm Et that evening.
The Brown & Black Forum will be held from 11 Am to 3 Pm Ct in Des Moines, and will feature interviews with candidates Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.
The forum will be moderated by Vice News correspondents Antonia Hylton, Alzo Slade, Paola Ramos, Dexter Thomas, David Noriega and Krishna Andavolu. The forum will have five “pillars of focus”: criminal justice, immigration, education, economic development and health.
This will be the first time that Vice News will carry the presidential forum live on its platforms, including Vice.com and Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Vice TV will broadcast the best moments from the forum in a news special at 9 Pm Et that evening.
- 12/19/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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