First Look at VICELAND Features World Premieres of Cyberwar and Best of VICE Canada on CityDecember 9, 05

- The pilot episode of the 16-part original VICELAND series, Cyberwar, makes its world premiere Jan. 31 on City -

- For the first time on television, catch the Best of VICE Canada's documentaries every Sunday night on City, beginning Jan. 3 -

TORONTO (December 29, 2015) - Rogers and VICE present a first look at the programming available on upcoming Canadian specialty channelVICELAND, with the world premiere of original, documentary series Cyberwar on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on City.

A 16-part, half-hour documentary series, Cyberwar centres around the conflicts being waged on the worlds newest battlefield - the Internet - and the federal agencies, activists, (para-)militaries and corporations fighting them. Hosted by VICE News's Ben Makuch, each episode focuses on one case study, investigation, or hypothetical scenario of geopolitical significance, explored through conversations with experts shot in unexpected locations, curated historical archives, and sophisticated animation and effects.

In addition, viewers can catch the Best of VICE Canada every Sunday night at10 p.m. ET/PT beginning January 3 on City. Never before aired on television,Best of VICE Canada will premiere VICE's Canadian-made, digital-first documentaries, including in-depth investigative pieces The New Era of Canadian Sex Work, Canada's Waterless Communities: Nekastanga, and Cloning the Woolly Mammoth.

The newest addition to the Rogers Media specialty portfolio, VICELAND will launch in Winter 2016, featuring hundreds of hours of new, exclusive programming, including Gaycation with Ellen Page (Freeheld) and friend and co-host Ian Daniel, and Black Market with Michael K. Williams (The Wire). Also a proud home to Canadian content, VICELAND will feature many series produced out of the VICE Canada studio, including Terror with VICE Media Co-Founder Suroosh Alvi.

Additionally, new Fido-sponsored Daily VICE content - as well as all past episodes - is currently available to all Canadians in bothEnglish and French on a nationwide free preview at the Daily VICE hub. The series continues to be available via the Daily VICE app, available to Fido customers.

About Rogers

Rogers Communications is a leading diversified public Canadian communications and media company. We are Canadas largest provider of wireless communications services and one of Canadas leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony services to consumers and businesses. Through Rogers Media, we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. Our stock is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit Rogers.com.

About VICE

VICE, which operates in over 30 territories and reaches hundreds of millions of people per month across digital, mobile and linear, is the leader in producing and distributing high quality youth content, offering viewers dozens of reoccurring franchises, daily long-form news coverage, a network of ten award-winning digital verticals, and a suite of record-breaking YouTube channels.

VICE has received numerous awards for its content including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in 2014 for VICE on HBO, Webby Awards, two Peabody awards, a PEN Center Award of Honor for Excellent Writing, a Knight Foundation Innovation in Journalism award, an ASME National Magazine Award for Best Video, a Frontline Club Award, a Front Page award, an LA Press Club Award, and more.

Media Contacts:

Stephanie Perron, Rogers, stephanie.perron@rci.rogers.com, 647.278.6799

Rakhee Sapra, VICE Canada, rakhee.sapra@vice.com, 905.334.3516

LINK:	http://www.rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=1292...
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