AMC, Vice partner in Iberia

MIPCOM: AMC Networks International in Iberia and Vice Media have partnered to bring programming from the latter’s Viceland channel to Spain and Portugal.

James Rosenstock

A two-hour Viceland-branded programming block will launch daily on AMC Networks’ Odisea and Odisseia Channels in Spain and Portugal next month.

Series such as culinary show F*ck That’s Delicious, docuseries Gaycation, investigative series Black Market and Vice World of Sports will also be made available through AMC’s VoD and catch-up services.

The deal is the latest in a number of international collaborations from Vice, which has said it is on course to make Viceland’s programming available in 80 territories by the beginning of 2018.

Earlier this year, it struck deals with Brazil’s Globosat, Moby Group in the Middle East and Times of India, and most recently it set up a joint venture with African media group Econet Media.

“This is the start of what we’re confident will be an expanding partnership as we bring Viceland’s award-winning programming to Iberia on every screen,” said James Rosenstock, president of Viceland International and chief corporate development officer at Vice Media.

Eduardo Zulueta, president of AMC Networks International Iberia and Latin America, said: “The agreement with Viceland will allow us to grow into a type of content that perfectly fits with Odisea, bringing a new perspective to the world of the documentary genre, hand in hand with one of the most unique brands in television right now.”