HBO partners with Vice to launch daily news program
HBO is getting into the daily news business. In an expansion of their deal wth Vice, the premium network has ordered a daily Vice-branded half-hour news program, airing five episodes per week for 48 weeks per year.
The new partnership also extends the life of HBO's existing weekly Vice investigative news series, increasing the number of episodes per year from 14 to 35.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.