Deadline: Vice Media’s ascent continues with a major traditional media milestone — its own linear cable channel. A+E Networks will be rebranding its H2 channel as Vice. The move follows the $250 million deal last August, spearheaded by A+E Networks head Nancy Dubuc, in which the company acquired a 10% stake in Vice Media. Vice co-founder Shane Smith has spoken of his desire to have a Vice-branded cable channel, and Dubuc has been looking for new ways to boost A+E’s portfolio of networks.