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Vice Media

May 03, 2024

Vice Media Group LLC is an American-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company. As of June 2021, the Vice Media Group included five main business areas: Vice.com (digital content); Vice Studios (film and TV production); Vice TV (also known as Viceland); Vice News; and Virtue (an agency offering creative services). It was cited as the largest independent youth media company in the world, with 35 offices.[9]

Vice Media Group LLC
Logo of the Vice Media Group LLC
Primary logo used by various assets
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryMass media
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Founders
FateChapter 11 bankruptcy
Headquarters
Key people
Bruce Dixon (CEO)[1]
Brands
Revenue $125 million (2012)[6]
OwnersFortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management, and Monroe Capital[7]
Number of employees
1,000+[8]
Websitewww.vicemediagroup.com

Developing from Vice magazine, originally founded and based in Montreal and co-founded by Suroosh Alvi,[10] Shane Smith, and Gavin McInnes,[11] Vice expanded primarily into youth and young adult-focused digital media. This included online content verticals and related web series, the news division Vice News, a film production studio and a record label, among other properties. Vice re-located to New York City in 2001. Vice Media originally broadcast their news programs on HBO, including the Emmy-winning[12] weekly documentary series Vice, which premiered in April 2013. Vice features segments on global issues hosted by co-founders Smith and Alvi, and a rotating cast of correspondents.[13][14] They also broadcast Vice News Tonight, which premiered 10 October 2016, showcased a nightly roundup of global news, technology, the environment, economics, and pop culture while eschewing traditional news anchors.[15][16][17] On 10 June 2019, HBO announced the news program's cancellation in addition to ending relations with Vice Media after a seven-year partnership.[18] In August 2019, it was reported that the company was laying off staff as part of a shift towards news that would involve merging Viceland and Vice News.[19]

In April 2023, it was announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division.[20][21][22] In May, Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy[23] and agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group for $350 million in June.[7] In February 2024, CEO Bruce Dixon announced additional layoffs and that the Vice.com website would cease publishing content, instead partnering with other media companies to distribute its content.[24][25]

History edit

Founding and early years (1994–2005) edit

Vice Media founders Shane Smith,[26] Suroosh Alvi[10] and Gavin McInnes[27] launched the magazine Voice of Montreal in October 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with government funding, to cover music, art, trends and drug culture not covered in print.[28] The magazine was an alternative to the Montreal Mirror, then perceived as too mainstream by the Montreal alternative English-speaking scene. During the 1990s, Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal/Mile-End neighbourhood was home to a burgeoning subculture with the advent of collectives such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Dummies Theatre, Bran Van 3000 and later Arcade Fire.[29][30]

They changed the name to Vice in 1996, and as the magazine became more successful, the company began to find it difficult to scale their operations while based in Canada.[31] Following an investment of $4 million by Canadian investor Richard Szalwinski, Vice relocated to New York City in 1999. In 2001, the co-founders bought Vice back and moved to new offices in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[32]

Digital expansion (2006–2011) edit

In 2006, on the advice of creative director Spike Jonze, Vice began expanding into digital video, launching new video service VBS.tv as a joint venture with MTV Networks.[33][34] VBS gained a fan base with shows like The Vice Guide To Travel, Epicly Later'd, Toxic and Hamilton's Pharmacopeia.[35]

In 2007, Vice Media began expanding its digital video operation, launching new channels, such as Motherboard (tech), Noisey (music), and The Creators Project, an arts/technology site founded in partnership with Intel. Vice Media would later launch sites around electronic music culture (Thump), global news (Vice News), food (Munchies) and sports (Vice Sports). Additionally, Vice Media launched Virtue Worldwide, a creative services agency, to expand their capabilities for work around their platforms.[36] During this time, Santiago Stelley was the director of content of VBS.tv (2006–2010) and creative director of Vice Media (2010–2012).[37]

In January 2008, co-founder Gavin McInnes left Vice Media due to "creative differences" with the company,[11] and founded the website streetcarnage.com. He later co-founded Rooster, an advertising agency, and became a far-right activist, founding the Proud Boys.[38]

According to Columbia Journalism Review, Vice has altered shots during the editing process in pursuit of more entertaining or impressive scenes. In a 2011 documentary on Libya, a voiceover from the reporter claims that he had gone to the frontlines amidst an offensive, while in contrast a source claims the reporter did not make the trip, with only a cameraman going there.[39]

Further expansion (2012–2017) edit

In 2012, Vice Media continued to expand its coverage focused around news and current events.

With the end of VBS.tv, Vice began releasing films like UK's Scariest Debt Collector, Swansea Love Story, World's Scariest Drug and Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman through their main website and YouTube channel, as well as new series like Slutever, Fringes, Love Industry and High Society.[40]

In mid-August 2013, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox invested US$70 million in Vice Media, resulting in a 5% stake. Following the announcement, Smith explained: "We have set ourselves up to build a global platform but we have maintained control."[41] In 2013, Vice Media premiered a new 30-minute news program for HBO titled Vice, executive produced by Bill Maher. In 2014, the second season of the show won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[42] In 2014, Vice Media launched its news channel, Vice News, which almost immediately gained global attention for its coverage of protests and conflict in Ukraine and Venezuela. As of October 2014, the editor of BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat claimed the BBC was "playing catch-up" to Vice News.[43]

Vice Media has routinely advocated for their "immersionist" brand of journalism in the pursuit of more authentic and interesting stories. Their founders and editors have regularly garnered controversy from the likes of The New York Times' David Carr, who bristled in an exchange with Shane Smith in the 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times. In a 2014 Time column, Carr said that Vice had since grown into a strong news entity. In August 2014, Carr published a New York Times column further reversing his earlier criticism of Vice, saying: "Being the crusty old-media scold felt good at the time, but recent events suggest that Vice is deadly serious about doing real news that people, yes, even young people, will actually watch."[44]

On 2 July 2014, Vice Media announced that it would be relocating into a warehouse space in Williamsburg that had been occupied by the independent arts spaces and concert venues 285 Kent, Death by Audio and Glasslands, among others. Vice and the building property owners facilitated the clearance of the building and the displacement of the existing creative tenants.[45] Vice spent US$20 million to renovate the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) building as part of an eight-year lease,[46] facilitating the establishment of new production facilities with full broadcast capabilities, and received an offer of US$6.5 million in tax credits from New York state's Empire State Development.[47] In August 2014, A&E Networks, a television group jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, made a US$250-million investment in Vice Media for an ownership stake of 10%.[48] In November and December 2015, Disney made two additional individual investments of US$200 million totalling $400 million.[49][50]

On 26 March 2015, HBO announced it would renew its contract to broadcast the weekly Vice documentary series for four years, while expanding the annual broadcast schedule from 14 to nearly 30 episodes.[51] The network also announced Vice would be launching a nightly news program. The show, entitled Vice News Tonight, premiered on 10 October 2016 and was planned to run 48 weeks each year, featuring pre-edited video and graphics segments covering global news, technology, the environment, economics and pop culture, while eschewing the use of live TV anchors.[15][16][17][52] In November 2015, Vice and A&E Networks announced Viceland, a then-upcoming cable network that would feature Vice-produced content.[53][54][55]

On 14 March 2017, Vice announced an expanded original programming deal with Snap Inc. The new deal built on Vice's previous deal to serve as a 2015 global launch partner on the Snapchat Discover platform. The first program planned under the new deal was Hungry Hearts with Action Bronson, starring the titular rapper.[56] That same month, Vice announced a wide range of content deals which would make its programming available in more than 80 territories by the end of 2017.[57]

In June 2017, Vice secured a $450 million investment from private-equity firm TPG Capital to increase spending on scripted programming and ongoing international expansion. As a result of the deal, Vice Media was valued at $5.7 billion.[58] In September 2018, Disney wrote down its investment in Vice by $157 million. Disney acquired Fox's stake in Vice when its acquisition of 21st Century Fox completed in March 2019.[59]

On 23 December 2017, The New York Times reported that there had been four settlements involving allegations of sexual harassment or defamation against Vice employees. In addition, over 20 other women stated that they had experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct, including unwanted kisses, groping, lewd remarks and propositions for sex at the company. In a statement provided to The New York Times, Vice co-founders Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi said, "from the top down, we have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone, especially women, can feel respected and thrive."[60][61][62]

In January 2018, Vice's COO/CFO Sarah Broderick sent a memo to staff on 2 January 2018 announcing President Creighton had volunteered to go on temporary leave whilst a new investigation into a $135,000 settlement from a case the company paid in 2016 to a former employee who alleged she was fired after turning him down, and the suspension of Mike Germano, who had served as chief digital officer. Germano founded Carrot Creative, which was acquired by Vice in 2013; he was accused of pulling a former colleague onto his lap at a company party, as well as telling his former strategist Amanda Rue he originally did not want to hire her "because he wanted to have sex with her."[63] Vice has also been criticized by current and former employees for featuring work by Terry Richardson, a photographer facing accusations of sexual abuse by multiple models.[64] In another documentary, a former female employee covering a story about sex workers in a developing country said Vice attempted to "sensationalize and exploit" the women depicted. In one occasion, producers requested her to go undercover as a prostitute, which she refused. She also remarks being oriented to swear more while on camera.[39]

Decline (2018–2022) edit

In March 2018, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith announced he would no longer continue as CEO and would take on the new title of Executive Chairman. Former A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc succeeded Smith as CEO.[65] "Smith will now be focused on creating content and strategic deals and partnerships to help grow the company."[66] On 20 August 2018, Vice's Munchies and Fremantle Media signed a deal with Triple Five Group to gain control of the food hall at American Dream Meadowlands. The food hall was expected to open in April 2019.[67][68] In November 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Vice Media was looking to trim its workforce by 10–15%, relying on attrition rather than layoffs.[69] The same month, CEO Nancy Dubuc told an audience at The New York Times Dealbook conference that Vice would return to profitability the following year.[70][71][72] In March 2019, it was reported that Vice Media was looking to raise another $200 million in funding.[73][74]

On 1 May 2019, Vice consolidated many of its web channels back into one central platform turning them into feature sections. The move included independent Munchies, Noisey, Motherboard, Broadly, Free, Amuse, Tonic, Waypoint and Vice Sports. Vice also ended its block on the ad industry's keyword blacklist of 25 terms.[75] On 3 May 2019, Vice Media announced that it raised $250 million in debt from George Soros and other investors.[76] In October, Vice Media announced that it was acquiring Refinery29.[77] The deal, worth a reported $400 million,[78] valued the combined company at $4 billion.[79]

In May 2020, Vice Media announced they were laying off more than 150 staff due to financial difficulties.[80][81] In June 2020, Vice Media launched an investigation into allegations of subsidiary Refinery29's toxic work environment.[82]

In March 2020, Vice Media organized the Azimuth Music Festival in Saudi Arabia, less than two years after Vice paused all work in Saudi Arabia following the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. Vice's brand was not used on marketing material, and contractors had to sign non-disclosure agreements regarding Vice's involvement. Vice opened a commercial and creative office in Riyadh in 2022.[83] On 2 October 2020, Vice Media Group appointed Nadja Bellan-White as the global CMO, to be in charge of worldwide branding, communications and promotions. It was also announced that Meera Pattni had been promoted to VP Communications, directly reporting to Bellan-White.[84]

In April 2021, Van Scott, former ABC News communications executive, joined Vice as VP Corporate Communications to lead communications in the US. Scott would report to Laura Misselbrook, Global SVP Communications, based in London.[85]

In April 2021, Vice Media was criticized by Cambodians for photoshopping images of the victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide. Some victims had smileys photoshopped onto their faces. Vice later admitted to the images being photoshopped and said that "We regret the error and will investigate how this failure of the editorial process occurred."[86]

In March 2021, it was claimed that "VICE Media Group is the world's largest independent youth media company", with offices in 35 cities across the world. Its five key businesses were listed as: Vice.com (digital content); Vice Studios (film and TV production); Vice TV; Vice News; and Virtue (an agency offering creative services).[9] In September 2021, it was reported that Vice raised another investment round following cancelled plans to go public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).[87]

Bankruptcy and sale (2023–present) edit

In January 2023, Vice began exploring the possibility of selling itself.[88] On 24 February 2023, Dubuc left as CEO as the company faced problems with turning an annual profit and finding a buyer.[89] Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala were appointed co-CEOs on 27 February, a few days after Dubuc's departure.[90] It was announced in April 2023 that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its Vice News division due to budget problems. This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and the layoffs of dozens of employees.[20][21][22]

On 1 May 2023, The New York Times reported that Vice was preparing to file for bankruptcy.[91] According to Deadline, Vice's primary debt-holder, Fortress Investment Group, would likely take control of Vice Media as a result of any Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.[92]

Two weeks later, on 15 May, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group, which would, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets.[23][93] The following month, Vice accepted the consortium's increased offer of $350 million prior to the bankruptcy auction.[94] The company drew criticism for generous executive compensation packages while employees dealt with layoffs and unpaid company bills.[95] The sale was closed in August 2023.[96] Lokhandwala resigned as co-CEO in December, leaving Bruce Dixon as sole CEO.[1]

On 22 February 2024, CEO Bruce Dixon announced "several hundred" additional layoffs as part of a company restructuring.[24] Dixon also announced that the Vice.com website would no longer publish content, instead partnering with other media companies to distribute its content, and that the company was discussing the sale of Refinery29.[24][25]

The New York Times highlighted that "over the past half-decade, Vice has had near annual layoffs and mounting losses, and has filed for bankruptcy, making it the poster child for the battered digital-media industry" and that while "some observers hoped its new owners [...] would reinvest" in the company, Fortress Investment Group had instead "decided to make sweeping cuts".[97] Chris Thompson of Defector commented that "admirers of Vice's journalism—Vice News and Motherboard, both of which were largely kerploded during Vice's bankruptcy, had made themselves essential with years of excellent reporting—have long daydreamed about a future where its owners and executives stopped trying to turn it into a leprechaun's pot of gold and just allowed it to be a good website. [...] Instead of protecting it as responsible stewards, they treated it more or less the way Paul Cicero treated the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas, fattening themselves at its expense until there was nothing left to rob, and then burning it to the ground".[98]

In April 2024, Vice Media sold Refinery29 to Essence magazine owner Sundial Media Group.[99] Later that month, Vice Media announced it had restructured its global production business, now called Vice Studios Group, into five units: Pulse Films, UnTypical (formerly Vice Studios), Vice Studios LatAm, Vice Studios Canada and a news documentary unit. Vice Studios Group will be lead by Jamie Hall and Danny Gabai as co-presidents.[2]

Key business properties edit

Vice magazine edit

Main article: Vice (magazine)

Vice is a print magazine and website focused on arts, culture and news topics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the magazine was the first product of the media company now known as Vice Media.[32]

As of April 2017, the magazine's editor-in-chief was Ellis Jones.[100][101] The magazine switched to a quarterly publication schedule in 2018, though issues still generally explored a single theme.[102]

Vice News division edit

Main articles: Vice News, Vice News Tonight, and Vice (TV series)

Vice News is the name of Vice Media's current affairs brand, consisting of ViceNews.com, a nightly news program called Vice News Tonight, and an Emmy-winning weekly news program, Vice, both airing on HBO.[103] Vice News focuses on coverage of events that may not be as well covered by other news sources. On 24 May 2016, Vice Media promoted Josh Tyrangiel to oversee a unified Vice News division consisting of Vice News, the weekly HBO Vice show, and the daily Vice News Tonight.[104]

Vice News creates content daily, distributing written articles and video on its website and YouTube channel.[105] In 2015, the channel won two Peabody Awards for its video series The Islamic State and Last Chance High.[106]

In 2013, HBO aired the first 10-episode season of a half-hour newsmagazine known as Vice, with Bill Maher as executive producer. The initial season saw international coverage for the season one finale that had Vice play an exhibition basketball game in North Korea with Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters. The show was renewed for a second season, which aired in 2014 and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special.[107] The show was picked up for two more 14-episode seasons by HBO in May 2014, which aired in 2015 and 2016. The program is currently in its fifth season, which was expanded to a total of 30 episodes.[14]

In October 2016, a second Vice News program, a nightly news program called Vice News Tonight, premiered. The program is slated to run 48 weeks each year, featuring pre-edited video and graphics segments covering global news, technology, the environment, economics and pop culture, while eschewing the use of live TV anchors.[108]

Following the violent protests by white supremacists, white nationalists and other groups at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Vice News Tonight broke from its normal newsmagazine format to devote an entire episode to a documentary film on the events. The episode aired the same weekend as the rally, 14 August 2017. Charlottesville: Race and Terror garnered critical praise, with Esquire urging readers to "watch it and share it".[109] In addition to featuring the video on its subscription streaming channels, HBO agreed to post the entire video on YouTube. Within two weeks, it had more than 44 million views between HBO and online platforms and received many positive reviews.[110][111][112][113][114] The episode received a Peabody Award for public service journalism in April 2018.[115][116]

On April 27, 2023 it was first announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division due to budget problems. This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and the layoffs of dozens of employees. In a tweet made by the Vice Union, they criticized the company for repeated layoffs and expressed disappointment over the loss of entire teams. They described the layoffs as part of a pattern where Vice has let go of many who have significantly contributed to the company's success. The Union also condemned the manner of the layoff announcements, which were made via a livestream without opportunity for dialogue and where the executives scarcely acknowledged the ongoing layoffs. The Vice Union has affirmed its support for the affected employees, implying a divergence from the company's past identity as a respected media organization.[20][21][22][117]

Vice TV channel edit

Main article: Vice (TV channel)

Vice on TV is a cable television network operated by Vice Media primarily featuring documentary-style programs targeted toward millennials.[53][54][55] It operates under partnership with local cable and free-to-air television providers in the following regions:

Region Partner
United States A&E Networks[118]
Australia SBS[119]
France Canal+ Group[120]
Netherlands Ziggo[121]
United Kingdom Sky, Virgin Media[122] (closed July 2020)[citation needed]
Serbia Prva TV
Belgium Proximus and Telenet
Spain and Portugal AMC Networks International Iberia[123]
New Zealand Sky Television[124]
Sub-Saharan Africa Econet[125]
Indonesia Jawa Pos Group[126]
Brazil Grupo Globo[127]
India The Times Group[128]
Israel Partner TV[129]

The channel is available through cable providers as well as OTT services.[130][131]

Viceland was formerly available as a dedicated channel in Canada, through a partnership with Rogers Communications;[132] however, this channel was shut down in March 2018 due to low viewership.[133] In August 2018, Vice signed a new content deal with Bell Media to relaunch Vice-branded content in Canada on various Bell-owned properties including Much and CraveTV.[134]

In August 2019, it was reported that Vice media is moving Viceland toward news and away from entertainment and other lifestyle programming, and has plans to merge Viceland with Vice News.[19]

UnTypical edit

Not to be confused with § Pulse Films.

Untypical,[2] formerly Vice Studios, is the film and TV production division of Vice Media. Since 2007, it has released documentaries and narrative films through the Vice Films label. Its first theatrical release was White Lightnin' in 2009.[135] On 8 December 2014, 20th Century Fox and Vice Media announced they would collaborate to finance, produce, distribute, market and acquire narrative films under the Vice Films brand.[136]

List of productions
Year Title Notes Type
2009 White Lightnin' Produced with UK Film Council, Film and Music Entertainment, Mainframe Productions, The Salt Company International and distributed by Momentum Pictures Documentary
2010 The Ride
2012 Reincarnated Produced with Snoopadelic Films
The Fourth Dimension Fiction anthology film
2013 Lil Bub & Friendz Documentary film
2014 Fishing Without Nets Produced with Think Media Studios Fiction film
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Only as distributor together with other studios
2015 Chemsex Documentary film
2016 The Bad Batch Produced with Annapurna Pictures and Human Stew Factory and distributed by Neon Fiction film
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton Distributed by Netflix Documentary film
2019 Fyre Produced with Jerry Media, Library Films and MATTE Projects

Distributed by Netflix

Documentary film
2021 Flee Distributed by Neon, Participant (United States), Curzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom) and Haut et Court (France) Animated documentary film

The Vice Guide to Everything edit

The MTV series The Vice Guide to Everything, which premiered in December 2010, was a weekly news magazine featuring short video segments on various global issues, hosted by Shane Smith and roster of correspondents. The segments sought to cater to a younger audience with a more condensed, entertaining approach to the news.[137][138][139][140][141] The series aired until 2011.[142]

Virtue Worldwide edit

On 26 January 2017, Vice announced the consolidation of its in-house agency Virtue with Carrot Creative, a digital and mobile agency Vice acquired in 2013, Pulse Films, a production company Vice acquired in 2016 into the new Virtue Worldwide.[143][144] Based in Brooklyn, New York, the combined 450-person global consultancy provides the services of a full agency network and multi-platform content creation studio. Virtue Worldwide will be led by CEO Lars Hemming Jorgensen.[145]

Relying on these in-house and acquired agencies, apart from its editorial operations, Vice works with advertisers to create global ad campaigns tailored to the company's younger audience.[146][147] The ads generate revenue from the production of the ad and placement within a given media property.[148] Vice maintains the separation between the production of branded and hard news content, while some critics contend that their operation "blurs the line between editorial and sponsorship".[149] This practice is sometimes referred to as "native advertising", due to how ads are often mingled with regular content.[150] Co-founder Alvi has also said that Vice has had "franchises that were underwritten by sponsors – that's our goal, to get a lot of our news franchises and stories and reports sponsored by advertisers. It's kind of the way news used to be in the fifties: 'Brought to you by Gillette' or whatever it was. We love that model."[151]

Some of the brands that Vice has worked with are Google, Unilever, Bank of America, Samsung, Toyota, Levi Strauss & Co. and Intel.[152] However, some advertisers have been controversial; Edition Worldwide, a subsidiary of Vice UK, was called "highly irresponsible" by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and other anti-smoking groups for their work producing content for tobacco giant Philip Morris International. This was seen as unethical by anti-tobacco groups due to the young audience which Vice News usually attracts.[153][154] In March 2019, Vice accepted £5M from Philip Morris to promote e-cigarettes to young people.[155]

Other business operations edit

Vice Media holds a range of online and offline properties. Digital channels include:

Name Years Genre
Vice magazine 1996- Culture
VBS.tv 2007-
Vice News 2013- News
Noisey 2012 Music
Motherboard 2010 Technology and science

Former business operations edit

Name Year Genre Notes
Broadly 2015-2019[156] Women's interest and LGBT community
Munchies 2014-2022[157] Food and cooking
Vice Sports 2014-2020[1] Sports
i-D 2013-2023[158] Fashion Sold to Karlie Kloss[158]
Garage 2016-2021[159] Arts
Amuse 2015-2020 Lifestyle
Vice Impact 2017-2020 Advocacy
Waypoint 2016-2023[160][161] Video games
Tonic 2016[162]-2018 Health and wellness
Free 2018 Personal finance
Refinery29 2019-2024[99] Culture Sold to Sundial Media Group[99][163]
  • ^ Launch refers to year where the first Vice-produced video was released on their respective YouTube channels.
  • ^ In 2014, Vice Media took over the YouTube-funded channel The NOC, which was launched in 2012.

Global expansion edit

Vice Media has steadily acquired media properties and firms and closed deals in order to expand its global operations.

In June 2014, it was reported that Time Warner was negotiating to acquire up to a 40% stake in Vice Media;[164] among the company's plans were to give Vice Media control over the programming of HLN—a spin-off network of CNN which had recently struggled in its attempts to re-focus itself as a younger-skewing, social media-oriented news service. However, the deal fell through as the companies were unable to agree on a proper valuation,[165] and Vice Media chose to partner with A&E Networks for a 10% minority stake.[166] A&E's co-owner Disney made a second investment of $200 million.[49]

On 30 October 2014, Vice Media announced a CDN$100 million joint venture with Rogers Communications that to facilitate the construction of production facilities in Toronto, as well as the introduction of a Vice-branded television network and digital properties in Canada in 2015. Rogers CEO Guy Laurence described the proposed studio as "a powerhouse for Canadian digital content focused on 18- to 34-year-olds" that will be "exciting" and "provocative." The content of the partnership will be aimed primarily toward digital platforms.[167][168]

In November 2014, Vice Media announced that Alyssa Mastromonaco, who formerly worked in the Obama administration, would come on board as the company's chief operating officer in January 2015,[169] and that James Schwab, who had previously advised Vice and DreamWorks on media deals, would be joining as co-president.[170]

In June 2016, at the Cannes Lions Awards, the company announced its planned expansion into over 50 countries, including partnerships with The Times of India Group and Moby that will see Vice enter the India and Middle East markets with digital, mobile and linear operations.[171] New Viceland channels have already launched in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa.[172][173]

In late 2016, Vice announced a news and content expansion into the Indonesian market, with the goal of reaching the country's roughly 100 million young adults aged between 18 and 34 years. As of 7 November 2016, Vice had struck digital and cable programming deals with Google and Indonesian television network Jawa Pos TV to broadcast its original lifestyle, culture and news content.[174][175]

On 1 March 2017 at Mobile World Congress, Vice announced new content deals with mobile operators in multiple regions, including an extensive Asia Pacific expansion and renewed partnership with Verizon's Go90 branch. The new deals will bring Vice's content into more than 80 global territories by the end of 2017.[57]

 
Shane Smith of Vice Media during Mobile World Congress 2017

On 22 March 2017, Vice Media finalized a deal with French digital media studio Blackpills for the creation of a line-up of original short-form programming, set to premiere on Vice's digital video hub, video.vice.com. Blackpills would enlist international filmmakers including Luc Besson, Bryan Singer, and Zoe Cassavetes in the creative effort. Vice London subsidiary Pulse Films contributed original content to air on video.vice.com, and Viceland in both the US and Canada aired Blackpills' first series, French/Canadian co-production You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days starring Donald Trump impersonator John Di Domenico and comedian Ron Sparks.[176]

Later in March 2017, while in India, Shane Smith discussed his partnership with the Times Group. The company launched Vice India as well as their agency business, Virtue.[177] Smith also revealed that the company had "held India back as a launch partner because it's so important to get it right. We didn't just want to come in, set up a studio and go. We wanted to have a plan, make sure we did it correctly."[178] In June 2017, Vice announced a partnership with Brazilian media giant Grupo Globo that will see Vice grow its existing presence in the region through increased local production capabilities and increased mobile programming.[179][180]

In November 2017, Vice announced the launch of a new Asia Pacific office with a dedicated CEO to oversee programming and business operations in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere in the region.[181] The headquarters, in Singapore, will include "studio space that will be used for original documentary, drama, and film projects as well as by Vice's branding agency, Virtue."[182]

In March 2021, the Pedestrian Group announced a multi-year deal to become the Australian digital publishing home of the brand.[183][184] In January 2022, a new team of five, headed by Brad Esposito, was announced to head up Vice Australia and New Zealand.[185]

Ventures, acquisitions, and mergers edit

Vice Music edit

Vice Records or Vice Music, launched in 2002, is Vice's in-house record label. It has released albums and singles by the following artists through various major label distributors:[186][187][188]

Old Blue Last Pub edit

 
The Old Blue Last pub in 2012
  Old Blue Last at Wikimedia Commons

In 2004 Vice acquired a pub and music venue in Shoreditch, East London named The Old Blue Last,[189] in which a live music program entitled Live at the Old Blue Last is filmed. After Vice bought the Old Blue Last in 2004,[190] it underwent a series of improvements, with most taking place in 2010.[191] In 2012, Vice began selling beer under the Old Blue Last label.[citation needed]

i-D magazine edit

Vice acquired British fashion magazine i-D in December 2012,[192][193] with Vice president Andrew Creighton calling it "one of the only fashion publications in the world we actually respect."[194] Fashion model Karlie Kloss acquired i-D magazine from Vice in November 2023.[158]

VRSE.farm edit

In 2015, Vice announced it invested an "undisclosed sum" in VRSE.farm, a virtual reality company founded by acclaimed director Chris Milk. The announcement came alongside a debut VR experience at the Sundance Festival, a "virtual-reality journalism broadcast" made in partnership with Spike Jonze and Vice News.[195]

Pulse Films edit

Not to be confused with § Vice Films.

Pulse Films was founded in 2005 by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford.[196]

In March 2016, Vice acquired controlling stake in UK television and film production company Pulse Films, to bolster its original programming efforts.[197][198] As of 22 March 2017, Pulse Films produces original content, including the series Pillowtalk and Twiz and Tuck Bucket List for exclusive release on video.vice.com, Vice's digital video hub.[citation needed] As of March 2022 Pulse Films has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Berlin and Milan.[9] It specializes in producing feature films, music documentaries and drama-documentaries.[196]

Garage magazine edit

Vice acquired UK magazine Garage in July 2017 to expand its foothold in the youth market, and announced plans to launch a digital channel focused on art, fashion and literature.[199]

Villain edit

In May 2018, Vice announced the acquisition of experiential events company Villain at its NewFronts presentation, but did not reveal what they paid for it. Villain is based in a 15,000 ft warehouse near Vice's headquarters in Williamsburg, NYC. The company works with a host of major brands, including PepsiCo, Toyota and Red Bull.[200]

Unionization edit

On 7 August 2015, the roughly 70-person writing staff of Vice Media US voted to unionize, joining the Writers Guild of America, East. Vice management quickly recognized the union. The successful union drive followed in the footsteps of Salon, Gawker and The Guardian.[201][202]

Then, in September 2017, employees and freelancers who "work on video content for Vice.com, cable channel Viceland, and Vice programming on HBO" unionized through Writers Guild of America, East and the Motion Pictures Editors Guild.[203] At the time, a leader from one of the unions said: "We have built a constructive relationship with Vice management and applaud the company for continuing to respect the right of its employees to engage in collective bargaining."[204]

On 2 May 2017, Vice Media ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement with 170 employees of the company's Canadian division who had joined the Canadian Media Guild union in 2016.[205]

In February 2016, staff members at Vice UK called for unionization with an officially recognised trade union by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). Staff members said this was following the steps of Vice US (which unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East[206]), in order to allow the staff to "share in the success of the company", to strengthen job security by Vice providing better contracts, to address "pay issues ... so everyone gets a fair deal, including freelancers" and enhance career progression opportunities.[207]

This proposition was rejected by Vice UK; the company refused to recognise the NUJ, but instead said that they were free to set up an internal staff council. Vice chief executive, Matt Elek, claimed the NUJ had displayed "a concerning lack of transparency from them about who they are purporting to represent here [and had] not been able to provide us with any numbers to demonstrate the degree of support they have in this office", adding that: "The NUJ are used to working with old print media businesses and structures – they are not used to innovative, digital workplaces like this where the culture has always been to encourage flexibility and allow people work across different departments."[208]

In response, Michelle Stanistreet (General Secretary of the NUJ) said:

"The accusation that the NUJ has not been transparent in its discussions with Vice management is simply untrue. It's a shame that the company has proven so resistant to listening to its own staff and facilitating what they want – a collective voice at work. That the NUJ and its 30,000 members – including those at Vice – are not used to the reality of a digital workforce is laughable and shows it's the company who are out of date with 21st century trade unions. Rejecting calls for union recognition from their own journalists and then trying to fob them off with a Rupert Murdoch-style staff association is a pretty old-fashioned union-busting ruse that misses the point. NUJ officials and reps at Vice will continue with the push for recognition and if the company wants that to be gained through the law forcing their hand rather than through sensible engagement with their staff, so be it."[209]

The NUJ submitted a new request for recognition in March 2019. Following talks at Acas, the company agreed to recognise the NUJ for purposes of collective bargaining on 25 July 2019.[210]

Office expansion in Brooklyn edit

 
Vice Media expanded its offices to 55 Washington Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn

In July 2014, Vice Media announced it would be moving its headquarters to a new building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where their New York office had been since 1999. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the move would allow them to double their current office size and hire about 500 new employees.[211]

Following this announcement, the two music venues occupying the building, Glasslands Gallery and Death By Audio, soon announced the news they would be closing. Following the announcement from Glasslands management in October 2014 that the arts venue would close at the end of 2014, thereby making it the third Williamsburg music space to close through Vice Media's expansion—alongside 285 Kent and Death By Audio—Big Shot Magazine claimed that the Brooklyn music community had received a "proverbial kick in the groin."[212]

After a series of articles covering the venues' eviction, BrooklynVegan reported on the deals that led to Vice Media moving into the new office, including terms buying out tenants and covering past overdue rent, that contradicted some press around the renovation of the building and Vice Media's dealings with the current tenants. Regardless, as the article puts it, "The concept of 'Vice vs. DIY' in Williamsburg is officially a thing."[213]

After expanding into the Glasslands Gallery and Death by Audio space in 2014, Vice further expanded its Brooklyn footprint by leasing a 74,000 square foot property at 55 Washington Street. The new property houses agency acquisitions Carrot Creative along with other Vice corporate staff.[214][215]

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Vice Media Group LLC is an American Canadian digital media and broadcasting company As of June 2021 update the Vice Media Group included five main business areas Vice com digital content Vice Studios film and TV production Vice TV also known as Viceland Vice News and Virtue an agency offering creative services It was cited as the largest independent youth media company in the world with 35 offices 9 Vice Media Group LLCLogo of the Vice Media Group LLCPrimary logo used by various assetsCompany typeJoint ventureIndustryMass mediaFounded1994 30 years ago 1994 FoundersSuroosh Alvi Shane Smith Gavin McInnesFateChapter 11 bankruptcyHeadquartersMontreal Quebec Canada 1994 2001 Brooklyn New York U S 2001 present Key peopleBruce Dixon CEO 1 BrandsVice UnTypical 2 Viceland Noisey Motherboard Broadly Munchies The Creators Project Thump Fightland Waypoint Tonic Pulse Films SWG Virtue Worldwide 3 Garage 4 5 Revenue 125 million 2012 6 OwnersFortress Investment Group Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital 7 Number of employees1 000 8 Websitewww wbr vicemediagroup wbr com Developing from Vice magazine originally founded and based in Montreal and co founded by Suroosh Alvi 10 Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes 11 Vice expanded primarily into youth and young adult focused digital media This included online content verticals and related web series the news division Vice News a film production studio and a record label among other properties Vice re located to New York City in 2001 Vice Media originally broadcast their news programs on HBO including the Emmy winning 12 weekly documentary series Vice which premiered in April 2013 Vice features segments on global issues hosted by co founders Smith and Alvi and a rotating cast of correspondents 13 14 They also broadcast Vice News Tonight which premiered 10 October 2016 showcased a nightly roundup of global news technology the environment economics and pop culture while eschewing traditional news anchors 15 16 17 On 10 June 2019 HBO announced the news program s cancellation in addition to ending relations with Vice Media after a seven year partnership 18 In August 2019 it was reported that the company was laying off staff as part of a shift towards news that would involve merging Viceland and Vice News 19 In April 2023 it was announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division 20 21 22 In May Vice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 23 and agreed to be acquired by a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group for 350 million in June 7 In February 2024 CEO Bruce Dixon announced additional layoffs and that the Vice com website would cease publishing content instead partnering with other media companies to distribute its content 24 25 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding and early years 1994 2005 1 2 Digital expansion 2006 2011 1 3 Further expansion 2012 2017 1 4 Decline 2018 2022 1 5 Bankruptcy and sale 2023 present 2 Key business properties 2 1 Vice magazine 2 2 Vice News division 2 3 Vice TV channel 2 4 UnTypical 2 4 1 The Vice Guide to Everything 2 5 Virtue Worldwide 3 Other business operations 3 1 Former business operations 3 2 Global expansion 3 3 Ventures acquisitions and mergers 3 3 1 Vice Music 3 3 2 Old Blue Last Pub 3 3 3 i D magazine 3 3 4 VRSE farm 3 3 5 Pulse Films 3 3 6 Garage magazine 3 3 7 Villain 4 Unionization 5 Office expansion in Brooklyn 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFounding and early years 1994 2005 edit Vice Media founders Shane Smith 26 Suroosh Alvi 10 and Gavin McInnes 27 launched the magazine Voice of Montreal in October 1994 in Montreal Quebec Canada with government funding to cover music art trends and drug culture not covered in print 28 The magazine was an alternative to the Montreal Mirror then perceived as too mainstream by the Montreal alternative English speaking scene During the 1990s Montreal s Plateau Mont Royal Mile End neighbourhood was home to a burgeoning subculture with the advent of collectives such as Godspeed You Black Emperor Dummies Theatre Bran Van 3000 and later Arcade Fire 29 30 They changed the name to Vice in 1996 and as the magazine became more successful the company began to find it difficult to scale their operations while based in Canada 31 Following an investment of 4 million by Canadian investor Richard Szalwinski Vice relocated to New York City in 1999 In 2001 the co founders bought Vice back and moved to new offices in Williamsburg Brooklyn 32 Digital expansion 2006 2011 edit In 2006 on the advice of creative director Spike Jonze Vice began expanding into digital video launching new video service VBS tv as a joint venture with MTV Networks 33 34 VBS gained a fan base with shows like The Vice Guide To Travel Epicly Later d Toxic and Hamilton s Pharmacopeia 35 In 2007 Vice Media began expanding its digital video operation launching new channels such as Motherboard tech Noisey music and The Creators Project an arts technology site founded in partnership with Intel Vice Media would later launch sites around electronic music culture Thump global news Vice News food Munchies and sports Vice Sports Additionally Vice Media launched Virtue Worldwide a creative services agency to expand their capabilities for work around their platforms 36 During this time Santiago Stelley was the director of content of VBS tv 2006 2010 and creative director of Vice Media 2010 2012 37 In January 2008 co founder Gavin McInnes left Vice Media due to creative differences with the company 11 and founded the website streetcarnage com He later co founded Rooster an advertising agency and became a far right activist founding the Proud Boys 38 According to Columbia Journalism Review Vice has altered shots during the editing process in pursuit of more entertaining or impressive scenes In a 2011 documentary on Libya a voiceover from the reporter claims that he had gone to the frontlines amidst an offensive while in contrast a source claims the reporter did not make the trip with only a cameraman going there 39 Further expansion 2012 2017 edit In 2012 Vice Media continued to expand its coverage focused around news and current events With the end of VBS tv Vice began releasing films like UK s Scariest Debt Collector Swansea Love Story World s Scariest Drug and Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman through their main website and YouTube channel as well as new series like Slutever Fringes Love Industry and High Society 40 In mid August 2013 Rupert Murdoch s 21st Century Fox invested US 70 million in Vice Media resulting in a 5 stake Following the announcement Smith explained We have set ourselves up to build a global platform but we have maintained control 41 In 2013 Vice Media premiered a new 30 minute news program for HBO titled Vice executive produced by Bill Maher In 2014 the second season of the show won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special in the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 42 In 2014 Vice Media launched its news channel Vice News which almost immediately gained global attention for its coverage of protests and conflict in Ukraine and Venezuela As of October 2014 the editor of BBC Radio 1 s Newsbeat claimed the BBC was playing catch up to Vice News 43 Vice Media has routinely advocated for their immersionist brand of journalism in the pursuit of more authentic and interesting stories Their founders and editors have regularly garnered controversy from the likes of The New York Times David Carr who bristled in an exchange with Shane Smith in the 2011 documentary Page One Inside the New York Times In a 2014 Time column Carr said that Vice had since grown into a strong news entity In August 2014 Carr published a New York Times column further reversing his earlier criticism of Vice saying Being the crusty old media scold felt good at the time but recent events suggest that Vice is deadly serious about doing real news that people yes even young people will actually watch 44 On 2 July 2014 Vice Media announced that it would be relocating into a warehouse space in Williamsburg that had been occupied by the independent arts spaces and concert venues 285 Kent Death by Audio and Glasslands among others Vice and the building property owners facilitated the clearance of the building and the displacement of the existing creative tenants 45 Vice spent US 20 million to renovate the 60 000 square foot 5 600 m2 building as part of an eight year lease 46 facilitating the establishment of new production facilities with full broadcast capabilities and received an offer of US 6 5 million in tax credits from New York state s Empire State Development 47 In August 2014 A amp E Networks a television group jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation made a US 250 million investment in Vice Media for an ownership stake of 10 48 In November and December 2015 Disney made two additional individual investments of US 200 million totalling 400 million 49 50 On 26 March 2015 HBO announced it would renew its contract to broadcast the weekly Vice documentary series for four years while expanding the annual broadcast schedule from 14 to nearly 30 episodes 51 The network also announced Vice would be launching a nightly news program The show entitled Vice News Tonight premiered on 10 October 2016 and was planned to run 48 weeks each year featuring pre edited video and graphics segments covering global news technology the environment economics and pop culture while eschewing the use of live TV anchors 15 16 17 52 In November 2015 Vice and A amp E Networks announced Viceland a then upcoming cable network that would feature Vice produced content 53 54 55 On 14 March 2017 Vice announced an expanded original programming deal with Snap Inc The new deal built on Vice s previous deal to serve as a 2015 global launch partner on the Snapchat Discover platform The first program planned under the new deal was Hungry Hearts with Action Bronson starring the titular rapper 56 That same month Vice announced a wide range of content deals which would make its programming available in more than 80 territories by the end of 2017 57 In June 2017 Vice secured a 450 million investment from private equity firm TPG Capital to increase spending on scripted programming and ongoing international expansion As a result of the deal Vice Media was valued at 5 7 billion 58 In September 2018 Disney wrote down its investment in Vice by 157 million Disney acquired Fox s stake in Vice when its acquisition of 21st Century Fox completed in March 2019 59 On 23 December 2017 The New York Times reported that there had been four settlements involving allegations of sexual harassment or defamation against Vice employees In addition over 20 other women stated that they had experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct including unwanted kisses groping lewd remarks and propositions for sex at the company In a statement provided to The New York Times Vice co founders Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi said from the top down we have failed as a company to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone especially women can feel respected and thrive 60 61 62 In January 2018 Vice s COO CFO Sarah Broderick sent a memo to staff on 2 January 2018 announcing President Creighton had volunteered to go on temporary leave whilst a new investigation into a 135 000 settlement from a case the company paid in 2016 to a former employee who alleged she was fired after turning him down and the suspension of Mike Germano who had served as chief digital officer Germano founded Carrot Creative which was acquired by Vice in 2013 he was accused of pulling a former colleague onto his lap at a company party as well as telling his former strategist Amanda Rue he originally did not want to hire her because he wanted to have sex with her 63 Vice has also been criticized by current and former employees for featuring work by Terry Richardson a photographer facing accusations of sexual abuse by multiple models 64 In another documentary a former female employee covering a story about sex workers in a developing country said Vice attempted to sensationalize and exploit the women depicted In one occasion producers requested her to go undercover as a prostitute which she refused She also remarks being oriented to swear more while on camera 39 Decline 2018 2022 edit In March 2018 Vice Media co founder Shane Smith announced he would no longer continue as CEO and would take on the new title of Executive Chairman Former A E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc succeeded Smith as CEO 65 Smith will now be focused on creating content and strategic deals and partnerships to help grow the company 66 On 20 August 2018 Vice s Munchies and Fremantle Media signed a deal with Triple Five Group to gain control of the food hall at American Dream Meadowlands The food hall was expected to open in April 2019 67 68 In November 2018 The Wall Street Journal reported that Vice Media was looking to trim its workforce by 10 15 relying on attrition rather than layoffs 69 The same month CEO Nancy Dubuc told an audience at The New York Times Dealbook conference that Vice would return to profitability the following year 70 71 72 In March 2019 it was reported that Vice Media was looking to raise another 200 million in funding 73 74 On 1 May 2019 Vice consolidated many of its web channels back into one central platform turning them into feature sections The move included independent Munchies Noisey Motherboard Broadly Free Amuse Tonic Waypoint and Vice Sports Vice also ended its block on the ad industry s keyword blacklist of 25 terms 75 On 3 May 2019 Vice Media announced that it raised 250 million in debt from George Soros and other investors 76 In October Vice Media announced that it was acquiring Refinery29 77 The deal worth a reported 400 million 78 valued the combined company at 4 billion 79 In May 2020 Vice Media announced they were laying off more than 150 staff due to financial difficulties 80 81 In June 2020 Vice Media launched an investigation into allegations of subsidiary Refinery29 s toxic work environment 82 In March 2020 Vice Media organized the Azimuth Music Festival in Saudi Arabia less than two years after Vice paused all work in Saudi Arabia following the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi Vice s brand was not used on marketing material and contractors had to sign non disclosure agreements regarding Vice s involvement Vice opened a commercial and creative office in Riyadh in 2022 83 On 2 October 2020 Vice Media Group appointed Nadja Bellan White as the global CMO to be in charge of worldwide branding communications and promotions It was also announced that Meera Pattni had been promoted to VP Communications directly reporting to Bellan White 84 In April 2021 Van Scott former ABC News communications executive joined Vice as VP Corporate Communications to lead communications in the US Scott would report to Laura Misselbrook Global SVP Communications based in London 85 In April 2021 Vice Media was criticized by Cambodians for photoshopping images of the victims of the Khmer Rouge Genocide Some victims had smileys photoshopped onto their faces Vice later admitted to the images being photoshopped and said that We regret the error and will investigate how this failure of the editorial process occurred 86 In March 2021 it was claimed that VICE Media Group is the world s largest independent youth media company with offices in 35 cities across the world Its five key businesses were listed as Vice com digital content Vice Studios film and TV production Vice TV Vice News and Virtue an agency offering creative services 9 In September 2021 it was reported that Vice raised another investment round following cancelled plans to go public via special purpose acquisition company SPAC 87 Bankruptcy and sale 2023 present edit In January 2023 Vice began exploring the possibility of selling itself 88 On 24 February 2023 Dubuc left as CEO as the company faced problems with turning an annual profit and finding a buyer 89 Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala were appointed co CEOs on 27 February a few days after Dubuc s departure 90 It was announced in April 2023 that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its Vice News division due to budget problems This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and the layoffs of dozens of employees 20 21 22 On 1 May 2023 The New York Times reported that Vice was preparing to file for bankruptcy 91 According to Deadline Vice s primary debt holder Fortress Investment Group would likely take control of Vice Media as a result of any Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing 92 Two weeks later on 15 May Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group which would alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital invest 225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets 23 93 The following month Vice accepted the consortium s increased offer of 350 million prior to the bankruptcy auction 94 The company drew criticism for generous executive compensation packages while employees dealt with layoffs and unpaid company bills 95 The sale was closed in August 2023 96 Lokhandwala resigned as co CEO in December leaving Bruce Dixon as sole CEO 1 On 22 February 2024 CEO Bruce Dixon announced several hundred additional layoffs as part of a company restructuring 24 Dixon also announced that the Vice com website would no longer publish content instead partnering with other media companies to distribute its content and that the company was discussing the sale of Refinery29 24 25 The New York Times highlighted that over the past half decade Vice has had near annual layoffs and mounting losses and has filed for bankruptcy making it the poster child for the battered digital media industry and that while some observers hoped its new owners would reinvest in the company Fortress Investment Group had instead decided to make sweeping cuts 97 Chris Thompson of Defector commented that admirers of Vice s journalism Vice News and Motherboard both of which were largely kerploded during Vice s bankruptcy had made themselves essential with years of excellent reporting have long daydreamed about a future where its owners and executives stopped trying to turn it into a leprechaun s pot of gold and just allowed it to be a good website Instead of protecting it as responsible stewards they treated it more or less the way Paul Cicero treated the Bamboo Lounge in Goodfellas fattening themselves at its expense until there was nothing left to rob and then burning it to the ground 98 In April 2024 Vice Media sold Refinery29 to Essence magazine owner Sundial Media Group 99 Later that month Vice Media announced it had restructured its global production business now called Vice Studios Group into five units Pulse Films UnTypical formerly Vice Studios Vice Studios LatAm Vice Studios Canada and a news documentary unit Vice Studios Group will be lead by Jamie Hall and Danny Gabai as co presidents 2 Key business properties editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2023 Vice magazine edit Main article Vice magazine Vice is a print magazine and website focused on arts culture and news topics Founded in 1994 in Montreal Quebec Canada the magazine was the first product of the media company now known as Vice Media 32 As of April 2017 the magazine s editor in chief was Ellis Jones 100 101 The magazine switched to a quarterly publication schedule in 2018 though issues still generally explored a single theme 102 Vice News division edit Main articles Vice News Vice News Tonight and Vice TV series Vice News is the name of Vice Media s current affairs brand consisting of ViceNews com a nightly news program called Vice News Tonight and an Emmy winning weekly news program Vice both airing on HBO 103 Vice News focuses on coverage of events that may not be as well covered by other news sources On 24 May 2016 Vice Media promoted Josh Tyrangiel to oversee a unified Vice News division consisting of Vice News the weekly HBO Vice show and the daily Vice News Tonight 104 Vice News creates content daily distributing written articles and video on its website and YouTube channel 105 In 2015 the channel won two Peabody Awards for its video series The Islamic State and Last Chance High 106 In 2013 HBO aired the first 10 episode season of a half hour newsmagazine known as Vice with Bill Maher as executive producer The initial season saw international coverage for the season one finale that had Vice play an exhibition basketball game in North Korea with Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters The show was renewed for a second season which aired in 2014 and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special 107 The show was picked up for two more 14 episode seasons by HBO in May 2014 which aired in 2015 and 2016 The program is currently in its fifth season which was expanded to a total of 30 episodes 14 In October 2016 a second Vice News program a nightly news program called Vice News Tonight premiered The program is slated to run 48 weeks each year featuring pre edited video and graphics segments covering global news technology the environment economics and pop culture while eschewing the use of live TV anchors 108 Following the violent protests by white supremacists white nationalists and other groups at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville Virginia Vice News Tonight broke from its normal newsmagazine format to devote an entire episode to a documentary film on the events The episode aired the same weekend as the rally 14 August 2017 Charlottesville Race and Terror garnered critical praise with Esquire urging readers to watch it and share it 109 In addition to featuring the video on its subscription streaming channels HBO agreed to post the entire video on YouTube Within two weeks it had more than 44 million views between HBO and online platforms and received many positive reviews 110 111 112 113 114 The episode received a Peabody Award for public service journalism in April 2018 115 116 On April 27 2023 it was first announced that Vice Media was restructuring and downsizing its news division due to budget problems This action included the cancellation of Vice News Tonight and other programs and the layoffs of dozens of employees In a tweet made by the Vice Union they criticized the company for repeated layoffs and expressed disappointment over the loss of entire teams They described the layoffs as part of a pattern where Vice has let go of many who have significantly contributed to the company s success The Union also condemned the manner of the layoff announcements which were made via a livestream without opportunity for dialogue and where the executives scarcely acknowledged the ongoing layoffs The Vice Union has affirmed its support for the affected employees implying a divergence from the company s past identity as a respected media organization 20 21 22 117 Vice TV channel edit Main article Vice TV channel Vice on TV is a cable television network operated by Vice Media primarily featuring documentary style programs targeted toward millennials 53 54 55 It operates under partnership with local cable and free to air television providers in the following regions Region Partner United States A amp E Networks 118 Australia SBS 119 France Canal Group 120 Netherlands Ziggo 121 United Kingdom Sky Virgin Media 122 closed July 2020 citation needed Serbia Prva TV Belgium Proximus and Telenet Spain and Portugal AMC Networks International Iberia 123 New Zealand Sky Television 124 Sub Saharan Africa Econet 125 Indonesia Jawa Pos Group 126 Brazil Grupo Globo 127 India The Times Group 128 Israel Partner TV 129 The channel is available through cable providers as well as OTT services 130 131 Viceland was formerly available as a dedicated channel in Canada through a partnership with Rogers Communications 132 however this channel was shut down in March 2018 due to low viewership 133 In August 2018 Vice signed a new content deal with Bell Media to relaunch Vice branded content in Canada on various Bell owned properties including Much and CraveTV 134 In August 2019 it was reported that Vice media is moving Viceland toward news and away from entertainment and other lifestyle programming and has plans to merge Viceland with Vice News 19 UnTypical edit Not to be confused with Pulse Films Untypical 2 formerly Vice Studios is the film and TV production division of Vice Media Since 2007 it has released documentaries and narrative films through the Vice Films label Its first theatrical release was White Lightnin in 2009 135 On 8 December 2014 20th Century Fox and Vice Media announced they would collaborate to finance produce distribute market and acquire narrative films under the Vice Films brand 136 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2023 List of productions Year Title Notes Type 2009 White Lightnin Produced with UK Film Council Film and Music Entertainment Mainframe Productions The Salt Company International and distributed by Momentum Pictures Documentary 2010 The Ride 2012 Reincarnated Produced with Snoopadelic Films The Fourth Dimension Fiction anthology film 2013 Lil Bub amp Friendz Documentary film 2014 Fishing Without Nets Produced with Think Media Studios Fiction film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Only as distributor together with other studios 2015 Chemsex Documentary film 2016 The Bad Batch Produced with Annapurna Pictures and Human Stew Factory and distributed by Neon Fiction film 2017 Jim amp Andy The Great Beyond Featuring a Very Special Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton Distributed by Netflix Documentary film 2019 Fyre Produced with Jerry Media Library Films and MATTE Projects Distributed by Netflix Documentary film 2021 Flee Distributed by Neon Participant United States Curzon Artificial Eye United Kingdom and Haut et Court France Animated documentary film The Vice Guide to Everything edit The MTV series The Vice Guide to Everything which premiered in December 2010 was a weekly news magazine featuring short video segments on various global issues hosted by Shane Smith and roster of correspondents The segments sought to cater to a younger audience with a more condensed entertaining approach to the news 137 138 139 140 141 The series aired until 2011 142 Virtue Worldwide edit On 26 January 2017 Vice announced the consolidation of its in house agency Virtue with Carrot Creative a digital and mobile agency Vice acquired in 2013 Pulse Films a production company Vice acquired in 2016 into the new Virtue Worldwide 143 144 Based in Brooklyn New York the combined 450 person global consultancy provides the services of a full agency network and multi platform content creation studio Virtue Worldwide will be led by CEO Lars Hemming Jorgensen 145 Relying on these in house and acquired agencies apart from its editorial operations Vice works with advertisers to create global ad campaigns tailored to the company s younger audience 146 147 The ads generate revenue from the production of the ad and placement within a given media property 148 Vice maintains the separation between the production of branded and hard news content while some critics contend that their operation blurs the line between editorial and sponsorship 149 This practice is sometimes referred to as native advertising due to how ads are often mingled with regular content 150 Co founder Alvi has also said that Vice has had franchises that were underwritten by sponsors that s our goal to get a lot of our news franchises and stories and reports sponsored by advertisers It s kind of the way news used to be in the fifties Brought to you by Gillette or whatever it was We love that model 151 Some of the brands that Vice has worked with are Google Unilever Bank of America Samsung Toyota Levi Strauss amp Co and Intel 152 However some advertisers have been controversial Edition Worldwide a subsidiary of Vice UK was called highly irresponsible by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and other anti smoking groups for their work producing content for tobacco giant Philip Morris International This was seen as unethical by anti tobacco groups due to the young audience which Vice News usually attracts 153 154 In March 2019 Vice accepted 5M from Philip Morris to promote e cigarettes to young people 155 Other business operations editVice Media holds a range of online and offline properties Digital channels include This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2023 Name Years Genre Vice magazine 1996 Culture VBS tv 2007 Vice News 2013 News Noisey 2012 Music Motherboard 2010 Technology and science Former business operations edit Name Year Genre Notes Broadly 2015 2019 156 Women s interest and LGBT community Munchies 2014 2022 157 Food and cooking Vice Sports 2014 2020 1 Sports i D 2013 2023 158 Fashion Sold to Karlie Kloss 158 Garage 2016 2021 159 Arts Amuse 2015 2020 Lifestyle Vice Impact 2017 2020 Advocacy Waypoint 2016 2023 160 161 Video games Tonic 2016 162 2018 Health and wellness Free 2018 Personal finance Refinery29 2019 2024 99 Culture Sold to Sundial Media Group 99 163 Launch refers to year where the first Vice produced video was released on their respective YouTube channels In 2014 Vice Media took over the YouTube funded channel The NOC which was launched in 2012 Global expansion edit Vice Media has steadily acquired media properties and firms and closed deals in order to expand its global operations In June 2014 it was reported that Time Warner was negotiating to acquire up to a 40 stake in Vice Media 164 among the company s plans were to give Vice Media control over the programming of HLN a spin off network of CNN which had recently struggled in its attempts to re focus itself as a younger skewing social media oriented news service However the deal fell through as the companies were unable to agree on a proper valuation 165 and Vice Media chose to partner with A amp E Networks for a 10 minority stake 166 A amp E s co owner Disney made a second investment of 200 million 49 On 30 October 2014 Vice Media announced a CDN 100 million joint venture with Rogers Communications that to facilitate the construction of production facilities in Toronto as well as the introduction of a Vice branded television network and digital properties in Canada in 2015 Rogers CEO Guy Laurence described the proposed studio as a powerhouse for Canadian digital content focused on 18 to 34 year olds that will be exciting and provocative The content of the partnership will be aimed primarily toward digital platforms 167 168 In November 2014 Vice Media announced that Alyssa Mastromonaco who formerly worked in the Obama administration would come on board as the company s chief operating officer in January 2015 169 and that James Schwab who had previously advised Vice and DreamWorks on media deals would be joining as co president 170 In June 2016 at the Cannes Lions Awards the company announced its planned expansion into over 50 countries including partnerships with The Times of India Group and Moby that will see Vice enter the India and Middle East markets with digital mobile and linear operations 171 New Viceland channels have already launched in Southeast Asia Australia New Zealand and Africa 172 173 In late 2016 Vice announced a news and content expansion into the Indonesian market with the goal of reaching the country s roughly 100 million young adults aged between 18 and 34 years As of 7 November 2016 Vice had struck digital and cable programming deals with Google and Indonesian television network Jawa Pos TV to broadcast its original lifestyle culture and news content 174 175 On 1 March 2017 at Mobile World Congress Vice announced new content deals with mobile operators in multiple regions including an extensive Asia Pacific expansion and renewed partnership with Verizon s Go90 branch The new deals will bring Vice s content into more than 80 global territories by the end of 2017 57 nbsp Shane Smith of Vice Media during Mobile World Congress 2017 On 22 March 2017 Vice Media finalized a deal with French digital media studio Blackpills for the creation of a line up of original short form programming set to premiere on Vice s digital video hub video vice com Blackpills would enlist international filmmakers including Luc Besson Bryan Singer and Zoe Cassavetes in the creative effort Vice London subsidiary Pulse Films contributed original content to air on video vice com and Viceland in both the US and Canada aired Blackpills first series French Canadian co production You Got Trumped The First 100 Days starring Donald Trump impersonator John Di Domenico and comedian Ron Sparks 176 Later in March 2017 while in India Shane Smith discussed his partnership with the Times Group The company launched Vice India as well as their agency business Virtue 177 Smith also revealed that the company had held India back as a launch partner because it s so important to get it right We didn t just want to come in set up a studio and go We wanted to have a plan make sure we did it correctly 178 In June 2017 Vice announced a partnership with Brazilian media giant Grupo Globo that will see Vice grow its existing presence in the region through increased local production capabilities and increased mobile programming 179 180 In November 2017 Vice announced the launch of a new Asia Pacific office with a dedicated CEO to oversee programming and business operations in India Thailand Malaysia Indonesia and elsewhere in the region 181 The headquarters in Singapore will include studio space that will be used for original documentary drama and film projects as well as by Vice s branding agency Virtue 182 In March 2021 the Pedestrian Group announced a multi year deal to become the Australian digital publishing home of the brand 183 184 In January 2022 a new team of five headed by Brad Esposito was announced to head up Vice Australia and New Zealand 185 Ventures acquisitions and mergers edit Vice Music edit Vice Records or Vice Music launched in 2002 is Vice s in house record label It has released albums and singles by the following artists through various major label distributors 186 187 188 120 Days Acrassicauda Action Bronson Almighty Defenders Black Lips Bloc Party Boredoms Charlotte Gainsbourg Chromeo Death From Above 1979 Deniro Farrar Fucked Up Growing Head Wound City Justice King Khan and the Shrines Lullabye Arkestra Off Rich Boy The Raveonettes The Stills The Streets Team Spirit Vybz Kartel Old Blue Last Pub edit nbsp The Old Blue Last pub in 2012 nbsp Old Blue Last at Wikimedia Commons In 2004 Vice acquired a pub and music venue in Shoreditch East London named The Old Blue Last 189 in which a live music program entitled Live at the Old Blue Last is filmed After Vice bought the Old Blue Last in 2004 190 it underwent a series of improvements with most taking place in 2010 191 In 2012 Vice began selling beer under the Old Blue Last label citation needed i D magazine edit Vice acquired British fashion magazine i D in December 2012 192 193 with Vice president Andrew Creighton calling it one of the only fashion publications in the world we actually respect 194 Fashion model Karlie Kloss acquired i D magazine from Vice in November 2023 158 VRSE farm edit In 2015 Vice announced it invested an undisclosed sum in VRSE farm a virtual reality company founded by acclaimed director Chris Milk The announcement came alongside a debut VR experience at the Sundance Festival a virtual reality journalism broadcast made in partnership with Spike Jonze and Vice News 195 Pulse Films edit Not to be confused with Vice Films Pulse Films was founded in 2005 by Thomas Benski and Marisa Clifford 196 In March 2016 Vice acquired controlling stake in UK television and film production company Pulse Films to bolster its original programming efforts 197 198 As of 22 March 2017 Pulse Films produces original content including the series Pillowtalk and Twiz and Tuck Bucket List for exclusive release on video vice com Vice s digital video hub citation needed As of March 2022 update Pulse Films has offices in Los Angeles New York Paris Berlin and Milan 9 It specializes in producing feature films music documentaries and drama documentaries 196 Garage magazine edit Vice acquired UK magazine Garage in July 2017 to expand its foothold in the youth market and announced plans to launch a digital channel focused on art fashion and literature 199 Villain edit In May 2018 Vice announced the acquisition of experiential events company Villain at its NewFronts presentation but did not reveal what they paid for it Villain is based in a 15 000 ft warehouse near Vice s headquarters in Williamsburg NYC The company works with a host of major brands including PepsiCo Toyota and Red Bull 200 Unionization editOn 7 August 2015 the roughly 70 person writing staff of Vice Media US voted to unionize joining the Writers Guild of America East Vice management quickly recognized the union The successful union drive followed in the footsteps of Salon Gawker and The Guardian 201 202 Then in September 2017 employees and freelancers who work on video content for Vice com cable channel Viceland and Vice programming on HBO unionized through Writers Guild of America East and the Motion Pictures Editors Guild 203 At the time a leader from one of the unions said We have built a constructive relationship with Vice management and applaud the company for continuing to respect the right of its employees to engage in collective bargaining 204 On 2 May 2017 Vice Media ratified a three year collective bargaining agreement with 170 employees of the company s Canadian division who had joined the Canadian Media Guild union in 2016 205 In February 2016 staff members at Vice UK called for unionization with an officially recognised trade union by the National Union of Journalists NUJ Staff members said this was following the steps of Vice US which unionized with the Writers Guild of America East 206 in order to allow the staff to share in the success of the company to strengthen job security by Vice providing better contracts to address pay issues so everyone gets a fair deal including freelancers and enhance career progression opportunities 207 This proposition was rejected by Vice UK the company refused to recognise the NUJ but instead said that they were free to set up an internal staff council Vice chief executive Matt Elek claimed the NUJ had displayed a concerning lack of transparency from them about who they are purporting to represent here and had not been able to provide us with any numbers to demonstrate the degree of support they have in this office adding that The NUJ are used to working with old print media businesses and structures they are not used to innovative digital workplaces like this where the culture has always been to encourage flexibility and allow people work across different departments 208 In response Michelle Stanistreet General Secretary of the NUJ said The accusation that the NUJ has not been transparent in its discussions with Vice management is simply untrue It s a shame that the company has proven so resistant to listening to its own staff and facilitating what they want a collective voice at work That the NUJ and its 30 000 members including those at Vice are not used to the reality of a digital workforce is laughable and shows it s the company who are out of date with 21st century trade unions Rejecting calls for union recognition from their own journalists and then trying to fob them off with a Rupert Murdoch style staff association is a pretty old fashioned union busting ruse that misses the point NUJ officials and reps at Vice will continue with the push for recognition and if the company wants that to be gained through the law forcing their hand rather than through sensible engagement with their staff so be it 209 The NUJ submitted a new request for recognition in March 2019 Following talks at Acas the company agreed to recognise the NUJ for purposes of collective bargaining on 25 July 2019 210 Office expansion in Brooklyn edit nbsp Vice Media expanded its offices to 55 Washington Street in Dumbo Brooklyn In July 2014 Vice Media announced it would be moving its headquarters to a new building in Williamsburg Brooklyn where their New York office had been since 1999 According to an article in The Wall Street Journal the move would allow them to double their current office size and hire about 500 new employees 211 Following this announcement the two music venues occupying the building Glasslands Gallery and Death By Audio soon announced the news they would be closing Following the announcement from Glasslands management in October 2014 that the arts venue would close at the end of 2014 thereby making it the third Williamsburg music space to close through Vice Media s expansion alongside 285 Kent and Death By Audio Big Shot Magazine claimed that the Brooklyn music community had received a proverbial kick in the groin 212 After a series of articles covering the venues eviction BrooklynVegan reported on the deals that led to Vice Media moving into the new office including terms buying out tenants and covering past overdue rent that contradicted some press around the renovation of the building and Vice Media s dealings with the current tenants Regardless as the article puts it The concept of Vice vs DIY in Williamsburg is officially a thing 213 After expanding into the Glasslands Gallery and Death by Audio space in 2014 Vice further expanded its Brooklyn footprint by leasing a 74 000 square foot property at 55 Washington Street The new property houses agency acquisitions Carrot Creative along with other Vice corporate staff 214 215 See also editBuzzFeed Inc Mashable Mic media company 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