Vice Media
American-Canadian digital media and broadcasting company
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September 2024 | The print magazine returned to publication after previous disruptions. |
September 2024 | Vice Media relaunched its print magazine with a goal of reaching 20,000 subscribers within a year. |
February 22 2024 | Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon announced 'several hundred' layoffs and that Vice.com would cease publishing content. Some journalists, like those from Motherboard, spun off to create new ventures such as 404 Media. |
July 2023 | Vice was removed from the Showtime streaming app, with Vice News shopping the series to other outlets. |
May 25 2023 | Final episode of Vice News Tonight airs, marking the end of the news program. |
May 15 2023 | Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, initiating a potential sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management, and Monroe Capital. |
April 2023 | Vice announces the cancellation of Vice News Tonight. |
February 7 2022 | Series was renewed for its ninth and tenth seasons. |
March 7 2021 | Eighth season of Vice premiered on Showtime. |
July 30 2020 | Series was renewed for an eighth season, which would premiere on March 7, 2021. |
March 29 2020 | Vice resumed on Showtime after being picked up by the network. |
March 4 2020 | Vice News Tonight premieres on Vice TV, expanding to a full hour format and airing Thursday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT |
2019 | Vice magazine publication put on hiatus. |
December 2 2019 | Viceland changed its name to Vice TV. |
October 2019 | Vice Media announces the acquisition of Refinery29 in a deal worth a reported $400 million. |
August 2019 | Vice Media announced the channel would merge with Vice News, shifting from entertainment and lifestyle programming to a news-based lineup. |
February 1 2019 | HBO announced the cancellation of Vice, making the sixth season its last on the network. |
2018 | Magazine switched to a quarterly publication schedule, with issues exploring a single theme. |
April 6 2018 | Sixth season of Vice aired on HBO. |
August 2017 | Vice News Tonight receives widespread attention for its 'Charlottesville: Race and Terror' coverage, which goes viral after HBO makes the full episode freely available on YouTube. The segment is praised by CNN's Brian Stelter as the show's 'breakout moment' and earns a Peabody Award for News coverage |
March 23 2017 | Vice Media finalizes a deal with French digital media studio Blackpills for creating original short-form programming. |
October 10 2016 | Vice News Tonight debuted on HBO, marking a significant expansion of Vice Media's news coverage. |
March 25 2015 | HBO announced Vice's renewal through Season 7, demonstrating continued commitment to the series. |
March 6 2015 | Third season of Vice began airing, consisting of 14 episodes. |
February 2015 | Ellis Jones named editor-in-chief of Vice magazine, and Alex Miller appointed as global head of content. |
August 2014 | A&E Networks makes a US$250-million investment in Vice Media for a 10% ownership stake. |
May 7 2014 | HBO renewed the series for two more seasons, expanding the show's future on the network. |
August 2013 | Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox invests US$70 million in Vice Media, resulting in a 5% stake. |
April 5 2013 | Vice television series premiered on HBO, marking the first televised program for VICE featuring Vice staff as correspondents. |
2012 | Vice Media was created as the parent company for Vice magazine and other properties, including Vice News on HBO and the Vice.com website. |
December 2012 | Vice acquired the fashion magazine i-D. |
2011 | Viceland.com and VBS.tv were combined into Vice.com, which also hosted the Vice Motherboard website. |
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