Vice Films
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| Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founders |
Suroosh Alvi Shane Smith Gavin McInnes |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Brands |
Vice News Viceland Vice (magazine) Noisey Motherboard Broadly Munchies Vice Sports The Creators Project Thump i-D Fightland Waypoint Tonic Pulse Films Starworks Virtue Worldwide Garage |
| Website | www |
| Vice Records | |
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| Parent company | Vice Media |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Status | Active (as of 7/27/2016, website is nonfunctional) |
| Genre | Rock, hip hop, electronic, reggae |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location |
Brooklyn, New York London |
| Official website | www |
Vice Media LLC is a North American digital media and broadcasting company. Originating from the Montreal-based VICE magazine co-founded by Suroosh Alvi,Shane Smith, and Gavin McInnes (who left the company in 2008), VICE expanded primarily into youth and young adult–focused digital media, including online content verticals and related web series, the news division Vice News, a film production studio, and a record label among other properties. In 2015 VICE Media was called "[arguably] a poster child for new-media success—especially when it comes to attracting a valuable millennial audience."
In February 2016, VICE Media launched a cable television network in Canada and the United States known as Viceland—a millennial-targeted network which draws upon the resources of the lifestyle-oriented verticals of VICE. The Viceland TV channel currently operates in many international territories, with plans to expand to a total of 44 by the end of 2017. VICE Media broadcasts two news programs on HBO. VICE News Tonight, which premiered October 10, 2016, showcases a nightly roundup of global news, technology, the environment, economics, and pop culture while eschewing traditional news anchors. HBO also broadcasts the Emmy-winning weekly documentary series VICE, which premiered on the network in April 2013. VICE features segments on global issues hosted by Shane Smith, co-founder Suroosh Alvi, and a rotating cast of correspondents.
Originally based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, VICE re-located to New York City in 2001. In August 2014, A&E Networks, a television group jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, made a $US250-million investment in Vice Media for an ownership stake of 10%. In November and December 2015, Disney made two additional individual investments of US$200 million totaling $400 million. 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 is now valued at $5.7 billion.
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