[153] Music acts who have played at the venue include Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse, Chromeo, JME, Black Lips, and Florence + the Machine. [90] In addition to featuring the video on its subscription streaming channels, HBO agreed to post the entire video on YouTube. Jason Kilar is a technology and media executive/entrepreneur that has invested his career in the creation, building and/or scaling of missionary companies that obsess over customers. Seriously. Contact. Last week, Vox Media acquired New York Media in an all-stock transaction. [22] The magazine was an alternative to the Montreal Mirror, then perceived as too mainstream by the Montreal alternative English-speaking scene. Its first theatrical release was "White Lightnin'" in 2009. "[35], In 2013 Vice Media premiered a new 30-minute news program for HBO titled Vice, executive produced by Bill Maher. All rights reserved. [160], In May 2018 Vice announced the acquisition of experiential events company Villain at its NewFronts presentation, but didn't reveal what they paid for it. Vice features segments on global issues hosted by Shane Smith, co-founder Suroosh Alvi, and a rotating cast of correspondents. [32], According to Columbia Journalism Review, Vice has altered shots during the editing process in pursuit of more entertaining or impressive scenes. [29] The documentaries on the channel featured unusual subjects, and were hosted by young people working at Vice Media, often the founders themselves. VIZ Media LLC. Now it says that investment is worthless". The magazine then rapidly expanded internationally, with Andrew Creighton and Andy Capper co-founding the UK division of Vice. He also made "Lil Bub & Friendz", which won the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. "[38], On 2 July 2014, Vice Media announced that it would be relocating into a warehouse space in Williamsburg formerly occupied by music venues 285 Kent, Death by Audio, and Glasslands. [54][55] Vice's COO/CFO Sarah Broderick sent a memo to staff on 2 January 2018 announcing the suspension of Creighton, who paid a $135,000 settlement in 2016 to a former employee who said she was fired after turning him down, and Mike Germano, who has served as chief digital officer. [110][111], Viceland was formerly available as a dedicated channel in Canada, through a partnership with Rogers Communications;[112] however, this channel was shut down in March 2018 due to low viewership. Wednesday night, one day after President Donald Trump, "I'm sure we're all still trying to make some sense of what was said in last night's U.S. Presidential debate, but I wanted to write to you to make one thing clear: Gavin McInnes has no affiliation with VICE," Dubuc said in her email, which was obtained by CNN Business. New York (CNN Business)Vice Media is once again working to distance itself from its co-founder, Gavin McInnes, who set much of the tone for the company in its early days before going on to found the Proud Boys, the far-right group whose ideology ​has been labeled "misogynistic, Islamophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigration" by the Anti-Defamation League. [164], 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. Both Vice Media and Refinery29 are supported by venture capital funding. [113] 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. In 2007, Vice Media began aggressively 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.