![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzEwMzBlOTEtYjg0Ni00MzcxLTlkYmQtMjlkMzlmMGM1MmJkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzEwMzBlOTEtYjg0Ni00MzcxLTlkYmQtMjlkMzlmMGM1MmJkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
Hozefa Lokhandwala will step down as co-ceo of Vice Media Group.
In a memo sent to employees Thursday, and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Lokhandwala said he was leaving the company to start his “next chapter.” Bruce Dixon, formerly the co-ceo alongside Lokhandwala, will be the sole CEO.
“We are at a moment in time where the company is in a place with strong leadership and a new board, that I felt I could take this opportunity to leave and spend some time with my family and friends, before starting a new endeavor,” Lokhandwala said.
Lokhandwala and Dixon took over as co-CEOs after the departure of Nancy Dubuc, who had been CEO since 2018. Her exit was followed by Jesse Angelo, global president of news & entertainment at Vice Media Group, who left to form his own company.
The two left ahead of Vice Media Group filing for bankruptcy on May 15, 2023. Vice...
In a memo sent to employees Thursday, and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Lokhandwala said he was leaving the company to start his “next chapter.” Bruce Dixon, formerly the co-ceo alongside Lokhandwala, will be the sole CEO.
“We are at a moment in time where the company is in a place with strong leadership and a new board, that I felt I could take this opportunity to leave and spend some time with my family and friends, before starting a new endeavor,” Lokhandwala said.
Lokhandwala and Dixon took over as co-CEOs after the departure of Nancy Dubuc, who had been CEO since 2018. Her exit was followed by Jesse Angelo, global president of news & entertainment at Vice Media Group, who left to form his own company.
The two left ahead of Vice Media Group filing for bankruptcy on May 15, 2023. Vice...
- 12/7/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTUzOTg0OGItNjhlZC00MWY0LWJmNmQtNTU3OGE4Yzc5Mjc0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTUzOTg0OGItNjhlZC00MWY0LWJmNmQtNTU3OGE4Yzc5Mjc0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
A group of buyers led by Fortress Investment Group has been designated the winning bidder in the bankruptcy sale of Vice Media, after pledging $225 million, according to court documents filed Thursday.
A court hearing to approve the bid has been scheduled for Friday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. If approved, the sale is expected to be completed by July 7. The bankruptcy auction, which had been scheduled Thursday morning, was canceled.
Fortress Investment Group was an existing lender of the company and had been expected to be a likely buyer of the company, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital. Vice did not receive any other qualified bids before the deadline, according to the court filings.
Vice Group Holding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15, 2023. At the time, the media company, which includes Vice Studios, Vice TV, Virtue, Vice.com, Refinery29, listed assets...
A court hearing to approve the bid has been scheduled for Friday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. If approved, the sale is expected to be completed by July 7. The bankruptcy auction, which had been scheduled Thursday morning, was canceled.
Fortress Investment Group was an existing lender of the company and had been expected to be a likely buyer of the company, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital. Vice did not receive any other qualified bids before the deadline, according to the court filings.
Vice Group Holding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15, 2023. At the time, the media company, which includes Vice Studios, Vice TV, Virtue, Vice.com, Refinery29, listed assets...
- 6/22/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2UzNmE5Y2ItYTRjMS00YWMzLWI0MWQtNzJlNzE3YzlmNzZlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
A group of Vice Media’s leading lenders will acquire the company out of Chapter 11 after the $225 million bid — led by Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital — was deemed the most qualified.
Bids were due Tuesday, and there were multiple offers. But according to an internal email and court document filed this morning, an auction for Vice set for today was canceled. None of the other offers were deemed superior. The Fortress consortium offer was so-called stalking horse bid from early in the bankruptcy process to set a floor on an an eventual sale. Judge John Mastando III could approve the deal at a hearing set for tomorrow, and the company emere from Chapter 11 in July.
After years of financial struggle, the iconic magazine turned youth-based digital media and news outlet, filed for bankruptcy in May in the Southern District of New York.
A ‘Notice of Designation...
Bids were due Tuesday, and there were multiple offers. But according to an internal email and court document filed this morning, an auction for Vice set for today was canceled. None of the other offers were deemed superior. The Fortress consortium offer was so-called stalking horse bid from early in the bankruptcy process to set a floor on an an eventual sale. Judge John Mastando III could approve the deal at a hearing set for tomorrow, and the company emere from Chapter 11 in July.
After years of financial struggle, the iconic magazine turned youth-based digital media and news outlet, filed for bankruptcy in May in the Southern District of New York.
A ‘Notice of Designation...
- 6/22/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTBhNDIwZDQtYTk2NC00MzBhLThlZDktZGNhN2Q3MDk4NzBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNTBhNDIwZDQtYTk2NC00MzBhLThlZDktZGNhN2Q3MDk4NzBjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
As Vice Media, the brash company that once had ambitions of replacing legacy news giants, files for bankruptcy protection, with $834 million in debt obligations, its finances are coming into focus.
While its largest creditors include Fortress Investment Group (with a $474.6 million claim), there’s several media companies that are listed as top unsecured creditors that aren’t insiders, as outlined in its filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of New York on Monday. The filing estimates there are more than 5,000 creditors. Given that Vice lists $350 million in assets, many creditors are likely to take a loss during Chapter 11 proceedings.
Among them, CNN Productions is listed as having a $3,798,333 claim, HBO is listed as having a claim of $1,763,157 while A&e Networks is listed as having a claim of $937,500, per the filing. Tech firm Wipro, Amazon Web Services, ad agency Horizon Media, Greek media giant Antenna TV...
While its largest creditors include Fortress Investment Group (with a $474.6 million claim), there’s several media companies that are listed as top unsecured creditors that aren’t insiders, as outlined in its filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of New York on Monday. The filing estimates there are more than 5,000 creditors. Given that Vice lists $350 million in assets, many creditors are likely to take a loss during Chapter 11 proceedings.
Among them, CNN Productions is listed as having a $3,798,333 claim, HBO is listed as having a claim of $1,763,157 while A&e Networks is listed as having a claim of $937,500, per the filing. Tech firm Wipro, Amazon Web Services, ad agency Horizon Media, Greek media giant Antenna TV...
- 5/15/2023
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmJiY2RiNzYtYWRjNS00OWE2LThjNGEtYTdlY2ZkN2Q4NGRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmJiY2RiNzYtYWRjNS00OWE2LThjNGEtYTdlY2ZkN2Q4NGRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
Jesse Angelo, global president of news & entertainment at Vice Media Group, announced Wednesday that he will be leaving the company, in the second big exit in recent weeks.
Angelo, who has served in this position since 2019, is departing to form his own company, Checker Media, which will develop and fund original intellectual property and consult with companies on creative projects and products in the news, documentary and non-fiction space. Angelo’s departure follows that of Nancy Dubuc, who told staff on Feb. 24 that she would be stepping down from her position as CEO.
Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala have since been named as co-CEOs of Vice Media Group. The pair take over the role as Vice looks into strategic alternatives for the company, which could include a sale, in whole or in pieces, or further investment.
In an internal memo about Angelo’s departure, Dixon and Lokhandwala called this a “pivotal time” in media,...
Angelo, who has served in this position since 2019, is departing to form his own company, Checker Media, which will develop and fund original intellectual property and consult with companies on creative projects and products in the news, documentary and non-fiction space. Angelo’s departure follows that of Nancy Dubuc, who told staff on Feb. 24 that she would be stepping down from her position as CEO.
Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala have since been named as co-CEOs of Vice Media Group. The pair take over the role as Vice looks into strategic alternatives for the company, which could include a sale, in whole or in pieces, or further investment.
In an internal memo about Angelo’s departure, Dixon and Lokhandwala called this a “pivotal time” in media,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGJlNTYzMmUtYzQwOS00NjA4LWI2MWQtZjZkNjZlYWE3M2ZlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
Exclusive: Jesse Angelo is the latest top executive to leave Vice Media as he starts his own production company.
Angelo, who has served as Global President of News & Entertainment since 2019, is leaving the youth-skewing media company to launch Checker Media.
The move comes a few days after Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc exited and was replaced by Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala as the company continues through its sale process.
Before joining Vice, Angelo was CEO and publisher of the New York Post.
Checker Media will focus on the news, documentary and non-fiction space and will develop and fund new IP, consult with factual brands and invest in new media ventures and start-ups.
During his time at Vice, Angleo has overseen three of its five lines of business and spearheaded the international expansion, growth and content development of Vice News, its digital channels and the company’s television business, which is...
Angelo, who has served as Global President of News & Entertainment since 2019, is leaving the youth-skewing media company to launch Checker Media.
The move comes a few days after Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc exited and was replaced by Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala as the company continues through its sale process.
Before joining Vice, Angelo was CEO and publisher of the New York Post.
Checker Media will focus on the news, documentary and non-fiction space and will develop and fund new IP, consult with factual brands and invest in new media ventures and start-ups.
During his time at Vice, Angleo has overseen three of its five lines of business and spearheaded the international expansion, growth and content development of Vice News, its digital channels and the company’s television business, which is...
- 3/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmZlN2ViMTEtNDVlMC00N2RhLTg4NTAtNjZlZmIzYWVjMDc2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,25,500,281_.jpg)
Nancy Dubuc revealed last week that she was leaving Vice Media Group as CEO after five years. The company said Monday she will be replaced by Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala, who will become co-CEOs.
Related Story Nancy Dubuc Exits As Vice Media CEO After 5 Years Related Story Vice Media Cuts Around 2% Of Digital News & Publishing Staff As Part Of Latest Consolidation Efforts Related Story Vice Media Promotes News & Entertainment Leaders As Jesse Angelo Re-Ups
Lokhandwala has been Chief Strategy Officer at Vmg since October 2018, and Dixon has been Chief Financial Officer since 2021 and was previously CFO of Vice Studios.
It comes as the board has launched a process to sell — an acquisition of the whole company, a strategic recapitalization, or other transactions involving individual assets — under the oversight of a Special Board Committee.
Before joining Vice, Lokhandwala was an MD in the Media Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan.
Related Story Nancy Dubuc Exits As Vice Media CEO After 5 Years Related Story Vice Media Cuts Around 2% Of Digital News & Publishing Staff As Part Of Latest Consolidation Efforts Related Story Vice Media Promotes News & Entertainment Leaders As Jesse Angelo Re-Ups
Lokhandwala has been Chief Strategy Officer at Vmg since October 2018, and Dixon has been Chief Financial Officer since 2021 and was previously CFO of Vice Studios.
It comes as the board has launched a process to sell — an acquisition of the whole company, a strategic recapitalization, or other transactions involving individual assets — under the oversight of a Special Board Committee.
Before joining Vice, Lokhandwala was an MD in the Media Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan.
- 2/27/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNjZlYzRhZTMtOGY2Zi00OTA1LWEyOTItZDVlMWJkNzJiMjBiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
Exclusive: Vice Distribution, the sales arm of Vice Media Group, has hired Elise Ching as Sales Director for Apac.
She’ll join this month and is charged with maximizing the value of the Vice brand in the Asia Pacific region, with a particular focus on diversifying revenue streams and striking innovative deals — with Vice particularly keen on Fast channels at the moment.
Ching is a former Discovery program sales exec, but left before it merged with Warner Bros. Before Discovery, she worked at Scripps Networks Interactive, Seven Network in Australia, Axn and MTV Asia.
The hires comes ahead of the Asia Television Forum where Vice is launching doc series Tales From the Territories, which is from the producers of wrestling doc Dark Side of the Ring and is in partnership with exec producers Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia. Also launching for buyers are true crime series Devoured and Sex Before The Internet.
She’ll join this month and is charged with maximizing the value of the Vice brand in the Asia Pacific region, with a particular focus on diversifying revenue streams and striking innovative deals — with Vice particularly keen on Fast channels at the moment.
Ching is a former Discovery program sales exec, but left before it merged with Warner Bros. Before Discovery, she worked at Scripps Networks Interactive, Seven Network in Australia, Axn and MTV Asia.
The hires comes ahead of the Asia Television Forum where Vice is launching doc series Tales From the Territories, which is from the producers of wrestling doc Dark Side of the Ring and is in partnership with exec producers Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia. Also launching for buyers are true crime series Devoured and Sex Before The Internet.
- 11/28/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTZiMGZkMjUtYjc4Yi00MGMzLTg0MjItNjQ2MTI1MWE2OTQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTZiMGZkMjUtYjc4Yi00MGMzLTg0MjItNjQ2MTI1MWE2OTQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX140_CR0,0,140,140_.jpg)
Click here to read the full article.
The blowup of crypto exchange Ftx and the fall from grace of its founder Sam Bankman-Fried (also known as Sbf) is going to be the subject of a new documentary feature in the works from Vice Media and the tech business publication The Information.
The doc, Sbf and the End of Silicon Valley, will be delivered in Q2 2023 and will feature reporting from The Information‘s crypto and venture capital teams, and Vice’s Motherboard team. Ftx’s inexperienced leadership, the role of VCs and Bankman-Fried’s obsession with “effective altruism” will all be dissected in the doc.
Vice Distribution will sell the project in all territories.
The project is the first documentary effort for The Information, which was founded by veteran business journalist Jessica Lessin in 2013.
“There are so many people involved in this story who should have known better, and did know better,...
The blowup of crypto exchange Ftx and the fall from grace of its founder Sam Bankman-Fried (also known as Sbf) is going to be the subject of a new documentary feature in the works from Vice Media and the tech business publication The Information.
The doc, Sbf and the End of Silicon Valley, will be delivered in Q2 2023 and will feature reporting from The Information‘s crypto and venture capital teams, and Vice’s Motherboard team. Ftx’s inexperienced leadership, the role of VCs and Bankman-Fried’s obsession with “effective altruism” will all be dissected in the doc.
Vice Distribution will sell the project in all territories.
The project is the first documentary effort for The Information, which was founded by veteran business journalist Jessica Lessin in 2013.
“There are so many people involved in this story who should have known better, and did know better,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNjZlYzRhZTMtOGY2Zi00OTA1LWEyOTItZDVlMWJkNzJiMjBiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
Vice Media has cut around a dozen editorial and news staff as part of its latest round of layoffs.
The youth-focused media company, which is behind series such as Showtime’s Vice, has laid off around 2 of its news staff, which incorporates people working in online news as well as its flagship Vice News brand.
The layoffs at Vice come as the broader entertainment business has been going through similar changes. Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal have made a number of cuts across its businesses and earlier this afternoon Disney was beginning “tough” and “uncomfortable” decisions around cutting back its approximately 190,000-employee base.
Vice’s cuts comes as part of a consolidation effort that started with promotion of Cory Haik from Chief Digital Officer to Chief Operating Officer, News and Entertainment.
Haik was promoted at the same time as Morgan Hertzan, who became President of Global TV, as well as re-upped contracts for President,...
The youth-focused media company, which is behind series such as Showtime’s Vice, has laid off around 2 of its news staff, which incorporates people working in online news as well as its flagship Vice News brand.
The layoffs at Vice come as the broader entertainment business has been going through similar changes. Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal have made a number of cuts across its businesses and earlier this afternoon Disney was beginning “tough” and “uncomfortable” decisions around cutting back its approximately 190,000-employee base.
Vice’s cuts comes as part of a consolidation effort that started with promotion of Cory Haik from Chief Digital Officer to Chief Operating Officer, News and Entertainment.
Haik was promoted at the same time as Morgan Hertzan, who became President of Global TV, as well as re-upped contracts for President,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDdhZmEyYzktZjkzMC00MmMzLTljZjEtZDk1MGVlOWQzM2U4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,26,500,281_.jpg)
Five months after Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment, federal prosecutors have arrested four people in connection with “The Wire” actor’s drug overdose.
One of the four people is charged with selling the fentanyl-laced heroin that allegedly led to Williams’ death, according to The New York Times.
Williams died on September 6, 2021, with the medical examiner’s office later confirming that the “Lovecraft Country” Emmy nominee died of a drug overdose.
Manhattan federal prosecutors now say that Irvin Cartagena was allegedly caught on a security camera selling Williams the drugs. Cartagena was arrested in Puerto Rico on February 2, via NBC News. His three alleged co-conspirators, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, and Carlos Macci, were arrested in New York City.
All four people face conspiracy charges, with a possible sentence of up to 40 years. Cartagena faces additional charges tied to Williams’ death that could get him an additional 20 years in jail.
One of the four people is charged with selling the fentanyl-laced heroin that allegedly led to Williams’ death, according to The New York Times.
Williams died on September 6, 2021, with the medical examiner’s office later confirming that the “Lovecraft Country” Emmy nominee died of a drug overdose.
Manhattan federal prosecutors now say that Irvin Cartagena was allegedly caught on a security camera selling Williams the drugs. Cartagena was arrested in Puerto Rico on February 2, via NBC News. His three alleged co-conspirators, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, and Carlos Macci, were arrested in New York City.
All four people face conspiracy charges, with a possible sentence of up to 40 years. Cartagena faces additional charges tied to Williams’ death that could get him an additional 20 years in jail.
- 2/2/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
![Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWVkM2MwZTYtNWU2Ni00NzkwLThmNWItNWNjYWQzOTJkMDA1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE0MzQwMjgz._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
Exclusive: Michael K. Williams is returning to the Black Market for the first time in five years after Vice TV renewed his illicit docuseries.
The first season of the show, which saw The Wire star journey into the dangerous world of gunrunners, poachers, drug addicts and illegal gambling dens, aired in 2016.
He subsequently starred in series such as Netflix’s When They See Us and HBO’s Lovecraft Country and also appeared as Bob Dylan in Apple’s Beastie Boys Story.
Williams will now continue the work of season one and look at the conditions from which black markets arise and the cultural reasons behind why they persist, from carjacking in Newark, NJ to the poaching of abalone off the coast of South Africa.
“After a busy period of back-to-back projects, I’m incredibly excited to rejoin my Vice family in taking a deeper dive behind telling the narratives of these global communities,...
The first season of the show, which saw The Wire star journey into the dangerous world of gunrunners, poachers, drug addicts and illegal gambling dens, aired in 2016.
He subsequently starred in series such as Netflix’s When They See Us and HBO’s Lovecraft Country and also appeared as Bob Dylan in Apple’s Beastie Boys Story.
Williams will now continue the work of season one and look at the conditions from which black markets arise and the cultural reasons behind why they persist, from carjacking in Newark, NJ to the poaching of abalone off the coast of South Africa.
“After a busy period of back-to-back projects, I’m incredibly excited to rejoin my Vice family in taking a deeper dive behind telling the narratives of these global communities,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
![Ian Bell](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWE3ZDRhY2YtMjUzYi00NTRlLThmMzktMDMwYWI0YTZmODlhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI3NDI3ODM@._V1_QL75_UY207_CR13,0,140,207_.jpg)
![Ian Bell](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWE3ZDRhY2YtMjUzYi00NTRlLThmMzktMDMwYWI0YTZmODlhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjI3NDI3ODM@._V1_QL75_UY207_CR13,0,140,207_.jpg)
Vice News on Friday announced the launch of a new video series and podcast, “Source Material,” which will detail current events using only user-generated content, such as cellphone, livestream, or Cct footage.
Premiering Oct. 30, the debut installment of the eight-episode first season of “Source Material” covers the experience of passengers and crew members stranded on cruise ships at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Video episodes of the show will stream on YouTube, while audio versions will be available on all podcast platforms; new audio episodes will debut every subsequent Friday, video on Saturdays.
Topics covered in subsequent episodes of “Source Material” include: The June killing of David McAtee during the Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville, Kentucky by national guard soldiers; the Australian wildfires; the riot at Ware State Prison in Georgia over conditions amid the pandemic; the Syrian civil war; and the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
“Vice News...
Premiering Oct. 30, the debut installment of the eight-episode first season of “Source Material” covers the experience of passengers and crew members stranded on cruise ships at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Video episodes of the show will stream on YouTube, while audio versions will be available on all podcast platforms; new audio episodes will debut every subsequent Friday, video on Saturdays.
Topics covered in subsequent episodes of “Source Material” include: The June killing of David McAtee during the Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville, Kentucky by national guard soldiers; the Australian wildfires; the riot at Ware State Prison in Georgia over conditions amid the pandemic; the Syrian civil war; and the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.
“Vice News...
- 10/30/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Paola Ramos is joining Vice News as a correspondent, starting this week, in the first notable new hire by Jesse Angelo since he joined the company as head of news and entertainment in June.
Ramos has previously written for Vice.com and hosted Latin-x, a Vice series focused on under-reported stories about the Latinx community. In her new role, Ramos will work across platforms. Two key venues for her work will be Vice and Vice News Tonight, which are both set to relaunch on new networks after a multi-year deal with HBO wound down a few months ago. Vice, a documentary series, will debut on Showtime next spring, and Vice News Tonight will start airing on the Viceland cable network in early 2020.
“Paola is an extraordinary talent and has done some incredible reporting in her career. The depth of her coverage on the Latinx community goes beyond the typical...
Ramos has previously written for Vice.com and hosted Latin-x, a Vice series focused on under-reported stories about the Latinx community. In her new role, Ramos will work across platforms. Two key venues for her work will be Vice and Vice News Tonight, which are both set to relaunch on new networks after a multi-year deal with HBO wound down a few months ago. Vice, a documentary series, will debut on Showtime next spring, and Vice News Tonight will start airing on the Viceland cable network in early 2020.
“Paola is an extraordinary talent and has done some incredible reporting in her career. The depth of her coverage on the Latinx community goes beyond the typical...
- 12/3/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
James Murdoch’s venture firm, Lupa Systems, has reportedly bought a small stake in Vice Media. The deal underlines the former Fox executive’s longstanding ties to the brand at an eventful time in its two-decade run.
The Financial Times, which reported the investment, cited unidentified sources close to the deal, which it said was a small position that valued the company at $4 billion.
Vice declined to comment and Lupa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The move comes just a few days after Vice announced it was buying female-skewing digital brand Refinery29.
Murdoch, who sits on Vice’s board, had been a backer as well during his time as CEO of 21st Century Fox. After Disney bought most of Fox for $71.3 billion in a deal that closed in March, Murdoch set up Lupa with his proceeds from the transaction. It has thus far not made direct investments in media companies,...
The Financial Times, which reported the investment, cited unidentified sources close to the deal, which it said was a small position that valued the company at $4 billion.
Vice declined to comment and Lupa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The move comes just a few days after Vice announced it was buying female-skewing digital brand Refinery29.
Murdoch, who sits on Vice’s board, had been a backer as well during his time as CEO of 21st Century Fox. After Disney bought most of Fox for $71.3 billion in a deal that closed in March, Murdoch set up Lupa with his proceeds from the transaction. It has thus far not made direct investments in media companies,...
- 10/10/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Television executive Morgan Hertzan is joining the Vice media family as executive vice president and general manager of Viceland as the company expands its news coverage and programming.
Hertzan, who will report to Vice’s global news and entertainment president Jesse Angelo, will oversee programming strategy and operations for the Vice television network and integrate Vice News content into the channel, said the company. The news and non-fiction exec will also work on developing, creating and distributing Vice News to additional platforms with new partners.
“Vice has earned the trust of an entire generation of news consumers, and I can’t wait to see it come alive on Viceland,” said Hertzan in a release. “Both Nancy [Dubuc, Vice CEO] and Jesse have an incredible vision for the future of Vice, and I look forward to working with my friends at A+E Networks on this next exciting chapter.”
Hertzan was previous a partner at...
Hertzan, who will report to Vice’s global news and entertainment president Jesse Angelo, will oversee programming strategy and operations for the Vice television network and integrate Vice News content into the channel, said the company. The news and non-fiction exec will also work on developing, creating and distributing Vice News to additional platforms with new partners.
“Vice has earned the trust of an entire generation of news consumers, and I can’t wait to see it come alive on Viceland,” said Hertzan in a release. “Both Nancy [Dubuc, Vice CEO] and Jesse have an incredible vision for the future of Vice, and I look forward to working with my friends at A+E Networks on this next exciting chapter.”
Hertzan was previous a partner at...
- 9/5/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Morgan Hertzan Joins Viceland As General Manager, Guy Slattery Becomes Vice Chief Marketing Officer
Exclusive: As part of Viceland’s shift from entertainment to news programming and its integration with Vice News, the cable network, a joint venture between Vice and A+E Networks, has brought in award-winning news and non-fiction executive Morgan Hertzan as Executive Vice President and General Manager.
Reporting to Jesse Angelo, President, Global News & Entertainment, Hertzan, former Gm of ABC News’ Lincoln Square Studios, will oversee programming and operations for Viceland and integrating Vice News content with the channel.
Guy Slattery, who served as Viceland President and Gm for the past year and a half, will segue to a newly created role as global Chief Marketing Officer for Vice Media. Reporting to CEO Nancy Dubuc, he will oversee marketing across Vice’s line of business including Vice News, Viceland, Vice.com, Vice Studios and in-house agency Virtue. Slattery, Vice’s first-ever global Chief Marketing Officer, was one of Dubuc’s key executives at A+E Networks,...
Reporting to Jesse Angelo, President, Global News & Entertainment, Hertzan, former Gm of ABC News’ Lincoln Square Studios, will oversee programming and operations for Viceland and integrating Vice News content with the channel.
Guy Slattery, who served as Viceland President and Gm for the past year and a half, will segue to a newly created role as global Chief Marketing Officer for Vice Media. Reporting to CEO Nancy Dubuc, he will oversee marketing across Vice’s line of business including Vice News, Viceland, Vice.com, Vice Studios and in-house agency Virtue. Slattery, Vice’s first-ever global Chief Marketing Officer, was one of Dubuc’s key executives at A+E Networks,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Viceland, Vice's three-year-old linear cable channel operated in conjunction with A+E Networks, has undergone 15 layoffs amid a pivot away from entertainment content and toward harder news programming.
The cuts took place last week, The Wall Street Journal reports, and impacted multiple departments including programming, marketing, and research. To this end, Vice is merging its Viceland division with Vice News. Vice has added staffers to the latter unit amid cuts at the former, according to the Journal, with the company telling laid off employees that it has less of a need for in-house staff at Viceland.
In June, HBO cancelled Vice News' hallmark daily television series Vice News Tonight whereupon the Vice exec charged with spearheading that show, Josh Tyrangiel, departed the company. Former New York Post chairman and CEO Jesse Angelo now oversee Vice’s news, digital, and television divisions, and Vice News Tonight was subsequently picked up by Viceland.
The cuts took place last week, The Wall Street Journal reports, and impacted multiple departments including programming, marketing, and research. To this end, Vice is merging its Viceland division with Vice News. Vice has added staffers to the latter unit amid cuts at the former, according to the Journal, with the company telling laid off employees that it has less of a need for in-house staff at Viceland.
In June, HBO cancelled Vice News' hallmark daily television series Vice News Tonight whereupon the Vice exec charged with spearheading that show, Josh Tyrangiel, departed the company. Former New York Post chairman and CEO Jesse Angelo now oversee Vice’s news, digital, and television divisions, and Vice News Tonight was subsequently picked up by Viceland.
- 9/4/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Vice is reorganizing its international business once again, reshuffling its senior management and creating the new roles of international executive managing director, head of Viceland TV for the Emea region, and senior vice president, international, at Vice Studios. Hosi Simon, Tamara Howe, and Cj Fahey fill those three positions, respectively.
The international arm of the business has already undergone several restructurings, which have included layoffs in London and elsewhere. The company said no staff members were leaving in this new revamp, which sees Dominique Delport put his stamp on the management structure. Delport joined Vice from Vivendi last year as chief revenue officer and president for international. He said 2019 would be a “transformative year” for Vice “as we design our organizational structure to align with our business priorities.”
Simon becomes Vice’s executive managing director for international in the new configuration, reporting to Delport. Previously Vice’s CEO in the Asia Pacific region,...
The international arm of the business has already undergone several restructurings, which have included layoffs in London and elsewhere. The company said no staff members were leaving in this new revamp, which sees Dominique Delport put his stamp on the management structure. Delport joined Vice from Vivendi last year as chief revenue officer and president for international. He said 2019 would be a “transformative year” for Vice “as we design our organizational structure to align with our business priorities.”
Simon becomes Vice’s executive managing director for international in the new configuration, reporting to Delport. Previously Vice’s CEO in the Asia Pacific region,...
- 6/11/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has cancelled Vice News Tonight -- a three-year-old series that marked the pay channel's’s first-ever daily series. The show will end in September.
At the same time, the Vice exec charged with spearheading that show, Josh Tyrangiel, is departing the digital media company, The Hollywood Reporter reports. He will be replaced by New York Post chairman and CEO Jesse Angelo, who will oversee Vice’s news, digital, and television divisions in a newly-created role. Angelo will also be tasked with helping Vice to grow its news brand via new domestic and international partners. Vice is currently shopping a daily news show to other networks and platforms, per the Reporter, and has a news-centric series in the works at Hulu.
Despite the buzz of Vice News Tonight, the Reporter notes that the exclusive relationship between Vice News and HBO -- which was its exclusive TV partner -- became “fraught...
At the same time, the Vice exec charged with spearheading that show, Josh Tyrangiel, is departing the digital media company, The Hollywood Reporter reports. He will be replaced by New York Post chairman and CEO Jesse Angelo, who will oversee Vice’s news, digital, and television divisions in a newly-created role. Angelo will also be tasked with helping Vice to grow its news brand via new domestic and international partners. Vice is currently shopping a daily news show to other networks and platforms, per the Reporter, and has a news-centric series in the works at Hulu.
Despite the buzz of Vice News Tonight, the Reporter notes that the exclusive relationship between Vice News and HBO -- which was its exclusive TV partner -- became “fraught...
- 6/10/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
As HBO announced the end of nightly news show Vice News Tonight Monday, Vice Media confirmed a major change in its management ranks, installing Jesse Angelo as news and entertainment chief and parting ways with Josh Tyrangiel.
Angelo, former CEO and publisher of The New York Post, will take the title of President, Global News and Entertainment. reporting to Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc. A former protégé of Rupert Murdoch and close friend of James Murdoch, Angelo quickly rose through the ranks of the Post, becoming city editor in his late-20s before leading its digital efforts and ascending to the top job.
Tyrangiel similarly climbed the media ladder at a young age, first at Time magazine and then as the top editor of Business Week magazine, which he substantially overhauled after its acquisition by Bloomberg. Under Tyrangiel, Vice created a TV news operation that sought to build on the...
Angelo, former CEO and publisher of The New York Post, will take the title of President, Global News and Entertainment. reporting to Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc. A former protégé of Rupert Murdoch and close friend of James Murdoch, Angelo quickly rose through the ranks of the Post, becoming city editor in his late-20s before leading its digital efforts and ascending to the top job.
Tyrangiel similarly climbed the media ladder at a young age, first at Time magazine and then as the top editor of Business Week magazine, which he substantially overhauled after its acquisition by Bloomberg. Under Tyrangiel, Vice created a TV news operation that sought to build on the...
- 6/10/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO is not renewing Vice Media’s “Vice News Tonight,” ending the premium cabler’s seven-year relationship with the youth-culture media company — throwing another curveball at Vice as it tries to turn its business around.
Vice announced that it has tapped Jesse Angelo, former CEO and publisher of the New York Post, to oversee all news and entertainment and lead efforts to strike a deal to find a “new home” for a news show similar to the one it has produced for HBO.
Josh Tyrangiel, Evp of news at Vice Media, will leave the company in the latest executive shakeup at Vice under CEO Nancy Dubuc. Tyrangiel, who has overseen Vice’s nightly news show for HBO, will stay on board through the end of the run of “Vice News Tonight,” which will finish airing on HBO in early September. Tyrangiel, former chief content officer of Bloomberg Media, joined Vice...
Vice announced that it has tapped Jesse Angelo, former CEO and publisher of the New York Post, to oversee all news and entertainment and lead efforts to strike a deal to find a “new home” for a news show similar to the one it has produced for HBO.
Josh Tyrangiel, Evp of news at Vice Media, will leave the company in the latest executive shakeup at Vice under CEO Nancy Dubuc. Tyrangiel, who has overseen Vice’s nightly news show for HBO, will stay on board through the end of the run of “Vice News Tonight,” which will finish airing on HBO in early September. Tyrangiel, former chief content officer of Bloomberg Media, joined Vice...
- 6/10/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has canceled Vice News Tonight, putting an end to its seven-year relationship with Vice Media.
The architect of that show, news chief Josh Tyrangiel, will depart Vice this summer after nearly four years of, per a memo he sent to staff, "harrowing challenges and huge highs" with the company.
Amid the changes at Vice News, CEO Nancy Dubuc has tapped Jesse Angelo, the former chairman and CEO of the New York Post, for a newly created role overseeing news, television and digital at Vice. She announced the staffing changes in an email to Vice employees Monday morning. "Jesse is joining us ...
The architect of that show, news chief Josh Tyrangiel, will depart Vice this summer after nearly four years of, per a memo he sent to staff, "harrowing challenges and huge highs" with the company.
Amid the changes at Vice News, CEO Nancy Dubuc has tapped Jesse Angelo, the former chairman and CEO of the New York Post, for a newly created role overseeing news, television and digital at Vice. She announced the staffing changes in an email to Vice employees Monday morning. "Jesse is joining us ...
- 6/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
imdb.1eye.us, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.