Vice
Magazine focused on international arts and culture
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September 2024 | Vice Media relaunched its print magazine with a goal of reaching 20,000 subscribers within a year. |
September 2024 | The print magazine returned to publication after previous disruptions. |
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. |
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. |
2019 | Vice magazine publication put on hiatus. |
October 2019 | Vice Media announces the acquisition of Refinery29 in a deal worth a reported $400 million. |
2018 | Magazine switched to a quarterly publication schedule, with issues exploring a single theme. |
March 23 2017 | Vice Media finalizes a deal with French digital media studio Blackpills for creating original short-form programming. |
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. |
August 2013 | Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox invests US$70 million in Vice Media, resulting in a 5% stake. |
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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