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Amy Emmerich, chief content officer for Vice Media’s Refinery29, has exited the digital company, which has been unsettled by an investigation into its workplace culture and treatment of employees of color. In a memo to employees Thursday, Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc confirmed the move but did not allude to any larger…

Vice Media Group Wednesday set the premiere for Vice TV's Disruptors (working title), a new series with sports journalists Jemele Hill and Cari Champion, announced a major global news expansion and an investigative series with iHeart Media. The group is also launching 'The 8:46 Project,' a company-wide commitment to…

EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media has made a number of senior promotions in its global news division – including new roles for Subrata De and Maral Usefi. De becomes EVP and Global Head of Programming and Development for Vice News. She was previously Senior Executive Producer, Long Form, Vice News. De will work alongside Susie…

Vice Media is laying off 55 U.S. staffers and about 100 more internationally as it faces uncertainty due to COVID-19. The moves, which follow a 10% workforce reduction in early 2019, are the result of a need to shore up the company’s digital business, CEO Nancy Dubuc announced Friday in a memo to employees. “The…

As it targets profitbility in 2020 and beyond after an extensive restructuring and the acquisition of Refinery29, Vice Media has appointed Ramin Arani as Chief Financial Officer. Arani, who will be based at Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters and report to CEO Nancy Dubuc, comes to the company after a 26-year run at…

Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc discussed the misconceptions about and momentum of the company as it navigates a restructuring and the acquisition of Refinery29. Appearing at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in New York on Tuesday, Dubuc delivered her first public comments on the $400 million Refinery merger since it clos…

Vice Media Group has announced the closing of its Refinery29 acquisition and changes to its top management team. The Vice-Refinery deal, worth a reported $400 million, is one of several examples lately of consolidation in the digital media sector, as Facebook and Google continue to pose a stiff challenge in the…

Vice Media, which has been reshuffling its TV partnership plans after its long-term relationship with HBO wound down several months ago, has set a premiere on Hulu of VICE Investigates. The Hulu Original show, from the producers and correspondents of Vice News, will see the first three episode go live on the streaming…

James Murdoch really doesn't watch Succession and also doesn't watch Fox News Channel. Proving he is far from Roman Roy on HBO’s Emmy-nominated media dynasty series, Rupert Murdoch's youngest son on Wednesday circumspectly handled a slew of questions about his family and the new ground he's staking out for himself…

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…

Vice Media has acquired Refinery29, adding a female-centric component as the company continues to plot a new course under CEO Nancy Dubuc. The official announcement of the deal described it as two digital media brands “joining forces” and didn’t disclose any terms of the transaction. Refinery executives have said the…

Vice Media, whose news unit is becoming a bigger presence at the Viceland cable network, has reportedly laid off about 15 people at Viceland. The workers span the programming, marketing and research departments. The cuts, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, follow the news first reported by Deadline two weeks…