Vice Media expands news channel to seven new countries
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Version 0 of 1. Vice Media is to expand its news channel to seven new countries including Germany, Brazil and Australia. The New York-based digital media company is to launch local-language editions and newsrooms in each of the new countries, which include France, Spain and Mexico, in a rapid rollout since launching in the US and UK in March. Each of the new editions of Vice News will feature in-depth video and editorial content as well as utilising Vine, Instagram and live-streaming from major events. “Vice News will continue to build on its success in covering the stories that often go overlooked by legacy news outlets,” the company said. “And though the channel won’t chase the traditional news-cycle, Vice News will report from the centre of the breaking stories that matter most to its audience.” The company, which will announce details of the rollout at its Internet Advertising Bureau Digital Upfront presentation on Friday, said the news service has hit 150 million video views and more than 1 million subscribers in the seven months since launch. In August, A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Disney and Hearst Corporation, took a 10% stake in Vice Media for $250m, valuing the business at $2.5bn. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email media@theguardian.com or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly “for publication”. • To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook. |