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    • Friday, 16 March, 2018
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      Nancy Dubuc poised to get a grip on Vice

      A+E chief to succeed Shane Smith shows willingness to take risks and shake things up

    • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Smith cedes CEO role at Vice to television veteran

      Co-founder who said ‘day-to-day management is hard’ will focus on content and deals

    • Monday, 12 March, 2018
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      Shane Smith expected to give up Vice CEO role

      Digital media company in talks with A+E Networks head

    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2017
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      Vice’s $5.7bn valuation reflects lofty ambitions for media brand

      TPG’s $450m investment points to further growth for millennial-focused company

    • Monday, 19 June, 2017
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      Vice boasts $5.7bn valuation after $450m investment from TPG
    • Wednesday, 24 August, 2016
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      Vice chief predicts old media ‘bloodbath’

      Shane Smith says ‘revolution’ will see likes of Fox and Viacom ‘snapping bits off each other’

    • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
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    • Friday, 25 September, 2015
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      Rupert and James Murdoch arrange media meeting with India’s Modi

      Companies push for further liberalisation and infrastructure development

    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2015
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      Vice recruit to drive international push

      James Rosenstock oversaw $3bn portfolio of overseas deals at Discovery

    • Friday, 26 June, 2015
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    • Friday, 15 May, 2015
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      Vice goes to Cuba

      It’s the millennials’ favourite media provider and is worth billions — but how far can it go?

    • Monday, 4 May, 2015
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      Screens collide in clash over advertising

      Digital video disrupters echo the TV industry they are disrupting

    • Thursday, 26 March, 2015
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    • Wednesday, 18 February, 2015
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    • Monday, 15 December, 2014
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      Vice eyes 2015 ‘deal spree’ and possible IPO

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    • Friday, 29 August, 2014
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      The hard-partying Vice co-founder built an anarchic magazine into a $2bn media brand

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