Vice.com launches, inks content deals with Fairfax, ABC And Sony
Vice Magazine has unveiled its new website, Vice.com, and announced a series of major content distribution partnerships.
The youth publication’s new site, Vice.com, sees old sites Viceland.com and video content site VBS.TV rolled into one with a series of video-driven digital channels covering news, sport, travel, food, film, photography and fashion.
The publication has also inked a content deal with ABC, Fairfax Digital and Sony IPTV in Australia.
The content will include The Vice Guide to Sex, The Vice Guide to Travel and Vice News, all backed by brands GE, Toshiba, Vitamin Water, Mini and Incase.
Alongside the local broadcasting deals, Vice will syndicate to Huffington Post/AOL, Germany’s Der Spiegel, The Guardian and MTV Brazil among others.
Any more information about the content deal with ABC?
The Vice Guide to Film series is currently airing on ABC2 on Thursdays at 11pm. A bunch of different VICE documentaries and series will be on ABC iView – right now fans can watch Pakistan After Bin Laden, Prostitutes of God, Wodka Wars and the Iran episode of Vice Guide to Film.
“leading voice in the world of media and youth culture” … Was true 10 years ago. They have some minor content successes now and then but it isn’t what it once was.
“The content will include The Vice Guide to Sex, The Vice Guide to Travel and Vice News, all backed by brands GE, Toshiba, Vitamin Water, Mini and Incase”
How is this compatible with the ABC’s role as a non-commercial broadcaster?