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VICE TV has announced a new unscripted basketball docuseries produced with UNINTERRUPTED, the athlete storytelling brand founded by LeBron James‘ and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company, and MY ENTERTAINMENT LLC. The eight-episode series, titled “UNINTERRUPTED: The Real Stories of Basketball,” explores iconic moments, players and stories from inside basketball through firsthand accounts from pro hall of famers. “As a lifelong student of the game and all of its iconic history and culture, I’m excited about this series that relives some of basketball’s biggest moments and the stories behind them for a whole new generation to experience,” James said in a statement. Premiering June 4 at 9P on VICE TV. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/d_Huteya

VICE TV today announced its second collaboration with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions. "Who Killed WCW," a groundbreaking docuseries, dives deep into the history, rise, and ultimate demise of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), one of the most influential promotions in the history of wrestling. “The iconic rise and fall of WCW (World Championship Wrestling) is one of professional wrestling’s most captivating stories – full of big dreams, massive successes, painful failures, and the harsh realities of the pro wrestling business. With wrestling viewership and fan engagement at an ultimate high, there has never been a more perfect time to tell top-quality wrestling stories, and there’s no better one to start with than a one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes look at this epic saga, known as The Rise and Fall of WCW and personally, the rise of WCW (not the fall) inspired me greatly early in my career where I would eventually become, the Final Boss,” said Dwayne Johnson, Co-Founder of Seven Bucks. The new series will premiere exclusively on VICE TV on June 4 at 10:00pm. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eZuEA53R

VICE Media Group today announces the formation of VICE Studios Group, an award-winning global content studio comprised of a distribution catalogue of over 1000 hours and five premium production entities: Pulse Films, UnTypical, VICE Studios LatAm, VICE Studios Canada and a news documentary unit. VICE Studios Group will be led by newly elevated Co-Presidents Jamie Hall in London and Danny Gabai in Los Angeles. The pair will lead these distinct and dynamic production companies to a new period of creativity and collaboration. Working with global streamers, linear broadcasters and brands around the world, the multifaceted production group will develop, finance, and produce multi-genre, cutting-edge content. Driven by exceptional talent and producing noisy storytelling with a strong artistic vision, VICE Studios Group companies will tell the stories others do not – entertainingly.   Read more about VICE Studios Group here: https://lnkd.in/eVVSEnWx

That’s a wrap! Thank you to all who attended The VIRTUE Guide to Culture 2024, where we talked about 10 cultural codes defining behaviors and attitudes of youth today at the Fotografiska Museum. We had the pleasure of hosting our guests from Apartment Therapy, August, Canada Goose, Cotton, Google, Hanes, Moet Hennessy, Splendid Spoon, Tiffany & Co., Treasury Wine Estates, William Grant & Sons, YouTube and more! You can find the full VIRTUE Guide to Culture 2024 report below. If you couldn’t make it, or want to see how we can help your brand find space to grow on the inside of culture, please feel free to get in touch to set up an abridged session with your team. https://lnkd.in/gUdJ7AaN #insideculture #culture #genz

VICE News Presents: When Black Women Go Missing In this documentary, VICE News explores the painful truth of missing and murdered Black women whose stories too often go overlooked by mainstream media and law enforcement. Streaming now on Tubi: https://lnkd.in/esqTAHag

Proud to share this special poster for VICE TV's "Dark Side of the Ring," designed with legendary artist Paul Mann to create a renaissance-style piece. New episodes of "Dark Side of the Ring" air Tuesdays at 10P on VICE TV: https://lnkd.in/eHBepREH Followed by new episodes of the series' podcast, "Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard," on Wednesdays wherever you listen to podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eE3pEnJq

This #womenshistorymonth, we’ve expanded our VICE Photo Correspondent Project to Refinery29, Inc.. Our first photographer is Ramona Wang. Her work explores how images intervene with our reality and create connections among people and space. The VICE Global Photo Correspondent Project is a collaboration assignment for emerging and visionary photographers from around the world. Our photo correspondents will become the eyes of VICE communicating with authentic images and stories that are a reflection of their lives. Ramona Wang is a lens-based artist based on the internet and New York. Her work explores how images intervene with our reality and create connections among people and space, investigating how we care for each other through photographs.

Our latest report from VICE Insights, "Fashion Forecast," taps the voices of our youth audience and Refinery29, Inc. fashion experts, editors, and creatives to identify four cultural shifts underway and their implications for brands and the fashion category. From rethinking ownership to embracing our 'boring outfit era' and a desire to explore old trends in new ways – the culture of fashion never stays static. Swipe through to see the four culture shifts and download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eEnjSD7x 

VICE Media Group has been nominated for two WGA awards! From VICE News, “The Rise of ‘Gas Station Heroin,’” written by Manisha Krishnan, has been nominated in the Digital News category. The piece exposes the danger of the supplement tianeptine, sold under brands like Zaza and Tianaa Red, which is causing excruciating withdrawals, leaving people broke and even suicidal. Krishnan has been cited in numerous new laws being passed or drawn up to combat the issue and is making a real tangible impact. The episode "Emmery," written by Janice Llamoca, from VICE's podcast "Party Crews: The Untold Story" has been nominated in the Audio Documentary category. The podcast explores coming of age in LA's teenage underground party scene and what happens when your safe space isn't always safe. Congratulations to our colleagues!

Congratulations to our colleagues at VICE News on receiving the George Polk Television Reporting Award for “Inside Wagner,” a gripping and definitive look at the group's presence across several continents with a deep dive into the group's operations, personalities, and modus operandi. The award honors VICE News correspondent Julia Steers and producer Amel Guettatfi for their compelling on-the-ground coverage of Russian mercenaries on the Ukraine front and in the Central African Republic. After attempting to interview a witness to Wagner’s human rights abuses in the CAR, Ms. Steers and her crew were seized and held for several hours. Released, they remained for several more weeks before leaving the country. Watch the piece here: https://lnkd.in/erCDYhPE