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Vice Media, the multi-platform purveyor of music, fashion and quixotic journalism from international trouble spots, has sold a 5% stake to Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.
Fox, which was spun off from News Corp earlier this year, confirmed the $70m (£45m) deal, which marks the latest stage in the evolution of Vice from an off-beat Canadian magazine into a global brand frequently dubbed the hipsters' bible.
Murdoch has hinted at being an admirer of the Vice brand in the past, tweeting after a visit last year to Brooklyn, where Vice is based: "Who's heard of VICE media? Wild, interesting effort to interest millennials who don't read or watch established media. Global success."
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[url]http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/17/rupert-murdoch-vice-magazine-stake[/url]
Fuck.
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Well, vice was nice while it lasted I guess
christ guys it's not like they own 51 percent of the company or anything, a rich character puts money into something that he firmly believes can turn a profit/he's genuinely interested in
5% isn't going to give him the power to turn it into some propaganda spewing news relay
[QUOTE=No Party Hats;41869581]christ guys it's not like they own 51 percent of the company or anything, a rich character puts money into something that he firmly believes can turn a profit/he's genuinely interested in
5% isn't going to give him the power to turn it into some propaganda spewing news relay[/QUOTE]
5% influence is worse then no influence.
[QUOTE=The Aussie;41869598]5% influence is worse then no influence.[/QUOTE]
Better than 100% influence as the thread seems to think.
If you ask me, all the worlds media should be run by dwarves.
Well he's right
the stuff is gold for that age group
[QUOTE=mac338;41869635]If you ask me, all the worlds media should be run by dwarves.[/QUOTE]
They are [B]required[/B] to be over the legal driving limit at all times.
i hope rupert murdoch dies soon
[QUOTE=mac338;41869635]If you ask me, all the worlds media should be run by dwarves.[/QUOTE]
This is a news article. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is written with worry, fear and evasiveness. This object features hyperbole, sensationalism and outright lies.
In the article is an image of the human, Rupert Murdoch, and the company, Vice. Rupert Murdoch is standing over Vice. This artwork relates to the aquisition of 5% of the stakes in Vice, by Rupert Murdoch in the late summer of 2013.
[QUOTE=pfoot;41869749]i hope rupert murdoch dies soon[/QUOTE]
Whilst I don't wish death on anyone, I can't say that I'll be too sad when it happens.
[QUOTE=Noss;41869553]whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy[/QUOTE]
Money? If it is money he is after then hopefully he will just sit back and not try to exercise any control, no matter how little 5% actually gets you.
[QUOTE=Swebonny;41869604]Better than 100% influence as the thread seems to think.[/QUOTE]
You know 51% is all you need to have the most influence right?
Give them the money and sod off forever
[QUOTE=WinstonGreen;41870537]You know 51% is all you need to have the most influence right?[/QUOTE]
It was an exaggeration
notice how i already mentioned 51%
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