Vice Studios has signed a distribution cope with ITV Studios.
Introduced this morning, the deal will see ITV Studios add what was described as almost 2,000 hours of Vice content material to its catalog and symbolize future Vice Studios’ initiatives.
Vice content material set for ITV consists of the Darkish Facet of the Ring franchise, United Gangs of America, and VICE on HBO. ITV Studios’ just lately launched label Zoo 55 will function the primary vacation spot for Vice content material.
The deal was negotiated by Joe Patrick for Vice Media and Julie Meldal-Johnsen and Graham Haigh at ITV.
“We have now been on the lookout for a distribution associate that matches our artistic ambition to work with us throughout our various and dynamic slate,” Jamie Corridor, Co-President of VICE Studios stated. “With their versatile, artistic deal-making, digital first pondering and scale, the distinctive staff at ITV Studios led by Ruth Berry, will guarantee our programmes achieve better world publicity.”
Ruth Berry, President International Partnerships and Zoo 55 added: “Including VICE’s distinctive catalogue to our distribution portfolio and managing their manufacturers in digital exploitation and FAST channels represents an thrilling and uncommon alternative to strengthen each our content material pipeline and digital footprint. I’m vastly excited concerning the alternatives for each events and am wanting ahead to working intently with the VICE Studios’ staff.”
Current Vice Studios productions embrace Gangs of London, Max documentary Bama Rush and the newly launched Vice Information podcast Shane Smith Has Questions. The corporate additionally has a three way partnership with Savage Ventures to function its Vice model digital channels.
