Vice’s deal with Refinery29 seems to be driven by Vice’s desire to expand readership by adding Refinery’s female-skewing audience
Photo: Vice Vice Media is wrapping up talks to acquire Refinery29, the Wall Street Journal reports. The cost of the deal is unknown but will be a combo of cash and stock; it comes on the heels of Vox Media’s acquisition of New York Magazine last week.
The deal seems to be driven by Vice’s desire to expand readership by adding Refinery’s female-skewing audience . Refinery, meanwhile, focuses on fashion, beauty, and other content geared toward young women. Vice would also acquire Refinery’s various revenue streams, which include advertising, content licensing, and events. The Journal notes that Refinery is also looking for audience expansion and that 60 percent of Vice’s audience is outside of the U.S.
Both digital-media organizations have faced financial difficulties in the past several years. Refinery laid off 10 percent of its staff this time last year, and Vice has faced several rounds of layoffs in 2019, the first because of revenue slowdowns in February, and again recently when it merged its cable network, Viceland, and its news division. The merger and most recent layoffs followed the cancellation of its HBO show, Vice News Tonight, and the financial fallout that followed.
While their content portfolios might indeed complement each other, when rumors of the deal first surfaced this summer, some critics expressed concerns about a culture clash. Vice has been accused of — and has apologized for — fostering a “boys club” culture, with one digital-media exec telling the New York Post that “the cultures are oil and water. Misogyny meets feminism.”
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