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How ‘Vice’ Went from a $6 Billion Media Empire to Bankruptcy
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How ‘Vice’ Went from a $6 Billion Media Empire to Bankruptcy
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Fifteen years ago, Vice was the envy of the media industry. While other outlets were shrinking, the edgy multimedia organization with a knack for virality was growing. At its peak, Vice had a reported value of $6 billion.

At one point, Disney offered to buy the company for $3.4 billion. The CEO said no. Something even bigger was on the horizon.

Except. . …

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