Brendan Kennedy (USA)
VP of Development, VICE News
VICE Media

Brendan Kennedy (@waywaw) is the VP of development at VICE News.

He began his career at MTV working on everything from TRL to Teen Mom. After 600 episodes heading up culture reporting for HBO’s VICE News Tonight he moved back into development to work on their series for HULU, Showtime, VICE TV and beyond. He’s the director of documentary acquisitions for The Short List (shortlist.vice.com) and continues to develop series for every platform under the sun.


Company Bio

VICE News produces hundreds of hours of award-winning original news programming every year. Built on world-class reporting by a new generation of global correspondents, VICE News’ immersive style delivers groundbreaking reportage and redefines news and current affairs programming for youth audiences around the world. VICE News produces content for prestigious media partners including A+E Networks, Showtime, Spotify, iHeartMedia, and Hulu. VICE News’ international and domestic reporting is featured across VICE’s digital, television and social platforms.

VICE Media Group is a global multi-platform media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 25 countries across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency. VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; Pulse Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; and i-D, a global digital and quarterly style bible defining fashion and contemporary culture and design.