Case Study: VICE Media achieves hundreds of hours saved weekly and 80% faster audio mixing with Adobe Premiere Pro (Adobe)

VICE News Tonight explores stories that matter with fast post production workflows built on Adobe Premiere Pro

VICE News Tonight, a documentary‑style nightly news program from VICE Media airing on HBO, faced the challenge of producing high‑quality investigative segments every weeknight under extreme time pressure. The team needed a workflow that let editors and post‑production staff work simultaneously, support rapid edits as stories evolved, and output content across broadcast and multiple social channels without losing quality.

They solved this by building an integrated, Premiere Pro–centric workflow using shared project duplicates, standardized templates, the Essential Sound panel, and Motion Graphics templates from After Effects to avoid round‑tripping between apps. Launched in 60 days, the approach saved hundreds of hours per week, cut audio mix time by ~80% (from ~30 hours to ~90 minutes for a half‑hour show), enabled same‑day multi‑platform delivery, and helped produce award‑winning work—including a Peabody, four Emmys, and a viral 60M‑viewer episode.

Vice Media

Mark Leombruni

Head of News Audio