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Penske Media Corporation, Deadline’s parent company, has made a strategic investment in Vox Media and is now its largest shareholder. Vox is the owner of media brands such as Vox, New York magazine, The Verge, The Cut, Eater, Vulture, The Strategist, Polygon, SB Nation, Curbed and several…

Vox Media, parent company of brands including Vox, New York, Recode, Now This and other digitial titles, announced that it was cutting about 7% of its workforce. The company has about 1,900 employees. In a memo to staff, CEO Jim Bankoff wrote that the job reductions were “due to the challenging…

All 40 writers and editors at Vox Media's The Dodo are threatening to go on strike against the popular website for pet lovers. Represented by the WGA East, they say they're "the lowest paid unionized workers at Vox Media, and also one of the most diverse units at Vox Media." The two sides, the guild said…

WGA East members employed at Vox Media digital news outlets have voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract that was reached just hours before the union threatened to go on strike. According to the guild, 95% of those covered by the contract took part in the vote, and all but one voted to…

The WGA East and Vox Media have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a threatened strike. The new contract covers writers, editors, reporters, producers, podcasters and other staffers who work for Vox, The Verge, Eater, Polygon, SB Nation, Recode and Seeker. “We are thrilled to have reached a deal…

EXCLUSIVE: Gearing up for a potential strike on Monday, more than 300 Vox Media employees have signed an angry letter to their boss, CEO Jim Bankoff. They were pandemic-shaming him for asking for cost-of-living and 401(K) roll-backs in the media conglomerate’s ongoing contract talks with the WGA East. “We’re…

Hulu Originals today announced four food series from Vox Media Studios and David Chang's Majordomo Media, including one from Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka. "We are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with David Chang, Majordomo, and Hulu with these brand new series that will leave Hulu's audience hungry…

UPDATED with deal official: Vox Media has inked a deal to acquire Group Nine, a leading collection of multi-platform media brands including The Dodo, NowThis, PopSugar, Thrillist, and Seeker. The portfolio will join Vox Media brands including SB Nation, New York Magazine, The Verge, Vox, Eater, The Cut, Vulture…

EXCLUSIVE: Criminal Productions, the rising podcast studio founded by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, has been acquired by Vox Media. It is the latest major acquisition in the audio space and follows Amazon's purchase of Wondery, a slew of deals for Spotify and The New York Times Company's acquisition of Serial…

Vox Media looks to bolster its podcasting arm with the acquisition of Cafe Studios, a podcast company co-founded by Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. However, Bharara and executive producer and head of content Tamara…

Quibi will debut Vox Media’s new daily COVID-19 explainer series Answered starting today. The new series premieres on the mobile streaming platform as part of Quibi’s Daily Essentials. Vox’s Answered is hosted by Cleo Abram, who is no stranger to explainer series. She also hosted YouTube’s Glad You Asked and…

The editorial staffs of Vox Media's seven digital news outlets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract with the WGA East. The new three-year agreement covers some 350 writers and producers employed at Vox.com, Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Recode, SB Nation, and The Verge. Negotiations for the new pact…