Lupa Systems Acquires New York Magazine and Vox Media Podcast Network Divisions from Vox Media

Penske Media Corp Acquires Vox Media Brands, Forming PMX

June 18, 2026

Media & Entertainment

Penske Media Corp. (PMC) acquired the Vox Media portfolio of digital brands, including Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, PopSugar, The Dodo, Punch and Thrillist. PMC created a subsidiary, PMX, to house and expand its publishing portfolio, with Vox brands operating autonomously under PMX.

Valnet Acquires Polygon from Vox Media

May 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Valnet has acquired the premium gaming publication Polygon from Vox Media in an asset deal, which closed today. Polygon will join Valnet's Gaming Group, expanding Valnet's gaming media portfolio and audience reach while enabling Vox Media to focus investment on other flagship properties.

Paste Media Acquires The A.V. Club

April 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Paste Media (Paste Magazine) has acquired The A.V. Club from G/O Media, adding the long-running entertainment and culture publication to its portfolio. The deal brings A.V. Club’s editorial resources under Paste’s umbrella to strengthen its position in entertainment, pop culture and media coverage.

TEGNA Acquires Locked On Podcast Network

January 27, 2021

Media & Entertainment

TEGNA Inc. acquired Locked On Podcast Network, a national sports podcast network producing daily local team-centric shows and league-wide programs. The acquisition expands TEGNA's podcast and digital sports footprint and will have Locked On operate as a standalone business within TEGNA; financial terms were not disclosed.

iHeartMedia Acquires Voxnest

October 23, 2020

Media & Entertainment

iHeartMedia has agreed to acquire Voxnest, a podcast technology company that provides analytics, enterprise publishing tools, programmatic integration and targeted ad-serving. The acquisition adds advanced podcast ad-tech capabilities (dynamic ad insertion, programmatic buying, analytics) to iHeartMedia’s platform to expand monetization across its podcast inventory and the wider podcast marketplace.

LiveXLive Media Acquires PodcastOne (Courtside Group, Inc.)

May 8, 2020

Media & Entertainment

LiveXLive Media, Inc. agreed to acquire Courtside Group, Inc., the owner and operator of PodcastOne, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $18.1 million (based on LiveXLive's closing price on May 7, 2020). The acquisition brings PodcastOne's podcast library and advertising sales capability into LiveXLive to diversify revenue toward advertising and accelerate cross‑promotion across their platforms; the transaction was expected to close by June 2020.