James Murdoch Reportedly Acquires Vox Website, Podcasts, And New York Magazine For $300 Million
James Murdoch is acquiring Vox Media's New York Magazine, Vox.com, and the Vox Media Podcast Network for $300 million. The acquisition will create a subsidiary called Vox Media under Murdoch's Lupa Systems. This move reflects Murdoch's commitment to ambitious journalism and aims to enhance production and editorial capabilities.
- ▪James Murdoch's Lupa Systems is acquiring three major divisions of Vox Media for $300 million.
- ▪The properties will operate as a subsidiary called Vox Media.
- ▪Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff announced that other Vox properties will form a second independent company.
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Business James Murdoch Reportedly Acquires Vox Website, Podcasts, And New York Magazine For $300 Million (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival) Ireland Owens Reporter May 20, 2026 1:59 PM ET May 20, 2026 1:59 PM ET Ireland Owens Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s son James Murdoch is acquiring three major divisions of Vox Media.
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