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James Murdoch in Talks to Buy New York Magazine, Vox Media’s Podcast Network | Report
James Murdoch, the more liberal-minded son of conservative media titan Rupert Murdoch, is in advanced talks with Vox Media to purchase its sprawling podcast network and New York magazine, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The deal, which has reportedly not been finalized, would run through Murdoch’s Lupa Systems investment firm.
A Vox Media spokesperson declined to comment. A spokesperson for Murdoch declined to comment. Lupa Systems did not respond to an immediate request for comment.
The purchase would come weeks after the New York Times reported on Versant’s interest in Vox Media’s network of roughly 40 podcasts, including Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway’s “Pivot” and its explainer series “Today, Explained.”
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