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Vox Media reportedly gearing up to sell SB Nation

Vox is likely to agree to multiple deals covering the Vox Media Podcast Network, New York Magazine, and the portfolio of digital brands that includes The Verge, Eater, and SB Nation.

Maria Sharapova launching new podcast to counter sports media’s manosphere

Sharapova announced Pretty Tough, a new podcast launching April 22 on Vox Media, focused on female ambition and the pursuit of excellence.

Versant reportedly in talks to acquire Vox Media Podcast Network

Vox Media told investors in February the podcast network wasn't for sale.

Vox Media reportedly tried to sell its podcast network, and entire company, last year

The company changed course earlier this year, informing potential investors that the podcast network was no longer for sale.

Sue Bird launches WNBA Podcast with Vox Media

"It’s definitely going to be rooted in the game."

Vox’s latest layoffs cut more than 20 percent of employees at SB Nation’s Secret Base

Three Secret Base employees, including SB Nation veteran Steven Godfrey, have been laid off.

Ariel Helwani announces departure from Vox and Spotify

"I couldn't have dreamt of a better scenario post-ESPN than this."

Ariel Helwani addresses uncertain future at Vox and Spotify

"What we're efforting is a very unique thing and it's something that I can't wait to talk to everyone about."

SB Nation owner Vox Media reaches deal with OpenAI

"This partnership recognizes that human creativity and quality journalism are a key part of responsible deployment of generative AI."

SB Nation Podcast Network shuts down: ‘We’re all extremely blindsided by this’

"It is impossible to say how saddening this is."

Q.Digital acquires Outsports from Vox Media and SB Nation, the latest sports property leaving there

The full Outsports staff will stay on in this move.

Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner’s podcast is joining SB Nation and leaving Meadowlark Media

'Point Forward' moves to Vox Media as it reimagines the SB Nation brand around larger personalities and content partnerships.

SB Nation is launching its first-ever paid newsletters for two sites

Arrowhead Pride and Pride of Detroit writers will give subscribers exclusive insights for $50 a year.

Vox Media gets hilariously ratioed for asking for donations after all their SB Nation cuts and layoffs

"The world has changed a lot, but we've held tight to our mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it."

Blue Wire CEO Kevin Jones talks licensing three ex-SB Nation NBA podcasts, ‘huge advantage’ of existing feeds

"All these shows have a track record, and they were able to negotiate ownership of the RSS feed, so they're bringing that with them."

Vox cuts led to better partnership for women’s hockey site The Ice Garden

Congratulations to Vox for continually not understanding how to properly value contributors.

Vox lays off seven percent of staff, closes many SB Nation sites

There seem to be particular impacts on hockey and soccer coverage, but some people outside of that have been hit too.

HBO will air a four-part “Level Playing Field” Vox docuseries on social inequities and sports

The series will cover at-risk youth basketball programs, NCAA student-athlete classification, immigrant workers in horse racing, and the WNBA's Atlanta Dream's push for the election of Sen. Raphael Warnock.

SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage

Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.

Alex McDaniel is joining For The Win as their new managing editor

McDaniel was previously a long-time SB Nation writer and editor, one of many caught up in that site's furloughs and layoffs last year.

Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added…two more executives

Vox has announced the hiring of two new SB Nation executives, only months after cutting dozens of SB Nation staff.

16 months after saying SB Nation would be led by a SVP, Vox has finally named that SVP

Vox has demonstrated abhorrent management with SB Nation for several years. Their latest move there comes in finally giving SB Nation a senior vice president, but giving that role to the man who oversaw its destruction.

Vox Media settles class-action lawsuits from former SB Nation site managers and contributors for $4 million

Three long-running lawsuits against Vox Media from former SB Nation site managers and contributors have now been settled.

Vox Media’s layoffs deal further blows to SB Nation

Vox Media is only bringing back around 30 percent of the pool of furloughed employees that didn't take buyouts. The others, and some who weren't furloughed, have been caught in a new wave of layoffs.