Penske Media Acquires Vox Media, Becomes World's Largest Digital Publisher
On June 18, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), under the leadership of Jay Penske, declared its acquisition of Vox Media's entire portfolio, which includes Eater, The Verge, and SB Nation. This acquisition follows a previous transaction exceeding $300 million in which James Murdoch acquired additional Vox properties. With this latest purchase, PMC now oversees Variety, Rolling Stone, Artforum, Artnews, Art in America, and major events such as the Golden Globes and South by Southwest, solidifying its position as the largest digital publisher globally. Additionally, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation granted $4.5 million to 83 visual arts organizations for 2026. The Schomburg Center secured works from Tschabalala Self, Simone Leigh, and Nona Faustine, while the McNay Art Museum obtained Edra Soto's "Screenhouse." Villa Albertine revealed its residency cohort for 2027, and on June 17, Meow Wolf was featured in The Simpsons.
Key facts
- Penske Media Corporation acquires Vox Media on June 18.
- PMC becomes world's largest digital publisher.
- James Murdoch bought other Vox sites in a $300M+ deal last month.
- Helen Frankenthaler Foundation awards $4.5 million in climate grants to 83 organizations.
- Schomburg Center acquires Tschabalala Self's 'Black Panther' (2022).
- McNay Art Museum acquires Edra Soto's 'Screenhouse' (2019).
- Achenbach Foundation acquires Lorenzo Tiepolo drawing.
- Meow Wolf appears in The Simpsons couch gag on June 17.
Entities
Artists
- Jay Penske
- James Murdoch
- Tschabalala Self
- Simone Leigh
- Nona Faustine
- Edra Soto
- Lorenzo Tiepolo
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Adriana Flores
- Andrea Gandarillas
- Andrius Alvarez-Backus
- Nicole Economides
- Clo Pantano
- Elisa Lutteral
- Yunfei Ren
- Livia Ortiz
- Lolo Ostia
- Luciana Pinchiero
- Maximiliano Ruelas
- Nora Maité Nieves
- Victoria Martinez
- Zhu Gaocanyue
- Zipporah Camille Thompson
- Pegah Pasalar
- Soyoung Yoon
- Ygor Landarin
- Marie de Brugerolle
- Garance Früh
- Anton Hirschfeld
- Youssef Nabil
- mountaincutters
- Adeline Rapon
- Louis-Cyprien Rials
- TILT
- Mickaël Vis
- Xie Lei
- Banksy
- Guillermo del Toro
- Michael Howe
Institutions
- Penske Media Corporation
- Vox Media
- Eater
- The Verge
- SB Nation
- Variety
- Rolling Stone
- Artforum
- Artnews
- Art in America
- Golden Globes
- South by Southwest
- Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
- Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Albuquerque Museum
- Fresno Ideaworks
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- McNay Art Museum
- Achenbach Foundation
- Legion of Honor
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Curatorial Program for Research
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Independent Study Program
- Galeria Galatea
- Villa Albertine
- Meow Wolf
- The Simpsons
- 20th Television
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- New York City
- Harlem
- San Antonio
- San Francisco
- Las Vegas
- United States
- Minneapolis
- Albuquerque
- Fresno