Vox Media, Group Nine Will Merge, Forming Digital Media Giant
BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Digital Vox CEO Jim Bankoff would run the combined company, which would own New York magazine, PopSugar, The Verge, Vox and Thrillist. Two of the biggest players in digital media are merging. Vox Media — which owns New York magazine, Vox.com, Eater, The Verge and SB Nation — and Group Nine Media — which counts Thrillist, The Dodo, NowThis and PopSugar among its properties — have signed a deal to join forces, the companies said on Monday. Financial details weren’t disclosed, the deal is expected to close in early 2022. The deal would see Vox Media…