Vox Media

• TikTok’s new ad product offers placements next to “premium publisher content”
• As another round of layoffs hit Spotify, Head of Content Dawn Ostroff says goodbye

  Spotify Head of Content Dawn Ostroff is leaving the company amidst around of layoffs. 6% of Spotify's workforce will be let go.

  
• 68% of consumers already experience the metaverse, even if they don’t realize it

  According to a survey from Vox Media and UTA, 88% of Gen Z already uses a metaverse platform. That includes games like 'Roblox' and 'Fortnite'

  
• Vox Acquires Podcast Newsletter ‘Hot Pod,’ Will Charge $7/Month To Read It

  Vox told Variety that it plans to charge $7 per month for the Hot Pod newsletter. Anyone who subscribes will also get three months of free subscription to New York magazine, which Vox also owns.

  
• Vox Acquires Cocktail-Focused Media Brand ‘Punch’, Reportedly Eyes Public Offering
• Vox Media Lays Off 70 Employees, As Coronavirus Continues To Grind Away At Revenues
• Vox Furloughs Roughly 100 Staffers As Pandemic Continues To Hit Digital Media Business
• Vox To Debunk Misconceptions About The News In Ad-Supported YouTube Original
• Funny Or Die To Refresh Its Website Through Deal With Vox Media
• Publishers To Stop Receiving Facebook Money For News Feed Videos
• Vox Media Makes Network TV Move By Bringing Eater’s ‘No Passport Required’ To PBS
• Vox Media Fires Editorial Director Lockhart Steele For Misconduct, Says Investigation Is “Ongoing”