Vox Media announced in a press release that it would be acquiring Cafe Studios, which is co-founded by former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and his brother Vinit Bharara.
Cafe Studios’ content examines “how law and policy intercross with politics, news, business, history, and technology.” Now their eight podcasts will head to the Vox Media Podcast Network, one of the largest and fastest-growing mass media outlets.
“Preet and his team at Cafe have built a successful podcast studio with a compelling perspective — and an equally impressive community of devoted listeners,” Vox Media Chairman, CEO, and co-founder Jim Bankoff said.
“Bringing Cafe into the Vox Media Podcast Network is aligned with our goal of delivering high-quality editorial content at scale and providing audiences highly relevant voices and insights.”
Cafe will function as part of the Vox Media Podcast Network with the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Executive Producer and Head of Content Tamara Sepper joining Vox Media.
Besides Bharara and Sepper, other podcast hosts, producers, and product developers will jump onboard the mass media company.
“This is an opportunity for tremendous growth with a company that shares in Cafe’s mission, values, and commitment to quality,” Bharara said.
“Our creators are bursting at the seams with plans for more thoughtful, educational content and, in Vox Media, we earn a partner with a large audience, strategic business, and a strong reach across text, video, and events.”
When it came to the detail of the financial agreement to the deal, terms weren’t disclosed.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
