ox ▁Media ▁launched ▁a ▁video ▁g aming ▁website , ▁Pol ygon , ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁Jo yst i q ▁editor ▁Christopher ▁Grant . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁acquired ▁Cur bed ▁Network , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁real - est ate ▁blog ▁network ▁Cur bed , ▁the ▁food ▁blog ▁E ater , ▁and ▁the ▁fashion ▁blog ▁R ack ed . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁launched ▁a ▁news ▁website , ▁V ox . ▁Led ▁by ▁former ▁Washington ▁Post ▁column ist ▁Ez ra ▁Klein , ▁Mel issa ▁Bell ▁and ▁Matthew ▁Y g les ias , ▁V ox ▁was ▁position ed ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁interest ▁news ▁service ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁providing ▁additional ▁context ▁to ▁rec urr ing ▁subjects ▁within ▁its ▁articles . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁acquired ▁Re code , ▁a ▁technology ▁industry ▁news ▁website ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁W alt ▁M oss berg ▁and ▁K ara ▁Sw isher , ▁the ▁former ▁edit ors ▁of ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁J ourn als ▁All ▁Things ▁Digital . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁provide ▁technology ▁and ▁advert ising ▁sales ▁for ▁Bill ▁Sim m ons ' ▁sports ▁website ▁The ▁R inger , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁re venue ▁sharing ▁agreement . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁V ox ▁Media ▁would ▁be ▁lay ing ▁off