Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, has brought Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly back into the fold—sort of. The company on Monday acquired podcast giant Red Seat Ventures, a firm that provides production services, ad sales, and events to a mostly right-wing set of creators. The purchase signals Fox Corp’s interest in the podcast space, an area that helped propel Donald Trump back to the White House last year. The firm sells ads for Kelly’s show, which she said on Monday she produces, and helped kickstart the Tucker Carlson Network in late 2023. It also lists former Fox News star Bill O’Reilly and former Trump administration star Vivek Ramaswamy as clients on its website. Red Seat Ventures will continue to operate as an independent company under Fox’s Tubi brand, the company said on Monday, and each show remains independent from the larger Fox sphere. “From podcasts to video, subscription products and live events, such as the wholly owned CrimeCon, Red Seat Ventures has an unmatched track record of successfully partnering with some of the biggest brands and personalities to operate and expand their cross-platform direct to consumer presence,” Tubi Media Group CEO Paul Cheesbrough said in a statement.
