The Verge finally discloses their financial ties with Mr Robot and USA Network

Last week we noted that The Verge’s coverage of Mr Robot was a bit sus, and now the site is starting to disclose their financial ties to USA Network’s parent company NBCUniversal:

This is where I disclose that USA Network is owned by NBC Universal, which owns a minority stake in Vox Media, which owns The Verge (got it?), but our show is editorially independent, just like everything else Verge editorial staff makes. USA really did want us to extend the vibe and spirit of The Vergecast, which is crazy and wonderful. And extremely trusting.

Got it? Good. From this week The Verge will be producing a half-hour digital after show. It sounds pretty cool if you can look past the business reasons behind the alliance:

If you were a fan of the video Vergecast, think of this as a 25-minute riff on that show, focused on Mr. Robot, with a nicer set and fancy graphics. It’s going to be really fun.

In particular I thought it was a bit dodgy to hear that Vox Media’s partnership was “mutually beneficial for our respective businesses”. But either way I’m still interested. Mr Robot is good, after all.