Executives at Vice Media are planning to lay off hundreds of more than 900 employees over the next week, eliminating staff from its digital publishing division, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Over the past half-decade, Vice has had near annual layoffs and mounting losses, and has filed for bankruptcy, making it the poster child for the battered digital-media industry.
When Vice emerged from bankruptcy last year, some observers hoped its new owners — a consortium led by the private-equity firm Fortress Investment Group — would reinvest to return the company to growth.
Instead, Fortress has decided to make sweeping cuts, as part of an attempt to stem the endless tide of red ink.
The company is planning to inform employees of its new business strategy in the next week.
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Vice Media, Fortress Investment, Fortress