Mark Stenberg

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Breaking: People Inc. laid off 195 employees this morning, around 6% of total headcount. Story below:

My latest for @Adweek:

RT @MarkStenberg3: SCOOP: Condé Nast is on track to fall around $40 million short of its 2H targets for its U.S. advertising business, according to internal documents. In Q4 alone, it’s forecasting roughly $130 million in U.S. ad bookings, more than $35 million below its internal goal. ⬇️

Read the full story, for @Adweek, below:

RT @Adweek: In this week’s On Background, ADWEEK’s @MarkStenberg3 reports that Condé Nast is forecasting roughly $130 million in U.S. advertising bookings for the fourth quarter, more than $35 million below its internal goal.

RT @Adweek: Hollywood’s most controversial actress would like a few words… or prompts. At the Industry Leadership Summit, @MarkStenberg3 interviewed Tilly Norwood, the AI generated actress from Particle6, in a live conversation. Read more 👉

RT @loudmouthjulia: I know we're focused on creator economy conversation in the premium streaming/Hollywood space, but I honestly think what's happening with creator partnerships and licensing within the traditional media space as YouTube starts to incentivize more news is even more fascinating.

RT @BenMullin: News: @delaney, the co-founder of Charter and the former top editor of The San Francisco Standard, is joining NBC News as head of digital content and subscription. Memo —

RT @alexweprin: The WNBA decision to move game 6 of the finals to 12:30 PM Thursday will have an impact on its media coverage. USA Sports says that the game will not simulcast on CNBC, as its other games are (it will be during market hours). Instead it will simulcast on E! and Syfy.

RT @BrodyFord_: Microsoft is offering buyouts to 60,000(!) employees. Headcount and revenue growth is really starting to diverge at tech companies.

RT @semaforben: Pretty unusual and interesting move

RT @chaykak: I believe that each subway line has an ineffable soul and the G is the most beautiful

RT @AdamSchefter: PTI celebrates its 25th anniversary Thursday at 5pm ET on ESPN, followed by its regular show at the regular time of 5:30pm ET. A legendary run. Happy anniversary, gentlemen.

RT @semaforben: News: Elon Musk makes $1 billion investment in Ellison’s Skydance

New: On Tuesday, I interviewed the AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood on-stage at the ANA conference in Orlando. The conversation was one of the most memorable I have had as a reporter. You can read the full transcript of our talk, as well as get my BTS experience, below:

For @Adweek:

RT @ryajetha: What a lede from @TheEconomist

RT @maxwelltani: Email from executive editor Matt Murray to WaPo staff this morning responding to the incident

Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, was "knocked to the ground, "kicked repeatedly and stripped of her cameras and phone" today in the West Bank as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathering olives, my colleagues in the region report.

RT @jasonschreier: BREAKING: Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs and shutting down BioWare, the legendary development studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect.