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2:30 PM ET, July 13, 2016

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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Alan Murray, editor of Fortune, joins Time Inc as chief content officer, replacing Norman Pearlstine who is staying on as vice chairman  —  Alan Murray, the editor of Fortune, will succeed Norman Pearlstine as Time Inc.'s chief content officer, part of a broad reorganization of the company …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Gretchen Carlson speaks publicly for the first time about Ailes lawsuit, repeating allegations as she's surrounded by lawyers  —  MONTCLAIR, N.J. — When Gretchen Carlson was asked how her last week had been, she looked down at her wrist.  —  “These are the bracelets I wear on my arm,” …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
With the police shootings and subsequent violence in Dallas last week, livestreaming had its Gulf War moment, emerging as a viable alternative to cable  —  Cable news has functioned as the harrowing background soundtrack to much of 2015 and 2016.  In covering terrorist attacks …
Discussion: Stratechery, Recode, The Ringer and Fortune
Maureen Morrison / Ad Age:
BitTorrent launching live-streamed TV news network on July 18 at the Republican National Convention as part of broader effort to become a video content company  —  Last week, BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file-sharing program announced it was hiring a news director, former CNN …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC Relaunches Free Streaming Service With 7 Short-Form Originals, Full Seasons of 38 Older Shows  —  Network makes live stream available in 14 additional markets in pact with Hearst  —  ABC is not going down the subscription VOD route, at least for now: The Alphabet network is relaunching …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
C-SPAN partners with Facebook Live to stream evening proceedings at RNC, DNC; FB also partners with 21 news organizations for the conventions, including CNN  —  In what's expected to be two of the most fascinating political conventions in recent history, with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton set …
Discussion: FishbowlNY and @alexweprin
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
News Corp. in talks with Facebook about expanding relationship but remains weary of Facebook Live, Instant Articles, preferring total control over audience data  —  News Corp. said in talks with Facebook though nothing imminent  —  ‘Panic and pandering’ isn't a strategy: News Corp. executive
Discussion: NewsWhip and INMA
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple puts out open casting call for app creators for reality show “Planet of the Apps”, sheds more light on the series  —  Earlier this year it was announced that Apple was planning to launch its first original TV series about the “app economy.”
Peter Kafka / Recode:
In 62-page report from Google, ‘How Google Fights Piracy’, company says YouTube's Content ID has generated $2B in revenue for copyright owners since 2007  —  Now it's your turn to respond, Taylor Swift.  —  Here's the latest salvo in the back and forth between YouTube and the music industry …
Discussion: Forbes, The Hill, @pkafka, Variety and Mashable
Akilah Hughes:
Comedian who said BuzzFeed stole content says Peretti is being defensive, should hire a non-biased independent firm to investigate  —  I got your letter.  Thanks!  Having the Founder/CEO of BuzzFeed respond to this #StopBuzzThieves fiasco definitely adds a level of validity to the innumerable claims …
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Jonah Peretti:
CEO Jonah Peretti says accusations BuzzFeed stole ideas from independent video producers are “patently false”, reveals results of internal investigation
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Boston Globe Media announces it is offering buyouts to Boston.com staffers  —  Boston Globe Media Partners is doubling down on Globe.com  —  BOSTON — Buyouts are coming at Boston.com.  —  The buyouts were announced in an email that Boston Globe Media's head of digital strategy Eleanor Cleverly sent …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Luke Russert, son of Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert, is leaving NBC News, says he is taking time away from political reporting to focus on other interests  —  Luke Russert is leaving NBC News this week, the network announced on Wednesday.  —  Russert, son of the late “Meet the Press” …
Ron Nixon / New York Times:
NBCUniversal executive Jeff Shell refused entry into Russia, no reason given  —  BRUSSELS — An NBCUniversal executive said he was denied entry into Russia and detained for several hours before being escorted onto a flight out of the country early Wednesday morning.
 
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