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4:35 AM ET, July 22, 2016

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21st Century Fox:
Roger Ailes resigns as chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Business Network; Rupert Murdoch to be chairman and acting CEO of Fox News, Fox Business  —  Rupert Murdoch to Assume Role of Chairman and Acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network  —  21st Century Fox today announced …
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CNNMoney:
Rupert Murdoch and his sons pressured Roger Ailes to resign after allegations of sexual harassment; his $40M+ exit payout includes advising Rupert Murdoch  —  Fox News chief Roger Ailes is leaving the network following sexual harassment allegations, 21st Century Fox confirmed Thursday.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
In wake of Roger Ailes' departure from Fox News, Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti could also be forced out  —  As Roger Ailes battles the Murdochs over the terms of his exit from Fox News, he's doing so without a key weapon in his arsenal: Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti.
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Roger Ailes fused TV and politics, gaining power by exploiting the idea that news outlets were aligned against conservatives
Molly Redden / Guardian:
More than 20 women have accused Fox News host Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, say attorneys for Gretchen Carlson
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Pandora misses targets for Q2 with revenue of $343M, up 20% YoY but lower than projections of $351.7M; active listeners fall to 78.1M from 79.4M a year ago
TechCrunch:
Sources say Reddit's efforts to remake itself are faltering under CEO Steve Huffman and founder Alexis Ohanian's leadership as more key employees depart  —  It's been one year since Reddit revolted.  When the company cracked down on revenge porn and subreddits containing offensive content last summer …
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Tom Spring / Threatpost:
EFF sues US over Digital Millennium Copyright Act clause that restricts tinkering with systems that protect copyrighted materials like films, audio, and code  —  The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Government over a provision within …
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Memo: Al Jazeera to re-launch English-language digital streaming service in US in September  —  Al Jazeera Media Network is preparing to make its English language international news channel video content digitally available to U.S. viewers again, according to a July 21 email sent to employees obtained by Reuters.
Joseph Watts / London Evening Standard:
Oona King leaves UK politics to join YouTube as global director of diversity  —  Labour peer Oona King is leaving UK politics to take a top job at YouTube in San Francisco, claiming that the “desperately sad” state of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party made her decision easier.
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Twitter loses its VP of North American media partnerships, Kirstine Stewart  —  Twitter's media team has gone through some changes in 2016.  —  Twitter's media team is losing another executive: Kirstine Stewart, the VP of media for Twitter's North American media partnerships.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Redbox confirms it is testing Redbox Digital video streaming service  —  Redbox is officially venturing back into streaming — on a trial basis, anyway.  A Redbox spokesperson told Variety Thursday that the company has started to test its new streaming service, dubbed Redbox Digital, with some customers.
Discussion: The Verge, GeekWire and Engadget
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects Matthew Keys' plea to remain free while he appeals his convictions  —  A federal appeals court has denied a last-ditch reprieve for a journalist sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a hacking case.  —  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued …
 
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