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10:35 PM ET, July 21, 2016

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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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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.

Molly Redden / Guardian:

More than 20 women have accused Fox News host Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, say attorneys for Gretchen Carlson — Accusations against Fox News CEO have poured in since former host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit, her legal team say, with some claims dating back decades

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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.

Discussion: CNNMoney, Associated Press, @brianstelter, KTLA, @davidfolkenflik and The Week

James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Roger Ailes fused TV and politics, gaining power by exploiting the idea that news outlets were aligned against conservatives

Discussion: @mattgrossmann, Gawker, Media Matters for America, @reedfrich, @brianros1 and @stevesilberman

New York Times:
How the Ailes exit could affect personnel at Fox News, finances, efforts to attract a younger audience, and transition to digital platforms

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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Ailes departure is good for the Murdochs because Ailes is not someone who could navigate a generational shift to a younger audience

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New York Times:
Sources: details from internal inquiry sealed the fate of Roger Ailes at Fox News

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, whose company controls Sirius XM, floated an offer to buy Pandora for $3.4B+ but was rejected by Pandora's board — Pandora's board rejected bid, wanted better offer, sources say — Liberty Media Corp. Chief Executive Greg Maffei …

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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

Discussion: TechCrunch, Radio & Television …, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, @pkafka, RAIN News, Mashable, Business Wire, @jank0 and Fortune

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Nick Denton: Gawker Media has small operating profit in first half of 2016, with revenue up 7-8% YoY; e-commerce links lifted revenue — And yes, Denton will watch Peter Thiel speak tonight. — Peter Thiel and Hulk Hogan won and Nick Denton lost, so Denton has to sell off Gawker Media via a bankruptcy auction next month.

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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 …

Discussion: Electronic Frontier Foundation, bunnie's blog, Techdirt, The Verge, @bc_butler, @evacide, @ncardozo, Guardian, Boing Boing, Fast Company, On the Wire, The Hill, @mike_mimoso and Broadcasting & Cable

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.

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.

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 …

Discussion: @matthewkeyslive, @markjkings and @matthewkeyslive

Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:

To combat ad-blocking, The Financial Times begins blanking out words in articles to illustrate the percentage of revenue that comes from advertising — U.K. Newspaper Also Releases an ‘Advertising Charter’ — Programmatic: The Future of Television — The Financial Times is certainly …

Discussion: Nieman Lab, Digiday, Financial Times, @aulia, @charliebeckett, @myurow, @davidbauer, @firt and @raju

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Dish reports biggest quarterly drop in pay TV subs ever, down 281K to 13.59M — EMAIL ME — Charlie Ergen talks about a carriage dispute with Tribune Media, consolidation and the pay TV industry's mature business. — Dish Network on Thursday reported improved second-quarter earnings …

Discussion: The Wrap, Ad Age, Multichannel News, Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and The Wrap

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