Mediagazer: UK news site Exaro closes, could be due to changes at parent company New Sparta; former editor-in-chief says management lacked vision (Jasper Jackson/Guardian)

6:45 AM ET, July 22, 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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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.

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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.

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

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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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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

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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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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 …

Discussion: @diki24, @thomasaboyt, @evanplus, @joelandren, @ctatplay, @geoffwking and @kateconger

Noah Kulwin / Recode:
Sources: Reddit shakes up management, with possible departures of editorial director and VP of marketing, among others

Discussion: New York Magazine and @rolandlisf

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.

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 …

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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.

Discussion: @oona_king, Tubefilter, Guido Fawkes and Guardian

Jasper Jackson / Guardian:

UK news site Exaro closes, could be due to changes at parent company New Sparta; former editor-in-chief says management lacked vision — Staff surprised by closure of site that broke allegations of VIP child abuse and other stories — Investigative journalism website Exaro has closed …

Discussion: Nieman Lab and Press Gazette

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.

Discussion: Canadian Press, MobileSyrup.com, @ladurantaye, Financial Post and @ladurantaye

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.

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