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12:40 AM ET, July 30, 2016

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Former Fox News booking agent and event planner Laurie Luhn says Roger Ailes sexually harassed her for over 20 years  —  The morning after Fox News chief Roger Ailes resigned, the cable network's former director of booking placed a call to the New York law firm hired by 21st Century Fox …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Source: internal inquiry at Fox News into allegations against Roger Ailes is winding down; sources say investigation did not examine conduct of other executives  —  Roger Ailes is finished at Fox News — and the network's internal review of allegations he sexually harassed employees is almost finished as well.
New York Times:
Sources: Roger Ailes' ouster from Fox News has caused a split inside the network between old-guard loyalists and those dismayed by stars who defended him
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton made better use of TV time during her convention, but Donald Trump's post-RNC boost suggests that might not matter  —  PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton put on a better television show in Philadelphia than Donald J. Trump did in Cleveland.  —  Expectations had it the other way around.
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Democratic convention broadcast and cable ratings: Clinton speech attracted 33.3M viewers, down from Trump's 34.9M and below 2012 and 2008 DNC numbers  —  With most ratings in across networks, the DNC finale is still in a tight match with Donald Trump's showing the week before.
Columbia Journalism Review:
Kyle Pope named editor and publisher of Columbia Journalism Review, starting in September  —  We are very pleased to announce that Kyle Pope will become the next editor and publisher of Columbia Journalism Review.  —  Kyle is a wonderful journalist and editorial leader with wide-ranging experience.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Legal battle to determine Sumner Redstone's mental ability to make decisions about his media empire is set for trial in October  —  The legal battle over whether Sumner M. Redstone has the mental capacity to make decisions about his $40 billion media empire is scheduled to go to trial in October in a Massachusetts court house.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
VP candidate Mike Pence says the Trump campaign is considering lifting the blacklists it has applied to certain media outlets  —  Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence said the Trump campaign is having conversations about lifting the blacklists it has applied to certain media outlets.
Mike Minotti / VentureBeat:
Twitter will livestream its first esports event, Eleague's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, which is also on Twitch and TBS  —  Esports has already conquered livestreaming.  It's infiltrating cable.  And it's next target is Twitter.  —  Eleague announced today that it has partnered …
Mark K. Miller / TVNewsCheck.com:
Sinclair Broadcast Group settles with FCC over alleged retransmission consent rules violations, will pay $9.5M and implement compliance plan  —  In addition to agreeing to pay $9,495,000, Sinclair has agreed to implement a compliance plan aimed at ensuring no similar violations in the future.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Profile of independent Russian station TV Rain, which moved to a subscription model after being dropped by major cable providers, and continues to grow  —  For the Moscow-based Russian television station TV Rain, it was an unlikely form of support — its online paywall and subscription service …
Discussion: @mark_dekan and @niemanlab
 
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Ian Burrell / The Drum:
How The Times of London's early adoption of a digital paywall led to record 182K digital subscriber numbers
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith sends memo reminding staff to refrain from bias on social media
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
Disney's Maker Studios Layoffs Underway As Part Of “Strategic Adjustments”
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
IBT Media faces accusations of offering little to no severance amid layoffs; staffers air pay grievances on Twitter with #ibtwtf
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Newt Gingrich returning as a contributor to Fox News on Aug. 1 after a pause when he was reported to be on vice presidential shortlist
Hasit Shah / Nieman Lab:
Vice sets up joint venture with the Times Group in India, will also make original content in India through a new bureau and production hub in Mumbai
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
IAB report says 26% of desktop and 15% of mobile users turn on ad blockers; about 32% of ad blockers are 18-34 year-old males, 22% are females of the same age