Joe Flint

The network’s push to settle its case with Dominion Voting Systems leaves both sides weighing strengths and weaknesses of their positions

On the eve of a trial, mediator Jerry Roscoe helped Fox and Dominion Voting Systems resolve a dispute centered on 2020 election broadcasts.

Jeff Shell had been at the Comcast Corp. unit for roughly two decades.

A lawyer for Hadley Gamble said she filed a sexual harassment and sex discrimination complaint at the company; Mr. Shell has said he had an inappropriate relationship with an employee.

Fans of late-night TV could be the first to feel the effects of what would be the second walkout in four decades.

Industry executives point to clauses that let parties sidestep contractual obligations in extraordinary circumstances.

Taylor Sheridan writes most of the company’s hits, giving him clout to dominate the big-budget productions through his network of commercial projects, pushing costs to among the highest in Hollywood.

Despite the success of its streaming business, the media company’s revenue fell in the first quarter.

Michael Corn, who left ABC News in 2021, has denied the allegations.

Warner Bros. Discovery said about 70% of its HBO Max customer base switched to its new Max streaming platform in the first week of its launch, a crucial transition for a company that has made the new service the cornerstone of its strategy. “We are exceeding expectations,” said JB Perrette, Warner Bros. Discovery’s global streaming president, in an interview, adding that hours viewed per subscriber and total content consumed have increased each day since the launch. Max, which combines content from the company’s two main streaming services—HBO Max and Discovery+—was a key motivation for the merger last year of Warner Media and Discovery.