Gawker.com to Shut Down Next Week

Word of the website’s closing comes after the sale of its parent, Gawker Media, to Univision this week.

Fight for Viacom Is Said to End With the Redstones in Control

A truce has been reached in the vicious corporate battle that pitted the 93-year-old mogul and his daughter against his longtime confidants and directors at Viacom.

Notebook: Anthony Weiner Says His Wife Never Agreed to That Documentary

An interview, an admission and a car crash with the former congressman.

Donald Trump Enters Ad Wars Trailing Hillary Clinton in Spending

Mr. Trump, in his first ad buys of the general election, has reserved nearly $5 million in ads in four battleground states — compared with Mrs. Clinton’s $13 million.

At Viacom, Now Comes the Hard Part

A struggling media empire, still aching from a legal war involving Sumner M. Redstone, must focus on winning the peace.

Notebook: The U.N.’s Cholera Admission and What Comes Next

The organization has acknowledged its role in an epidemic that has killed thousands. But it has much further to go to truly make amends.

TV Sports: Ryan Lochte’s Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC

Reporters gave Lochte, the U.S. swimmer who invented a story about being robbed in Rio, unfettered airtime instead of trying to confirm details.

An Olympic Wrap-Up Show That Doesn’t Quite Translate

For an American, it is odd and delightful to spot American Olympic legends on a wee-hours show in Brazil. It gets odder and more delightful once you listen.

‘Ben-Hur’ Is Latest Flop for Paramount

The film, which cost Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about $100 million to make, arrived to a disastrous $11.4 million in domestic ticket sales.

Advertising: Lessons From Rio, as Live Events Make the Leap to Streaming

Events like the Olympics and the Oscars are finding their way onto streaming platforms, and marketers are wondering how to reach those viewers.

Mediator: Sean Hannity Turns Adviser in the Service of Donald Trump

Mr. Hannity has given Mr. Trump and those around him suggestions on strategy and messaging while still hosting his show on Fox News.

Nonfiction: Overselling A.D.H.D.: A New Book Exposes Big Pharma’s Role

“ADHD Nation,” by Alan Schwarz, is important, humane and compellingly written.

Bits: How Streaming Is Changing Sports Watching

Maybe a half-million people a day watched the Olympics on live streams — an object lesson for NBC.

Lou Pearlman, Svengali Behind Backstreet Boys and ’NSync, Dies at 62

The music producer helped pioneer the boy-band phenomenon before he was convicted of running a $300 million Ponzi scheme and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.

Ang Lee Is Embracing a Faster Film Format. Can Theaters Keep Up?

“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” will be shown in a new format at the New York Film Festival, but Sony is still figuring out how to best show it beyond New York.

‘Suicide Squad’ Soundtrack Locks Down a Second Week at No. 1

Drake’s “Views” remained at No. 2, and the rapper’s collaborator PartyNextDoor debuted at No. 3.

Speedo USA Is Among 4 Companies to Drop Ryan Lochte Amid Rio Fallout

Speedo, Ralph Lauren, Syneron Candela and Airweave announced they were cutting ties to Lochte after the swimmer’s story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio created an international furor.

Deal Professor: Lessons From the Viacom Dispute

The bruising battle has much to teach about executive behavior, corporate governance and the use of litigation, among other issues.

An Indian Novelist Stung by Hometown Wrath Now Hears a Self-Censor in His Head

When one of Perumal Murugan’s novels was attacked in his home state, he retreated from the public eye. But he has since rediscovered his voice, and now has several new books coming out.

Ronald DeLuca, Ad Man Who Helped Revive Iacocca’s Chrysler, Dies at 91

Mr. DeLuca was an ad man who had a crucial part in persuading Congress to approve a $1.5 billion federal loan guarantee package for the automaker in 1980.