“Beware” because Fox News is about to burn brighter and hotter. The impact of Dominion’s lawsuit was always going to be limited because of Fox’s ultimate weapon: cable carriage fees. But neither a trial nor a financial award from Dominion’s lawsuit would change Fox all by themselves, no matter how painful. Various networks are paid carriage fees for every cable subscriber; the fees are negotiated between cable providers and the companies. The only way Dominion’s lawsuit changes Fox is if it is part of a series of cascading consequences.
Source: Fox News April 20, 2023 23:34 UTC