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Rupert Murdoch

International

Trump gets lavish UK banquet – and an awkward guest

Lachlan is widely viewed as holding the same conservative political views as his father and has made some shrewd decisions while leading the companies.
International

Murdochs’ settlement leaves Lachlan atop family media empire

People holds signs calling for the release of files regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a protest in Houston, Texas, July 17, 2025.
International

Trump sues Murdoch, WSJ over Epstein sex bombshell

The return of Donald Trump has helped Fox’s advertising business, by normalising opinions which once made mainstream advertisers queasy about airing commercials on Fox News.
Opinion & Features

Even as the Murdochs bitterly feud, their empire thrives

The Foxtel transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025.
Companies & Markets

News Corp sells Foxtel unit to DAZN in A$3.4 billion deal

Lachlan Murdoch (centre) arrives for a probate court hearing in Reno, Nevada, Sept 16, 2024. A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant, according to a sealed court document obtained by The New York Times.
International

Rupert Murdoch fails in bid to change family trust

REA’s decision to walk away from making a formal offer for Rightmove ahead of a 1600 GMT deadline capped a month-long saga that saw the London-listed firm rebuff four proposals on valuation concerns.
Property

Murdoch’s REA ends month-long takeover pursuit of Britain’s Rightmove

Rightmove has maintained steady revenue growth in recent years and its future prospects are looking bright as the UK housing market is expected to pick up.
Property

UK's Rightmove rejects US$8.2 billion sweetened bid from Australia's REA Group

Rupert Murdoch arrives for a probate court hearing in Reno, Nevada, Sept 16, 2024. Murdoch is in the eye of a legal storm as several of his children seek to block him changing the terms of a family trust to ensure his favoured son Lachlan gains control of his sprawling media assets after his death.
Global Enterprise

Murdoch media empire succession drama plays out in US tribunal

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch (above) is trying to amend the family trust to give his son, Lachlan, control of his business after his death. Three of Lachlan’s siblings are contesting this effort in court.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Failing at succession? Try secession

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