Rupert Murdoch
Opinion
Opinion
Murdoch family’s Xmas this year: I’d buy tickets to that
The stakes have almost certainly changed in the battle between warring factions of the family over who will control the empire of Fox Corporation and News Corporation.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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‘Carefully crafted charade’: How it all fell apart for Rupert Murdoch in Nevada
In a scathing 96-page ruling, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch were found to have acted in “bad faith” in their effort to amend the family trust.
- by Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg
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Billionaires
Rupert Murdoch fails in bid to change family trust
The move was an attempt by the 93-year-old to cement his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch’s control of the family empire after his death.
- by Calum Jaspan
Money, power and ... Rupert descend on Lachlan Murdoch’s Christmas bash
Australia’s politicians, media figures and power players descended on Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch’s Bellevue Hill mansion for their highly exclusive and renowned Christmas bash.
- by Calum Jaspan
Analysis
Media & marketing
Is media mogul Rupert Murdoch set for a summer holiday in Australia?
The press baron’s companies are embroiled in court cases that need his attention, but that hasn’t stopped speculation he might be spending some time Down Under.
- by Anne Hyland
Opinion
Opinion
The odds are stacked: Shareholders stare down Murdoch and lose (yet again)
Dual-class shareholding structures are the antithesis of shareholder democracy – more of a corporate version of a gerrymander. But to get rid of them, you need a shareholder vote.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Media & marketing
Murdoch family survives push to loosen its grip on News Corp
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said a hedge fund’s proposal to eliminate the dual-class share structure that cements his family’s control over the media group was “convincingly” defeated.
- by Colin Kruger
The Murdochs want to get rid of Foxtel. There’s just one problem
Almost 30 years after it set up the pay TV business, News Corp wants to cut the cord. However, finding a willing buyer for Foxtel could be a challenge.
- by Calum Jaspan
Staff fury as billionaire newspaper owners refuse to endorse presidential candidate
The Washington Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, reportedly halted the publication of a planned editorial supporting Vice President Kamala Harris.
- by Michael Koziol
New age News Corp takes shape in Lachlan Murdoch’s mould
With a secret family civil war ongoing, Lachlan Murdoch is already putting his stamp on his father’s media empire that’s coming to terms with digital disruption.
- by Calum Jaspan
Rupert Murdoch walks away from $12 billion chase for property giant
Murdoch’s REA Group has abandoned its pursuit of UK online property group Rightmove after its fourth takeover proposal was knocked back.
- by Pui-Guan Man