Rupert Murdoch's attempt to amend his family trust to ensure his son Lachlan retains control over his media empire is under scrutiny in a closed court hearing. The case has drawn significant media attention due to its implications for the future of influential outlets like Fox News and The Wall Street Journal.
The Murdoch family trust was established in 1999 to provide equal control over Rupert Murdoch's media assets to his four oldest children. Tensions have escalated as Rupert seeks to consolidate power with Lachlan, sidelining his other children who hold differing political views.
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Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG is an Australian-born American media mogul who founded News Corp. He is the son of Keith Murdoch, one time senior executive of Australia's Herald & Weekly Times publishing company.
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Lachlan Keith Murdoch is an Australian–British and American businessman and mass media heir. He is the executive chairman of Nova Entertainment, co-chairman of News Corp, executive chairman and CEO of the Fox Corporation, the founder of Australian inves
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James Rupert Jacob Murdoch is a British-American businessman, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and was the chief executive officer of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019.
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The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City.
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The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese.
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The current incarnation of News Corporation, stylized as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company focusing on newspapers and publishing, formed in 2013 as a spin-off of the original News Corporation.
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Elisabeth Murdoch CBE is an Australian-born British and American media executive based in the United Kingdom. She was a non-executive chairperson of Shine Group, the UK-based TV programme production company she founded in 2001, until the company's parent
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Prudence "Prue" Murdoch MacLeod is an Australian-British non-executive director in the media industry. Murdoch is the eldest child and daughter of Australian billionaire media proprietor Rupert Murdoch.
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REA Group Ltd and its subsidiary companies, known as the REA Group, make up a global online real estate advertising company. REA Group is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with subsidiary offices in Asia.
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Rightmove plc is a UK-based company that runs rightmove.co.uk, the UK's largest online real estate portal and property website. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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Succession is an American satirical comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong. It premiered on June 3, 2018, on HBO, and has been renewed for a third season.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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Reuters is an international news organization owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs some 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide.
The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter.