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Can Lachlan Murdoch rein in scandal-hit Fox as 2024 election looms?

With cable news in a death spiral, Fox Corp facing potentially crippling lawsuits, and dad Rupert Murdoch stepping back, Lachlan will have a full inbox of challenges in his new role as head of the family empire, Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Job for Australian ex-PM fuels fears over direction of Murdoch media empire under son Lachlan

Dismay as mogul’s successor nominates Tony Abbott, a climate change sceptic, to board of Fox Corporation

The Guardian - UK

Coming soon to Fox? Tony Abbott, the Australian former PM who said climate crisis was ‘absolute crap’

Rupert Murdoch hailed him as a ‘conviction politician’ but in Australia he is well known for accusations of misogyny and climate scepticism

The Guardian - AU

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Tony Abbott nominated to Fox Corp board of directors

Tony Abbott has been nominated to sit on Fox Corporation's board of directors, a day after media mogul Rupert Murdoch's retirement plans were unveiled.

AAP

As Rupert Murdoch retires, a look into succession drama that roiled his family and inspired HBO hit

Like Logan Roy in the HBO drama "Succession," Murdoch encouraged his children to compete to be his successor.

Fortune

CNN host gives scathing obituary of Rupert Murdoch’s career and the ‘mess left behind’

Abby Phillip slammed Mr Murdoch’s legacy at Fox News, accusing him of enabling the creation of ‘outrage porn’ and ‘partisan red meat’

The Independent UK

News Corp newspapers full of praise for Rupert Murdoch as he takes up ‘new role’

Murdoch-owned titles in US, UK and Australia stopped short of saying retirement, but left readers in no doubt about their boss’s immense talent

The Guardian - AU

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Why is Rupert Murdoch stepping aside now and what does it mean for the company?

At age 92, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp but will stay on in the role of chairman emeritus, presumably to help guide his eldest son Lachlan as the new head of the firm.

The Conversation

End of an era? Rupert Murdoch steps down as chair of News Corp, Fox Corp

Seventy years after inheriting the Australian newspaper that he used as a foundation to build a global empire, media mogul Rupert Murdoch says his son Lachlan will replace him as chair of Fox Corporation and News Corp. However, Murdoch senior has signalled he will still be very present in decision-making…

France 24

NYC pension funds and state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage

New York City’s pension funds and the state of Oregon are suing Fox Corporation over Fox News' 2020 election coverage

The Independent UK

New York City and Oregon pension funds sue Fox over false election claims

State and city officials accuse the media giant of neglecting its fiduciary duties to shareholders by promoting false election claims that exposed the company to crushing defamation lawsuits

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose to step down as ABC chair; Mark Latham quits One Nation; and Lachlan Murdoch pays $1.3m

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The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch pays Crikey $1.3m in legal costs over dropped defamation suit

Fox Media chief executive pays costs on condition that almost $600,000 in crowdfunding raised by Crikey will be donated to press freedom group

The Guardian - AU

How Fox uses the World Cup and Masked Singer to keep Fox News on air

The company leverages hit shows to hike the price it charges cable companies to carry its channels

The Guardian - US

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Fox Corporation Names David Espinosa President Of Distribution

Espinoza takes over from Michael Biard who has been named president and COO of Nexstar

TV Tech

Nexstar Names Michael Biard President & COO

Former Fox Corporation exec will join Nexstar on August 21; current president Thomas Carter will continue as senior advisor through end of this year

TV Tech

NAB Announces TV, Radio Board Election Results

Board members start two year terms in June

The Independent UK

A rival channel, a podcast or a foray into politics? Tucker Carlson teases his next move after Fox exit

The ousted Fox News host is already teasing his next move on his website – and has a job offer from a Russian state television channel to mull, writes Bevan Hurley

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Fox Forms Tubi Media Group

CTO Paul Cheesbrough will lead the new unit for its standalone digital businesses as CEO

ABC News

Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch face another giant legal claim over Fox News 'disinformation'

The lawyer representing voting technology company, Smartmatic, says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch are key to the $US2.7 billion case they have brought against Fox News and Fox Corporation.

The Independent UK

A rival channel, a podcast or a foray into politics? Tucker Carlson teases his next move after Fox exit

The ousted Fox News host is already teasing his next move on his website – and has a job offer from a Russian state television channel to mull, writes Bevan Hurley

The Independent UK

Fox Corporation shares plunge by four per cent after Tucker Carlson’s abrupt axing

Investors appeared rattled after Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure from Fox.

ABC News

Murdoch's decision to drop Crikey defamation case is 'best case scenario' for everyone

The legal to and fro surrounding the 2021 US Election has seen Fox News retreat from its second defamation case this week.

The Guardian - AU

The mouse that roared: how a little Australian website stared down Murdoch’s millions

Incensed by an opinion piece, Lachlan Murdoch came at Crikey with guns blazing. But in the end he walked away – for the second time in a week

The New Daily

Lachlan Murdoch abandons legal action against Crikey

Fox Corporation boss Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation case against news outlet Crikey and some of its editors and executives.

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