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Succession actor jokes Murdoch may have watched ‘too much’ of the TV series and criticises claim that global media empire is committed to ‘freedom’

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

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…

Lachlan Murdoch doesn’t share his father’s interest in Britain but Rupert is still deemed ‘very much in control’

The media tycoon wreaked untold havoc on American democracy and beyond

This is a media and political age that he himself has shaped. It’s hardly a legacy to be proud of, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence…

The 92-year-old said he was in ‘robust health’ and would act as chairman emeritus

‘The point about his being in robust health and robust with ideas – we can attest to that,’ Dana Perino says about 92-year-old Murdoch