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Memo to Rupert Murdoch: now is the time to sell Fox News

The hubristic afterglow at Fox News following Donald Trump’s election victory was rudely punctured by the Nevada Probate Commissioner Edmund Gorman. The commissioner ruled against the action brought by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and in favour of Lachlan’s siblings – Prudence, Elisabeth and James.

The Conversation

The battle over Murdoch's media empire

The media mogul's bid to give his son Lachlan control over his Fox News media empire failed

Salon

Real-life ‘Succession’: What is the latest Murdoch family drama all about?

Disagreements over the ownership of the Murdoch Family Trust have led to a legal battle.

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Succession actor expresses ‘empathy’ towards Murdoch family amid real-life drama

‘My feeling is ‘I take that very seriously’’ said Strong after hearing about the Murdoch family situation

The Independent UK

Surely Rupert and Lachlan won’t roll the dice again

It is time for the Murdoch family to sit down and negotiate a family settlement by agreement, not judicial decree.

Crikey

Albo adds childcare subsidies to reelection pitch

Anthony Albanese is strengthening his reelection bid with promises of more subsidised childcare, and we’re still waiting on Peter Dutton’s long-promised nuclear power costings.

Crikey

Rupert Murdoch’s children started 'secretly discussing' the future of his empire after seeing a ‘Succession’ episode

The plans were “intended to help avoid a real-life repeat” of the hit HBO show.

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Murdoch loses bid to change family trust

Murdoch tried to give his son Lachlan control of his media empire to preserve Fox News’ conservative slant

Salon

The Succession scene that sparked the Murdochs' court case turmoil: how life imitated art imitating life

Leaks from a court case in Nevada have revealed the Murdoch children are locked in a new battle for control of their father’s media empire... and Succession may have kickstarted it

Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch loses his legal battle, leaving future of media empire in the balance

In the seemingly never-ending psychodrama surrounding Rupert Murdoch and his family, life has imitated art. Again.

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch loses Fox News ‘Succession case’ in bitter family row

The trust divides control of the company equally among four of Rupert Murdoch’s children after he dies

The Independent UK

Why Murdoch’s succession case could be major blow to his rightwing legacy

Court ruling could mean that more liberal Murdochs may have say in content from world’s most powerful conservative media empire

The Guardian - US

Rupert Murdoch fails to change trust to solidify power for eldest son Lachlan

A Nevada commissioner found that Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan had acted in ’bad faith’ in their effort to amend the trust and strip voting power away from three other children

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch Suffers Defeat in Real-Life Succession Drama Sparked by an Episode of HBO's 'Succession'

Rupert Murdoch's attempt to secure his eldest son Lachlan's control over the family's media empire was blocked by a Nevada commissioner.

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Evening Standard

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review: he has nailed the malaise of our day... again

annihilation is prophetic about the times, as ever

The Guardian - US

Murdoch family drama plays out in court with fate of Fox News at stake

Rupert Murdoch, 93, wants eldest son Lachlan to run his empire after his death – but his other children want their say

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The Murdoch Family Are Feuding Over The Media Empire’s Future And It’s Legit IRL Succession

Rupert Murdoch and his four eldest children are embroiled in a legal battle over the family trust and it is spicier than a Succession episode

Crikey

Why are the Murdochs fighting in Nevada of all places?

The Murdoch succession saga kicks off this week in the middle of nowhere: Reno, Nevada. Why on earth is it there?

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Evening Standard

Rupert Murdoch's children start 'Succession' court battle in the US

Tycoon’s plan to hand control of businesses to eldest son Lachlan is challenged by other children

The Conversation

Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?

A unique court case is getting under way in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which begins on September 17 local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime after that the Reno Nevada County Probate Commissioner will…

International Business Times

Murdoch Media Empire Succession Drama Plays Out In US Tribunal

A US tribunal began picking over the bitter spat between media magnate Rupert Murdoch and his children Monday in a case that could determine the fate of his empire, including the influential right-wing Fox News.

Fortune

Rupert Murdoch demanded his kids give him $100 million each as a sign of respect

They all did—except for James Murdoch, who is now suing his dad for control of the News Corp empire.

The Guardian - UK

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review – the failure of politics

The chaos element of the populist right disrupts France’s weary liberal regime, in a novel of sadness and eerie serenity that marks a new direction

The Guardian - UK

Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq review – deepfakes, sex acts and cyber-attacks

In his sometimes enjoyable longest novel yet, the author’s obsession with sex and desire competes for attention with his usual grandstanding and an intricate, Dan Brown-like pulp mystery

Crikey

Yes, Australians should give two shits — perhaps even four — about Murdoch’s succession saga

‘Rupert’s not too fussed about the money, because it won’t be much use to him where he’s going. Paper’s flammable after all.’

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