Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch fights Trump's $10 bn libel suit, calls it 'affront' to free speech

US President Donald Trump accused Rupert Murdoch and News Corp of damaging his reputation, but the media giant insisted its reporting on Trump's Epstein link was factually correct

The Murdoch succession fight is over. So what does Lachlan control?

From Fox News to Tubi to HarperCollins, here's what is in the media empire that Rupert Murdoch built

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son gets control of media empire in $3.3 bn deal

The $3.3 billion settlement ends years of bitter family succession battle, dissolves the old Murdoch trust, and hands Lachlan sole power over Fox Corp and News Corp while siblings take cash exit

US Justice Department seeks to unseal Epstein, Maxwell grand jury files

US Justice Department moves court to unseal Epstein, Maxwell grand jury records after Donald Trump demands transparency; Trump sues Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over 'defamatory' Epstein report

Trump sues Wall Street Journal, Murdoch for $10 bn over Epstein article

The suit alleges that the WSJ article falsely linked Trump to Epstein and included fabricated evidence, causing damage to his reputation

Murdoch's UK tabloids offer rare apology in settlement with Prince Harry

Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum, his lawyer said Wednesday. Harry's lawyer David Sherborne read a statement in court saying News Group offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for years of unlawful intrusion. The bombshell announcement in London's High Court as the Duke of Sussex's trial was about to start against the publishers of The Sun and now-defunct News of the World for unlawfully snooping on him over decades. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, and one other man were the only two remaining claimants out of more than 1,300 others who had settled lawsuits against News Group Newspapers over allegations their phones were hacked and investigators unlawfully intruded in their lives. In all the cases that have been brought against the publisher since a widespread phone hacking scandal forced Murdoch to close News of the World in 2011, Harry's

UK phone hacking case: Prince Harry takes on media mogul Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch's holdings include major newspapers like The Sun and The Times and broadcasters such as Sky and Fox News

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain's DAZN for $2.1 bn

News Corp will gain a board seat and hold a 6 per cent stake in DAZN, a London-headquartered streaming platform

Murdoch loses fight to change family trust, hand sole control to eldest son

The case weighed heavily on the future of some of the highest-profile media properties in the world

Rupert Murdoch's trust trial concludes with judge's ruling yet to come

Upon Murdoch's death, control of the trust was to be split among his four oldest kids. Instead, he has sought to give voting power to his eldest son, Lachlan

Control of Murdoch media at stake as hearing to begin with mogul, children

Rupert Murdoch and four of his children on Monday went before a Nevada probate commissioner behind closed doors to an evidentiary hearing that could decide who controls Murdoch's media empire after his death. The hearing scheduled to resume Tuesday and continue into next week comes after Murdoch, 93, moved last year to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust. The New York Times reported, based on a sealed Washoe County court document, that it was part of a bid to ensure that his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge of his cadre of newspapers and television networks, including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News Channel. The court has kept the hearings closed to the public and most documents sealed, largely rejecting requests for access by news organizations including The Associated Press. The trust was originally set up to give equal control over Rupert Murdoch's businesses to his four oldest children upon his death, according to the Times. Murdoch stepped down as lead

Murdoch succession battle to play out in Nevada's 'closed-door' courtroom

Murdoch, 93, is attempting to change the terms of the family's irrevocable trust to ensure his newspapers and television networks remain under control of his eldest son and chosen heir

Britain's Rightmove rejects $7.3 bn takeover offer from Murdoch's REA Group

REA, which is 62 per cent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp , did not cite any reason for the offer's rejection by Rightmove

Secret family battle for Murdoch empire revealed in sealed court documents

Since Murdoch designed the trust nearly 25 years ago, the family's political views have diverged sharply

Prince Harry's lawyer implicates Murdoch in cover-up of unlawful snooping

Prince Harry's lawyer levelled explosive new allegations Wednesday that Rupert Murdoch was aware of cover-ups at his British tabloids that used unlawful techniques to spy on the Duke of Sussex and others. Attorney David Sherborne said Murdoch was among the executives who were aware that public statements made about phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering at News Group Newspapers were untrue. Harry and other claimants, including actor Hugh Grant, sought during the first of a three-day hearing in the High Court to amend their lawsuit against the publisher to include allegations that there was an effort to conceal and destroy evidence. It is inferred that they would not have been carrying out this extensive concealment and destruction strategy without the knowledge and approval of Rupert Murdoch, Sherborne said in a court filing. Defence lawyer Anthony Hudson said the proposed changes to the case were unnecessary and seemed aimed at campaigning against the tabloid press

Murdoch's News Corp, Daily Mail owner eye Telegraph's potential takeover

The fate of the Telegraph's ownership has been up in the air for months. RedBird IMI - a joint venture between a New York investment firm and a UAE-backed media investment vehicle

Here's why Disney's deal to sell Indian ops will follow Murdoch's logic

The Star India business came to Disney as part of a $71 billion global acquisition of 21st Century Fox Inc.'s entertainment assets

Revisiting Rupert Murdoch's India adventure as he hangs up his boots

Once he arrived on the scene in a rapidly liberalising India, there was no stopping him. The country's private broadcasting story begins with the Murdoch-Subhash Chandra team

Murdoch exit may give Trump a Fox News 'reset': Republican strategists

A mutually beneficial relationship between Trump and Fox News broke down after the 2020 election in the wake of the network's coverage of the election

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp: Report

His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said on Thursday