Rupert Murdoch’s family has finalised succession arrangements that hand control of his media empire to eldest son Lachlan Murdoch, ensuring Fox News retains its conservative direction. 94-year old ...

What are the key differences between Murdoch’s children, particularly Lachlan and James? How do the internal family conflicts of the Murdochs mirror the TV show Succession? What will Rupert Murdoch’s ...

The yearslong succession battle over News Corporation is coming to an end, with the media company announcing Monday that the beneficiaries of the Murdoch Family Trust reached a “mutual resolution.” ...

A new family trust has been established by Rupert Murdoch, 94, thus concluding the years-long brawl to decide which child will take over the family business once Murdoch has passed. It was announced ...

Australian-American billionaire Rupert Murdoch's children have reached a settlement in their long-running legal dispute over control of the mogul's media empire, cementing eldest son Lachlan's ...

6:29 p.m. Sept. 10, 2025: A earlier version of this story said Rupert Murdoch’s controlling shares in Fox and News Corp. would pass to Lachlan Murdoch in the coming weeks. The transfer has been made.

Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch walk together as they arrive on the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 13, 2017. Credit - Drew Angerer—Getty ...

After decades of internal battles, the succession plan for the Murdoch family was finally settled this week as Lachlan Murdoch was named the heir of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, which includes Fox ...

Rupert Murdoch, 94, has anointed Lachlan Murdoch, his oldest son, as leader for decades to come, of a conservative media empire that includes Fox News, the The Wall Street Journal and the New York ...