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The restructuring ended a long succession dispute, giving Lachlan Murdoch control of global media assets while siblings receive $3.3 billion in cash compensation, sources said.
- On September 8, 2025, the settlement gave Lachlan Murdoch control through a new trust and paid siblings $1.1 billion each, The New York Times reported.
- Created in 1998 after Rupert Murdoch and Anna Murdoch Mann's separation, the Murdoch family trust originally gave each child one vote over shares controlling about 40% of Fox and News Corp, fueling a public succession fight.
- In 2023, Lachlan Murdoch, who was co-chair of 21st Century Fox from 2014 to 2019, took control after Rupert Murdoch stepped down, following the company's sale to Disney.
- Gabriel Sherman writes the Murdoch family's practices raise questions about the influence of outlets like Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post on policy debates across the US, UK, and Australia.
- Netflix's series 'Dynasty: The Murdochs' is streaming now, and Gabriel Sherman’s biography fully addresses the trust’s resolution, available to stream on March 13.
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5 Biggest Bombshells from 'Dynasty: The Murdochs,' Including Which 'Succession' Episode Made the Family Panic
'Dynasty: The Murdochs,' which hit Netflix on March 13, tells the story of Rupert Murdoch's media empire and how his kids have fought to succeed him. Here's everything to know about the biggest bombshells in 'Dynasty: The Murdochs'.
Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Personal Birth date: March 11, 1931 Birth place: Melbourne, Australia Birth name: Keith Rupert Murdoch Father: Keith Murdoch, journalist and newspaper publisher Mother: Elisabeth (Greene) Murdoch, philanthropist Marriages: Elena Zhukova (2024-present); Jerry Hall (2016-2022, divorced); Wendi (Deng) Murdoch (1999-2013, divorced); Anna (Torv) Murdoch (1967-19…
A $22 billion media empire, 6 children, and a succession battle: Meet the Murdoch family
James, Elisabeth, Rupert, and Lachlan Murdoch at an event in 2007.Tom Stoddart/Getty ImagesThe Murdoch family's media empire includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Post.The succession battle over that empire was resolved in 2025, with eldest son Lachlan taking control.The family drama is now the focus of a new Netflix series, "Dynasty: The Murdochs."The Murdoch family's multibillion-dollar media empire includes Fox News, Th…
Secrets, sexism and hypocrisy: Inside the Murdochs' real succession drama
Does the world need another biography of Rupert Murdoch? It depends what it has to say and who has written it.Bonfire of the Murdochs, by journalist Gabriel Sherman, looks promising. He made his name with an exhaustively researched biography of long-running Fox News head and serial sexual harasser, Roger Ailes. The Loudest Voice in the Room (2014) has 98 pages of endnotes and a team of three fact-checkers. It was made into a series starring Russ…
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