February
Lachlan Murdoch’s $US4b problem
Donald Trump’s election has blown the Murdoch succession to smithereens.
How Donald Trump upended Rupert Murdoch’s succession plans
This week on The Fin podcast, Myriam Robin and Neil Chenoweth on the bitter fight for control of the Murdoch media empire and why Trump’s reelection has complicated it.
REA true believers triggered by spicy Domain takeover
The arrival of US-based CoStar’s bid sent a jolt into the News Corp-owned real estate listings business.
US judge throws out Aussie start-up’s Google antitrust case
Unlockd founder Matt Berriman has been pursuing Google in US courts for four years over its role in his start-up’s collapse.
Gina Rinehart revealed as owner of $2b US stock portfolio
The country’s richest person has bought stocks linked to Trump, Musk and Murdoch, plus, some of her pet projects.
The Murdochs go to war – through the media
Rupert and Lachlan have failed, for now, to take control of the family trust. But that outcome is by no means the end to hostilities between the media scions.
Fox sales, profit surge; company plans new streaming service
Shares in the media company soared to their highest in nearly six years as its quarterly results were bolstered by higher US political ad spending.
December 2024
Murdoch ‘Succession’ tropes can’t hide a dilemma for investors
The Murdoch family feud makes for fabulous drama, but for long-term investors it masks a vital question.
Murdoch loses case; AirTrunk’s big bonuses; CEO’s alleged killer held
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Foxtel’s UK suitor calls in Bank of America for advice
The group, backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, is understood to be working with BofA’s telecommunications and media team.
Logan Roy’s death morphed into a real life Murdoch succession drama
Shortly after the fictional patriarch died on television, the family behind the News and Fox empires began to plot life after their patriarch, Rupert.
‘Five minutes with god’: Rupert holds court at Murdoch Christmas bash
With the 93-year-old in town, dozens of the nation’s most powerful political, sporting and media executives were drawn to Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch’s annual party.
Rupert Murdoch makes surprise Australian homecoming
The “retired” media mogul has made his first trip Down Under in many years.
November 2024
Murdoch’s Fox News, ‘bro’ podcasts the big winners from Trump victory
Liberal audiences are tuning out while the media baron’s channel attracts record numbers in the United States.
Most non-Murdoch News Corp investors backed failed share collapse
A bid to end the family’s ‘outsized influence’ on the company has been “convincingly” defeated, News Corp says. Most other shareholders backed it, early results suggest.
Why Perpetual wants to maintain Murdoch control at News Corp
News Corp shareholders have been asked to vote on whether the company’s dual-class share structure should be collapsed this week.
Another News Corp loyalist eyes retirement
Word’s gotten back the media company’s Campbell Reid may soon depart.
There’s already one winner from the US election: Fox News
The Murdoch family-controlled cable network – and The New York Times – are bullish about their prospects after the campaign boosted their audiences this year.
October 2024
Opulent yachts of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer meet in Fiji
The billionaires’ vessels were recently spotted in an exclusive Pacific cove after Packer appeared on TV talking up one of his oldest friends.
Ex-Foxtel exec Amanda Laing’s lavish all-female farewell
The well-connected media executive was celebrated at a woman-only event at Ivy Penthouse last week.