Rupert Murdoch
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Foxtel sale a Christmas miracle for the Murdochs
News Corp has finally found a buyer for its storied pay TV offering. But what does the future hold for viewers, staff and sports deals?
- by Calum Jaspan
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Billionaire-backed sports streamer buys Foxtel
News Corp-controlled pay TV and streaming company Foxtel has been sold to DAZN for an enterprise value of $3.4 billion.
- by Calum Jaspan
Rupert Murdoch faces uphill fight to unwind family trust decision
Rupert Murdoch’s bid to secure the future of his media empire is now in the mercy of the highly specialised Nevada probate court system.
- by Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler
How oil money and oligarchs are shaping the sale of Foxtel
The No.1 contender to take Foxtel off News Corp’s hands is a British sports streamer that’s potentially banking on a huge influx of cash from Saudi Arabia.
- by Calum Jaspan and Vince Rugari
Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ sunglasses are peak grandadcore cool
The media tycoon’s style signature is evolving with expensive accessories and sneakers.
- by Damien Woolnough
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Rupert Murdoch visits firebombed Melbourne synagogue
On his first visit to Australia in six years, the media magnate has joined Jewish community members at the site of a shocking antisemitic attack.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Political leadership
Albanese is in a fight with News Corp – he might as well start throwing punches
The Labor prime minister has gone out of his way to appease – if not please – News Corp. It hasn’t worked.
- by Paddy Manning
Murdoch’s court defeat creates uncertain path ahead for his media empire
Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch believes all successful companies are built by individuals, not boards or committees. Some of his children disagree.
- by Anne Hyland
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News Corp is working with Dutton to bring us down: Albanese
Ministers reported that the prime minister told his cabinet meeting “News Corp and the opposition were now working hand in glove”.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Media & marketing
The Murdoch family Christmas this year: I’d buy tickets to that
The stakes have almost certainly changed in the battle between warring factions of the family over who will control the empire of Fox Corporation and News Corporation.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘Carefully crafted charade’: How it all fell apart for Rupert Murdoch in Nevada
In a scathing 96-page ruling, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch were found to have acted in bad faith in their effort to amend the family trust.
- by Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg
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