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 ...

He was, after all, the eldest boy. The family drama that inspired HBO’s Succession ended this week with a settlement that ensures Rupert Murdoch’s conservative-media empire will pass to his oldest son ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...