Though Prudence and Liz are Rupert Murdoch’s eldest children,their gender meant they were never considered genuine heirs to the throne.
The hit HBO show was said to be based on the dysfunctional Murdoch family,but in a case of life imitating art,the Murdochs began taking cues from their onscreen counterparts.
The media mogul rolled the dice in trying to secure his empire for son Lachlan and has ended up pitting the latter against the collective might of his siblings.
Alleged betrayal by his father,Rupert,has led to James revealing innermost family secrets for the first time.
Rupert Murdoch thought he was going to die as the spectacular failure of his plan for dynastic control of the conservative media group unravelled.
It proved to be a volatile year for the big end of town,but it’s investors who face a day of reckoning.
Depending on the legal outcome,the ruling could fundamentally shift the direction of an expansive media network and reshape the US political landscape for years to come.
I interviewed Anna Murdoch after her marriage to Rupert ended. Now,23 years later,her fears about succession tearing the family apart look remarkably prescient.
A court in Nevada has begun reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death.
For one of the few times in his life,Rupert Murdoch won’t be the most powerful person in the room.