The Murdoch succession saga
Rupert Murdoch's secret legal battle with his children over his media empire's future
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
It has already inspired the hit HBO television series Succession, but now Rupert Murdoch’s family drama is playing out in real life in a courtroom in the US state of Nevada.
The 93-year-old media mogul is trying to change the terms of a family trust he made years ago that states that after his death, his four eldest children should get equal voting rights in his empire. Murdoch wants to alter it to give his eldest son Lachlan greater control.
We hear from outside the courtroom, look back at Murdoch’s extraordinary career, and talk to two people who know the Murdoch family story well. And we reflect on what the court case might mean for one of the world’s most powerful media empires.
(Picture: Rupert Murdoch arriving at a courthouse in Reno, Nevada. Credit: Reuters)
Presented and produced by Gideon Long