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The Latest Breaking News from Lachlan Murdoch

Questions Surround Blockbuster Sports Streaming Joint Venture

Rivals, stations blitz sports-only approach of Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. Discovery partnership

Multichannel News

Rupert Murdoch met Rishi Sunak five times in 12-month period

Media mogul met government representatives 12 times in 2022-23 when he was chair of News Corp

The Guardian - UK

Lachlan Murdoch: New Streaming Venture Is “Additive” and Targeted to “Cord Nevers”

“Our traditional Pay TV market will remain our dominant customer base for some time to come,” Murdoch said during Fox’s earnings call

TV Tech

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New Sports Venture Not Open To Additional Partners: Lachlan Murdoch

Analyst skeptical JV won't hurt Fox News

Multichannel News

Fox Reports Lower Second-Quarter Earnings

Revenues fall 8%

Multichannel News

Fatter wallets for 84% of Australians

Average-wage earners will pocket more than $1,500 in tax relief under Labor’s changes to the stage three tax cuts, and Alex Zverev thoroughly defeated dual grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz last night, leaving the Australian Open race wide open.

Crikey

Kim Williams will be a quite different ABC chair, and is no Murdoch stooge

Don’t expect business as usual from new ABC chair Kim Williams. He brings extensive broadcasting and arts management expertise to the role.

Crikey

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10 stories I enjoyed publishing at Crikey in 2023

As we ease into 2024, here is a selection of some great stuff we published last year, just in case you missed it.

Crikey

How an ‘independent’ director keeping the Murdochs honest hoovered up US$100m

Despite overseeing the largest settlement for media defamation in US history, Fox Corp’s head lawyer continues to laugh all the way to the bank.

Crikey

War criminals, surgeons, Murdoch: What a wild defamation year we had in 2023

Defamation law had a 2023 to remember, with some of the biggest cases in Australian history coming before the courts.

Crikey

The big 2023 quiz of the year

Barbie was on the big screen, Taylor Swift on the airwaves… How well do you remember the year that was?

The Guardian - UK

Ita Buttrose rallies ABC staff in Christmas message while Murdoch’s annual party goes missing

Conservative festive fixtures in short supply as public broadcasting boss warns staff against complacency. Plus: the West Australian v Margot Robbie

The Guardian - AU

After struggling through his final AGMs, Rupert Murdoch faces more courtroom grief

Barely being able to get a word in under favourable conditions doesn’t bode well considering his upcoming two-day cross-examination.

Crikey

Headaches at Fox as Lachlan Murdoch takes reins from father Rupert

Tycoon’s eldest son promises ‘no change’ in Fox News strategy but suite of legal claims threaten to derail family empire

The Guardian - US

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A day of defamation, Lachlan meets Volodymyr, and the ABC ‘slays’ on TikTok

Your correspondent hits Phillip St for a day of defamation trials as Bruce Lehrmann and Ben Roberts-Smith return to court.

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky says he's survived 'five or six' assassination attempts by Putin's forces

Ukraine's president also accused the Kremlin of helping Hamas launch attacks in Israel in October and warned the Ukraine-Russia conflict could spiral into a third world war

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Hamas says truce is close; man charged with raping 90-year-old woman; and essential workers in rental stress

Qatar is leading negotiations between Hamas and Israel, while the war in the Gaza strip continues

The Guardian - AU

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy in signal of support for Ukraine

Media mogul was accompanied by Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, who was injured while covering the war, and Jerome Starkey from UK tabloid the Sun

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The Independent UK

Zelensky thanks world’s media for fostering support for Ukraine

He met Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall and The Sun journalist Jerome Starkey in Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Can Lachlan Murdoch rein in scandal-hit Fox as 2024 election looms?

With cable news in a death spiral, Fox Corp facing potentially crippling lawsuits, and dad Rupert Murdoch stepping back, Lachlan will have a full inbox of challenges in his new role as head of the family empire, Bevan Hurley reports

The Guardian - US

Network of Lies review: Brian Stelter on Fox News, Trump and Dominion

The former CNN host focuses on how the Murdochs paid for spreading conspiracies – and how they continue to flourish

The Independent UK

Lachlan Murdoch faces barrage of legal claims as he takes over at Fox News from Rupert Murdoch

The 51-year-old, the eldest son of newly-retired Murdoch, faces a raft of problems at he takes over as boss of media conglomerate

Salon

6 Fox News "Network of Lies" bombshells

Brian Stelter's latest book takes us deeper into the bowels of Fox News, unearthing some glorious kernels

Crikey

The right is using the fight against anti-Semitism to dehumanise Palestinians and justify slaughter

The right was routinely anti-Semitic for decades. Now it’s anti-Palestinians. The object may change, but the desire to bully and victimise remains.

The Conversation

As Lachlan Murdoch takes over from his father he may need to reset News Corp's relations with Donald Trump

As Rupert Murdoch hands over the reins of News Corp and Fox to his son Lachlan, there is an opportunity to rebuild the relationship between the family’s media empire and former US president Donald Trump. This would make business sense for Fox as Trump is a ratings winner. But it…

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