Rupert Murdoch loses bid in real-life 'Succession' battle with family | BBC News

Rupert Murdoch has lost a battle to change who controls the future of his media empire when he dies.

The case pitted the 93-year-old against three of his children over who would gain the power to control News Corp and Fox News.

It has been reported that Mr Murdoch wanted to amend a family trust created in 1999 to allow his son Lachlan to take control without "interference" from his siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James.

But a Nevada commissioner ruled Mr Murdoch and Lachlan had acted in "bad faith" and called the efforts a "carefully crafted charade", according to New York Times.

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