1 week ago Trump reveals Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan’s role in deal to buy TikTok

Trump says ‘tremendous’ amount of money will be spent by new American buyers for TikTok as Democrats fret app will be subsumed by MAGA owners

Economics

1 week ago Trump says Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan will be involved in deal to buy TikTok

Trump says ‘tremendous’ amount of money will be spent by new American buyers for TikTok as Democrats fret app will be subsumed by MAGA owners

Economics

1 week ago Trump says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch likely part of US TikTok investor group

US president tells Fox News ‘a man named Lachlan is involved that’s a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch’Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch will probably be part of a group of investors that will buy TikTok in the US, Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday.The president was asked about the status of the sale of the app during an interview with Peter Doocy on The Sunday Briefing on Fox News. Trump administration officials have signaled that a deal for the Chinese-owned social media platform was imminent, though there has been some confusion about the status of the agreement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch likely part of US TikTok deal

US president tells Fox News ‘a man named Lachlan is involved that’s a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch’Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch will probably be involved in the effort to buy TikTok in the US, Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday.The president was asked about the status of the sale of the app during an interview with Peter Doocy on The Sunday Briefing on Fox News. Trump administration officials have signaled that a deal for the Chinese-owned social media platform was imminent, though there has been some confusion about the status of the agreement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We noticed how those young women were so vilified’: Nadia Fall on her debut film, Brides

The Young Vic artistic director tells why she wanted to reframe the story of girls lured to Syria to join Islamic StateIn Nadia Fall’s debut feature film, Brides, two teenage girls run away from Britain to join Islamic State in Syria, after being lured by social media posts promising freedom. If the story sounds familiar, it’s because it was inspired by real-life events.Fall, the artistic director of the Young Vic, said: “I was doing a play with the writer Suhayla El-Bushra at the National [Theatre], and we were approached about making a film. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Muriel McKay may be buried in East End: New lead emerges in hunt for murder victim who died at hands of bungling kidnappers trying to snatch Rupert Murdoch's wife

On December 29, 1969,  the 55-year-old vanished after two brothers mistook her for the then-wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch .

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3 w. ago Lawmaker calls for French criminal investigation into TikTok

Move comes after parliamentary inquiry into social media platform’s psychological effects on minorsA French lawmaker has asked the state prosecutor for a criminal investigation into whether TikTok was responsible for “endangering the lives” of its young users.Arthur Delaporte, a Socialist MP, said he co-chaired a six-month French parliamentary inquiry into TikTok’s psychological effects on minors and heard testimony from families, social media executives and influencers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago French lawmaker calls for criminal inquiry into TikTok’s effect on children

Move comes after parliamentary committee finds platform like a ‘slow poison’ to young people A French lawmaker has asked the state prosecutor for a criminal investigation into whether TikTok was responsible for “endangering the lives” of its young users.Arthur Delaporte, a Socialist MP, said he co-chaired a six-month French parliamentary inquiry into TikTok’s psychological effects on minors and heard testimony from families, social media executives and influencers. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago ‘Cold decisions’: will heir to Murdoch’s empire keep newspapers at its heart?

Eldest son Lachlan must decide future of business that spans Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Sun and Times“Don’t let the boys sell the papers after I die,” a former senior executive in the Murdoch empire recalls Rupert saying in more than one meeting over the years.Murdoch, who was practically born with ink in his veins, built a media empire spanning Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in the US, and the Sun and Times newspapers in the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Murdochs reach deal in succession battle that sees Lachlan 'take over the family's media empire'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

Economics

3 w. ago Lachlan finally has control of Murdoch empire but deal is a win for sibling rivals

Eldest son has the succession Rupert craved after agreeing a payout to his siblings far higher than previously offeredAs a keen rock climber, Lachlan Murdoch knows a thing or two about the importance of clinging on to perilous terrain. After the toughest ascent of his life – rising to the top of his father’s business empire – he has finally ensured that his place at its summit is assured.The deal Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son has struck with his oldest siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James will mean they give up their shares in the family business, handing Lachlan the long-term control that he and his father craved. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Murdochs reach deal in succession battle that will see Lachlan 'take over the family's media empire'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

Economics

3 w. ago Lachlan Murdoch 'will take over the family's media empire when his father Rupert dies'

It comes months after Lachlan and his father's bold attempt to strike the trio out of the Murdoch family's irrevocable trust, a move which failed but ultimately opened up negotiations.

Events

3 w. ago The real life succession: Lachlan Murdoch wins control of family empire and takes the reins of Fox Corporation

The deal has ended litigation between the family after Rupert, 94, tried and failed to change the family trust and give control to his son, Lachlan

Politics

3 w. ago Murdoch family reaches deal to resolve succession fight over media empire

Family announces Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, will secure control of businessThe succession battle at Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has ended.The family announced on Monday that Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch’s eldest son, will secure control of the Murdoch’s sprawling media empire, that includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The Times in the UK, with his three oldest siblings receive $1.1bn each for their shares in the business. Continue reading...

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