Real-life 'Succession' ends: Rupert Murdoch’s family reach deal on media empire after death

The deal ends a drama that mirrors HBO’s Succession, only with huge financial implications and an impact on US politics Three Murdoch siblings to receive $1.1 billion each from stock sale, source says Lachlan, Grace, and Chloe Murdoch benefit from new family trust New Murdoch trust valued at $3.3 billion, source says

Rupert Murdoch arrives at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision via AP)

The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative eldest son Lachlan Murdoch cement control of the family media empire that includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

The agreement, announced on Monday, ends a family br

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