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Tuesday, May 21

Lachlan Murdoch defends Fox News' coverage of Trump

21st Century Fox executive chairman Lachlan Murdoch has defended Fox News’ coverage, saying it is the outlet Donald Trump “dislikes less than everyone else” rather than being a cheerleader for the president’s agenda.

SA will become "Soviet state" if Xenophon media deal goes through: Labor

Nick Xenophon says he’s seen “no suggestion” a proposed takeover bid of Network Ten by media magnates Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon would see its South Australian newsroom shut down, as Labor today claimed Adelaide would become a “one media voice town” if the SA senator gets his way.

Mogul's challenge delays CBS's Ten takeover meeting

A last-minute legal challenge by media mogul Bruce Gordon over rival US media giant CBS’s attempt to take control of the embattled Network Ten has bought him an extra week before the next creditors meeting.

Murdoch clears competition hurdle in joint bid for Ten

The Murdoch family is a step closer to adding a free-to-air television network to its Australian media empire after the competition watchdog cleared a joint bid for the Ten Network by billionaires Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon.

Network Ten machinations about media power, not economics

The future of Network Ten is not primarily about business or economics. It is primarily about power. Yet the formal processes the network’s proposed sale has to go through take no account of this reality, argues Denis Muller.

Murdoch and Gordon flag takeover of Ten

Ten Network’s billionaire shareholders Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon have signalled their intention to take over the besieged network, seeking a review of a joint bid from the competition regulator.