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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch to retire from Fox, News Corp businesses

21 Sep 2023 10:33pm
(FILES) This file picture taken on Feb 22, 2015, shows Rupert Murdoch arriving at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his global media empire, handing the post to son Lachlan, Fox Corp. and News Corp. announced Thursday. (Photo by ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ / AFP)
(FILES) This file picture taken on Feb 22, 2015, shows Rupert Murdoch arriving at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his global media empire, handing the post to son Lachlan, Fox Corp. and News Corp. announced Thursday. (Photo by ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ / AFP)
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LONDON - Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is to retire as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses, the firms said in a statement, reported PA Media/dpa.

The Australian businessman is set to be replaced in the role at both companies by his son Lachlan Murdoch.

The change of leadership will take place following the companies’ annual meeting in mid-November.

Lachlan Murdoch said: "On behalf of the Fox and News Corp boards of directors, leadership teams, and all the shareholders who have benefited from his hard work, I congratulate my father on his remarkable 70-year career.

"We thank him for his vision, his pioneering spirit, his steadfast determination, and the enduring legacy he leaves to the companies he founded and countless people he has impacted.

"We are grateful that he will serve as chairman emeritus and know he will continue to provide valued counsel to both companies. - BERNAMA-PA MEDIA/dpa

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