When the son comes up: the Murdoch succession battle

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  First up, though.

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  It doesn't even make any sense.

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  I'm the eldest boy.

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  I am the eldest boy.

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  It really is a story that could have come out of the HBO show Succession.

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  Actually, other way around.

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  Succession was kind of obviously based on this same drama.

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  The Murdoch family and control of its media empire.

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  Now, maybe the longest job interview in history has ended.

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  Lachlan Murdoch, he's the eldest boy, will have control of Fox Corporation and News Corp when his 94-year-old father Rupert dies.

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