Brian Cox responds to Rupert Murdoch’s succession plan as son Lachlan takes over

Holly Willoughby fans across the nation were left heartbroken yesterday after she revealed that she'd be stepping down from her role at This Morning with immediate effect.The 42 year old took to Instagram to share the news, and released a heartfelt statement thanking the show and all who works on it. Plus, the "wonderful viewers," who she labelled as "loyal," "supportive" and "the very best of company everyday." Holly first joined the iconic ITV show back in 2009, and over the last 14 years has cemented herself as a national treasure, not to mention a presenting legend.

Succession.The actor and director, who has helmed Netflix’s four-part documentary on David Beckham, explained how his role playing Hugo Baker in the HBO series helped him secure interview time with the former Manchested United manager.When asked if David or Victoria Beckham had watched the series in an interview with The Big Issue, Fisher replied: “I don’t think Victoria had but David definitely watched Succession.“Ironically, we’d been trying to get Sir Alex Ferguson – and when he finally agreed to do it, he said he’d only talk for 30 minutes and only about certain things blah, blah, blah. But as soon as he sees me, he’s like, ‘You’re Hugo from Succession, holy shit!’”Fisher explained that Logan Roy actor Brian Cox and Ferguson are friends, which allowed him to extend their interview time for the documentary series.“Brian had given me a copy of his autobiography to give to Fergie,” Fisher added.

We know her best as the loving wife of Tyson Fury, but proud mum of seven Paris Fury has recently shared a surprising insight into the breadth of her household knowledge as she revealed an affordable cleaning hack to fans. The proud mum of seven, who recently welcomed baby Prince Rico last month, revealed she had discovered a cheap and cheerful way to remove Sharpie from the kitchen worktops after Tyson accidentally managed to cover them with the famous pen! Paris revealed all in her new book: How Does She Do it? The Kids, Tyson & Me, when she admitted she had actually discovered how to remove the stains by accident.

In just a few short weeks, Paris and Tyson Fury have become TV's new golden couple.Their Netflix TV show, At Home With The Furys, was only released back in mid-August, but it seems everyone's fallen in love with the latest reality stars after they opened up their Morecambe mansion – complete with six children – to the cameras.The docu-series may have given an insight into the family's hectic and chaotic life, but one thing is clear for all to see – the huge amount of love that exists between Loose Women star Paris, 33, and her boxing world champion husband Tyson, 35, who recently welcomed their seventh child, adorably called Prince Rico Paris Fury, known as Rico. The pair met at a mutual friend's wedding, when Tyson was 17 and an unknown boxer, and Paris was 15.They were introduced by Tyson's Aunt Theresa, who's known as the matchmaker in the family.

The new series of our beloved Great British Bake Off is returning to our TV screens tonight (26 September), with 12 new amateur bakers ready to whip up a storm in the iconic tents. While we'll also welcome Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding, former GBBO host Matt Lucas will no longer be on the show. The Little Britain comedian, 49 announced his exit from the hit Channel 4 show in December last year, following a three year stint co-hosting alongside Noel Fielding.

Fox News is a very profitable organization, and so are its stars.

Fox, which just announced that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman, unveiled a few more changes to its board of directors today.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Michael Wolff’s highly anticipated book about the rise and fall of Fox News and its Murdoch family heirs will be released only a week after Rupert Murdoch announced that he will step down as the chairman of Fox and News Corp.

More news on the Murdoch front as the Fox Corp. proxy filed today shows Rupert with a 24% pay increase in fiscal 2023 to $22.9 million from $18.9 million. It’s his last full year as chairman of the board as succession planning kicks in.

Lachlan Murdoch has had a lot to prove and the stakes just got quite a bit higher as Murdoch senior is set to depart the Fox and News Corp. boards, formalizing a transition underway for years.

The news that Rupert Murdoch was stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. quickly triggered talk of his legacy, overshadowing one aspect of his announcement: Whether it comes to politics or to his companies’ media properties, he’s not going away.

Succession fans are making the same joke after Lachlan Murdoch was appointed the new chairman of News Corp and Fox Corporation.As announced on Thursday (September 21) in a note to employees, media mogul Rupert Mordoch said he was stepping down as chairman of both companies, with his eldest son Lachlan set to take over.Rupert Murdoch, who will transition into the role of chairman emeritus for both firms in mid-November, wrote in a note (via the Guardian): “For my entire professional life, I have been engaged daily with news and ideas, and that will not change. But the time is right for me to take on different roles.”Murdoch has been married four times and has six children, the majority of which have followed their father’s footsteps in working for the family business.Succession creator Jesse Armstrong previously confirmed the HBO series is partially based on the Murdochs, along with other media mogul families like the Redstones and Mercers. In the series, family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) leads media company Waystar RoyCo, as his children vie to become his successor.“The amazing thing about this stuff is that it’s everywhere,” Armstrong told The New York Times in 2019.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Rupert Murdoch’s announcement that he is retiring from the boards of Fox and of News Corporation had particularly interesting timing for one journalist. “The Fall,” the new book by Michael Wolff, peers inside what we now know are the final days of Murdoch’s consequential tenure at the heart of global news. To be released Sept.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A major transition at the top of a big company typically spells significant change. Just ask anyone who has worked for CNN while parent company WarnerMedia passed along to AT&T and then the new Warner Bros. Discovery.

Tatiana Siegel At a posh party held at a downtown Manhattan brownstone on Wednesday night, notable journalists like Carl Bernstein and the New York Times’ op-ed columnist Michelle Goldberg converged to toast Michael Wolff’s upcoming book, “The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty.” The timing couldn’t have been more apt given that the author foretold what would happen hours later with Rupert Murdoch’s surprise announcement that he was stepping down from the head of Fox Corp. and News Corp. “It is unsustainable,” Wolff said of the Murdoch era that relied on the Donald Trump ratings juggernaut.

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic Rupert Murdoch’s retirement from the boards of Fox and News Corporation is the event we’ve been waiting for. The most critically-acclaimed television series of the modern era, “Succession,” imagined a Murdoch figure struggling with the decision to let go of the reins.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is step down as chairman of his Fox and News Corp businesses, the firms said in a statement.

Rupert Murdoch, whose sheer force of will allowed him to build a media empire that influenced the course of national politics in the U.S., U.K. and Australia, will step down as the titular head of the companies he controls, Fox Corp. and News Corp.– a move that could raise new questions about the fates of both assets.