The Murdoch Succession
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Rupert Murdoch has stepped aside as chairman of Fox and News Corp. Adam and Chris are joined by former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, PoliticsJOE’s Ava Santina and former Boris Johnson adviser Cleo Watson to discuss what this means for the media landscape.
And COP26 President Sir Alok Sharma dials in from the UN Climate Action Summit in New York to give his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s pivot on net zero plans.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by George Dabby with Sam McLaren and Keiligh Baker. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
TOPICS: 02:18 - Murdoch 20:18 - Alok Sharma
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, Chris. |
| 0:05.6 | Hello. |
| 0:06.6 | Did you ever get around to watching succession, the TV show? |
| 0:09.2 | No. |
| 0:10.2 | You've been too busy getting scoops, haven't you? |
| 0:12.2 | Sit and watch a big box set this week. |
| 0:14.0 | It's been a little busy. |
| 0:15.4 | Anyway, succession is a TV show about a big media |
| 0:18.2 | mogul who owns, like, newspapers, radio stations, |
| 0:21.6 | film studios, and he is always talking about handing power |
| 0:25.6 | over to one of his kids, and it's all about them battling |
| 0:28.2 | for succession. |
| 0:29.4 | And we've got a real live episode today because Rupert Murdoch |
| 0:32.2 | said that he is retiring as chairman of many of his companies |
| 0:36.6 | and handing over to his elder son, Lathlan. |
| 0:38.4 | It's massive, isn't it? |
| 0:39.6 | I know perhaps journalists would have a particular interest |
| 0:42.6 | in this, but this is the single biggest name |
| 0:46.4 | in global news, isn't it? |
| 0:48.4 | The biggest name on the global stage |
| 0:50.4 | and in the UK context in the business of news |
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