work. >> short skirt. long legs. that was very important. >> roger had a vision, albeit an antiquated one about how women were supposed to look. so we became the manifestations of that image. >> he was in total command. people were afraid of him. it was a place he ruled with an iron hand. and it becomes clear to rupert that fox news is roger ailes. . >> you start to see fox gaining a toe hold with conservative audiences. >> and, basically, fox becomes
involved. i drove him to the fox lot in central city. for the first time, sat down with the man himself. we marched into the interview. and i have to say, he didn't hold back at all during the entire conversation. murdoch was in his 60s so there was already talk about what kind of succession plans might be in place. i think rupert wanted to set the record straight. >> have your had ever had this conversation with you, some day you will run this country. >> no. no. my father is focused on the day- to-day. >> a lot of people concern themselves. >> and that's their business. >> i have always and will always strive to be qualify and considered for that position. it is not my decision. >> elizabeth at this point is a rising executive at b sky b. murdoch's satellite network in
sensationalism was, i would soon find out. >> more journalists should be in television. >> nobody was thinking as big as rupert murdoch. >> the largest single broadcast station transaction in history. >> 20th century fox. >> rupert has laid out he wants one of his children to succeed him but he doesn't say when, who, or how. it will have to be fought out between them. two minutes to the official start of the race. there are the boats. >> the sydney race in australia is a big deal. it is kind of their super bowl. lockland had done a lot of sailing and he eagerly signed up for the 98 race. he sailed on board the boat
a rocket ship. he owns 132 newspapers. the fox network. fox news. 12 local tv stations. an a variety of book publishers. by that time, his personal fortune stands at $3.9 billion. >> as his empire grows, there's a lot of natural speculation about succession. all the murdoch children are coming into their own as executives so they are all viable options to take over the company. but that's when this question really begins about who is it going to be? one wash, stains . [daughter] slurping don't pay for water. pay for clean. it's got to be tide. new astepro allergy. now available without a prescription.
agenda was. roger has his own personal fifedom in the way he sees fox and manages the place. rupert would warn other executives to leave roger alonement he know whats he is doing. >> ailes had an eye for what worked on tv. and eye for what he liked to see on tv. >> all these sex seminars. good to know. >> a panel of porn stars. >> roger was very interested in showing the audience what he thought they wanted and it was attractive women. >> busty, blond. >> roger hated orange. we were never allowed to wear orange on the air ever. >> the wardrobe. oh yeah. >> roger didn't want to see his anchors in pants. we didn't wear pants. >> they wanted us to be more of a kind of cocktail party for
>> $2 billion and the sale of seven metro media stations. >> located in new york, washington, los angeles, dallas, houston, chicago and boston. >> the medium is the message, and the message tonight is takeover. >> and then he buys one of the grand dames of the studio world. >> for a price of $575 million, rupert murdoch has become sole owner of 20th century fox. >> 20th century fox, that is. >> 20th century fox. >> you now own many newspapers. you own a possible television network. throughout history, we've heard about the possibility of one publisher taking over too much power. >> there are some roadblocks for this risky new venture. and to clear them, murdoch is going to need some help from the reagan administration. first, he needs waivers.
hollywood, california, it is time for fox nfl sunday's. >> in terms of empire building, securing rights to the nfl was one of the biggest decisions murdoch made. >> it made fox a legitimate network. there was a brilliant stroke, really, and allowed rupert to do something not far larger. >> thank you for your tenants in such short notice. >> we're looking at is adansi a 24 hour cable news network, fox news. >> we expect to define, balanced journalism. >> fox news, fair -- >> rupert murdoch sees an
grand dads of the studio abroad. >> for a price of $575 million, rupert murdoch. next 20th century fox. >> 20th century fox. [music] >> you now own many newspapers, you own a possible television network.route history, we heard about the possibility of one publisher taking over too much power. [music] >> there's some roadblocks for this risky new venture, and to clear them, murdoch is going to need some help from the reagan administration. [music] >> first, he needs waivers. under u.s. law, it's illegal to own both a major newspaper and a tv station in the same market. the waiver of this sort is incredibly rare. >> i am calling to congratulate you.
>> for a price of $575 million, rupert murdoch has become sole owner of 20th century fox. >> 20th century fox, that is. >> 20th century fox. >> you now own many newspapers. you own a possible television network. throughout history, we've heard about the possibility of one publisher taking over too much power. >> there are some roadblocks for this risky new venture. and to clear them, murdoch is going to need some help from the reagan administration. first, he needs waivers.