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>> sole owner of 20th century fox. >> wasn't one of his children to succeed him, but he doesn't say when, who and how. it's going to have to be fought out between them. >> two minutes to the official start of the race. there are the boats. >> the race in australia, it's a big deal. it's a kind of their super bowl. lachlan had done a lot of sailing and he eagerly signed up for the '98 race. >> 54th race. >> he sailed onboard the boat "sayonara." >> up on the high side there, getting out. >> it was a beautiful day. and not long after the race began there was a line of clouds. like a bl...

>> multimillionaire rupert murdoch is at the center of a journalistic empire, and he clearly is in the united states to stay. >> rupert murdoch is emerging as the biggest newspaper baron the world has ever known. >> if i didn't know what sensationalism was, i would soon find out. >> more journalists, more publishers should be in television. >> nobody was thinking as big as rupert murdoch. >> the largest single broadcast station transaction in history. >> murdoch has become sole owner of 20th century fox. >> rupert has laid out that he wants one of his children to succeed him, but he ...

>> if i didn't know what sensationalism was, i would soon find out. >> more journalists, more publishers should be in television. >> nobody was thinking as big as rupert murdoch. >> the largest single broadcast station transaction in history. >> murdoch has become sole owner of 20th century fox. >> rupert has laid out that he wants one of his children to succeed him, but he doesn't say when, who and how. it's going to have to be fought out between them. >> two minutes till the official start of the race, and there the boats looking like -- >> the sydney hobart race in australia, it's...

This rage among the fans, who suddenly are angry that their favorite players are switching leagues. >> and this was hugely controversial in australia >> rupert, you can never buy a rugby league. this is a guy that didn't want to be an australian, didn't want to be an australian. >> and basically it becomes a gigantic embarrassing flop -- a $500 million flop. >> go home to america. >> it's a major loss. >> i think it's been good for his education. i'm sure he's learned a lot. >> painful, hasn't it been? >> well, you are going to have some knocks on the way. it's good. i've taken plenty of knock...

>> lachlan was involved doing the presentations to the clubs. lachlan was writing the checks to the star players. >> he very aggressively starts to poach players from the rival dominant league. which, of course, sets off all of this rage among the fans, who suddenly are angry that their favorite players are switching leagues. >> with the officials on the side and the european super league is underway. >> it was hugely controversial in australia. >> rupert, you can never buy rugby league. he didn't want to be an australian, didn't want to be an australian. >> and basically it becomes a gigantic...