Rupert Murdoch has failed in his attempt to give his eldest son control of his media empire, according to US reports.The 93-year-old media mogul was reportedly blocked in his court bid to change his family trust, which gives his four oldest children equal voting power after his death.A court commissioner ruled that Mr Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who is the head of Fox News and News Corp, had acted in "bad faith" and called their efforts a "carefully crafted charade" designed to "permanently cem

Rupert Murdoch has failed in his attempt to give his eldest son control of his media empire, according to US reports.The 93-year-old media mogul was reportedly blocked in his court bid to change his family trust, which gives his four oldest children equal voting power after his death.A court commissioner ruled that Mr Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who is the head of Fox News and News Corp, had acted in "bad faith" and called their efforts a "carefully crafted charade" designed to "permanently cement" Lachlan's control, according to the New York Times.