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Rupert Murdoch is fighting to keep his son Lachlan in charge of his media empire

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A two-week saga is set to start in a probate court in Nevada over a petition by Murdoch to change the terms of the irrevocable family trust.

The trust as currently constructed gives equal voting shares to Murdoch 's four eldest children.

Lachlan Murdoch's siblings, largely seen as more politically moderate, have banded together to oppose revisions to the trust.

The media and entertainment industries are no strangers to high-stakes succession drama.

Sumner Redstone tried to buy out his daughter Shari of her stake in National Amusements .

Unlike that battle, the Murdoch matter will play out in court behind closed doors.

The New York Times , The Washington Post and The Associated Press petitioned to unseal court proceedings and records.