Murdoch had discussions about merging Fox with Warner Bros Discovery

Rupert Murdoch was reportedly considering a major media merger last year that would have seen Fox and Warner Bros Discovery become one company, but the prospect of CNN and Fox News being under one roof undid any potential deal.

This is according to an interview with the Financial Times given by John Malone, chair emeritus of Warner Bros Discovery, whose autobiography is set to be released next week.

Malone told the publication he and Murdoch had “serious discussions about merging Fox into Time Warner, into Discovery” during the Sun Valley conference in July, 2024. According to the FT, Warner chief executive David Zaslav and News Corp chair Lachlan Murdoch were also present at the talks.