Rupert Murdoch's media empire through the years

Rupert Murdoch built one of the world's most influential media empires over a 70-year career, and is now stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp.

After his father died, he inherited a half-share of local newspapers in the Australian city of Adelaide in the 1950s, before going on to own some of the most influential newspapers and TV stations in the world.

Here is archive footage of some of his biggest acquisitions.