At most offices, water cooler talk revolves around annoying company rules or the quality of the snacks in the break room. But at Fox News, they gossip about the Murdochs, the family who controls Fox’s parent company.

With great power comes great responsibility, but what lurks behind it is the battle to possess power and control. It's a tale as old as time, played out in everything from Shakespeare's 'King Lear' to the HBO series'Succession.

The future of Fox News – and the rest of the Murdoch media empire – is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.