Champagne has become known as the ‘King of Wines’, and has become a symbol of celebration

The most influential names on the planet have enjoyed it for centuries. From the royalty of yesterday, to the status symbols of today.

It’s made its way from the big screen, and become the splash we make when we toast at weddings.

When that luxury is combined with pop culture, consumers are willing to open their purses and pay high prices for that drop of liquid gold.

In fact, the name ‘champagne’ has become so precious, it’s protected by law.

It was meant to rescue the global entertainment industry, investors told that subscriber growth would lead to profit.

2012- the beginning of the streaming era as we know it.

Netflix started producing its own original content in order to have more control over the content they offered, and to differentiate themselves from competitors.

They took a massive risk to produce their first in house tv show.

House of Cards was a smash hit. But also, the beginning of a new term – binge-worthy content.

By producing their own shows, Netflix was able to offer unique and exclusive programming that could only be found on their platform, which helped to attract and retain subscribers.

He is Australia’s most successful business leader, but Rupert Murdoch does not shy away from the headlines

September 1915, Gallipoli, as the Allies land on the beach.

War correspondent Keith Arthur Murdoch witnesses a very different war. Writing an 8,000 word private report, describing the Gallipoli campaign as a disaster.

It was the beginning of the Murdoch anti-establishment spirit, passed down to his son, Rupert, who took a half share in a small newspaper, and built a global empire.

1940s in Melbourne, and a young Keith Rupert Murdoch forged his way at his father’s newspaper, groomed for bigger things.

In 1952, his father died of cancer, and a young 21 year old Rupert returned to Australia, to pay back taxes and take the reigns of The News in Adelaide.

There, he cut costs, journalists complained of old newspapers being used in the place of toilet paper.