Rupert Murdoch re-invests in company he lost $1 billlion on earlier

BY Media Wire Daily On Monday, January 07, 2008
The man just continues to expand his reach it seems like every month or something like that. Media King Rupert Murdoch has swallowed a 14.6% stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere for for a reported $214 million just five years after losing $1 billion in an earlier investment in the same broadcaster. It looks like Rupe did a pull out and step back after losing that $1 billion and now that things are looking a little more firm, he is back with a fresh investment. Back when he lost the $1 Billion, King Rupe described it as a black eye. But today he is singing a new tune. -SDH

"Pay-TV is a core business for News Corporation and it's a category that's thriving across Europe with a multitude of new services and innovations," Rupert Murdoch said. We see enormous potential for growth in Germany and believe the time is right to invest in its foremost pay-TV business, Premiere."

News Corp buys stake in German pay-TV firm [Guardian]
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