Another E. Europe move for Murdoch | | Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has taken another 30% stake in a Latvian TV station. TV Riga, which transmits in Russian but from Latvia, is now 100%-owned by News Corp Europe.
The station joins other News Corp assets in Central and Eastern Europe including LNT, described as Latvia’s leading entertainment channel, as well as holdings in Bulgaria, Poland, Serbia and further afield in Turkey.
TV Riga owns the tallest structure anywhere in the Baltic or European Union in the shape of its giant TV tower, standing at 1209 ft (368.5m). It is the 12th tallest tower in the world, giving its signals superb coverage beyond Latvia’s borders.
Source: Rapid TV News |