Am I missing something here? I don’t know why all the snarky comments.
As I read the article, all Murdoch said was that his MIDDLE EASTERN operation would be out of Abu Dhabi.
So what? His international HQ is in the US. Would you rather he run the middle eastern HQ out of Tehran? He needs a base of middle eastern operations somewhere, and Abu Dhabi seems as good a place as any to me.
They build their Tower Of Babel with our money, and they can’t even do it right. Its falling apart before their eyes.
Murdoch’s also bought a 9% stake in Rotana, a middle eastern media group.
We all know that doing business in the Arab world has 2 strings attached...
1... Slam Israel and the Jews at every opportunity.
2... Focus on Islam at every opportunity if you wish to get a multi-million dollar contract.
I am saddened to think FOX NEWS will end up like CNN Europe...Full of sh´-t.
"move a number of satellite television channels to the capital of the United Arab Emirates from Hong Kong.
"We will (also) establish a production office here for one of our documentary film-making companies," he said.
"When we look to the future, News Corporation is betting on the creative potential of the more than 335 million people who make up the Arab world," he added. "
Looks to me like there could be "more to come" on this. The financial ties are probably deepening by the day.