MAY 13, 2002
Another Kirch company about to go
Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB has exercised its option to sell its 22% stake in the insolvent Kirch PayTV company and this looks likely to push Taurus Holding, Kirch PayTV's parent company into insolvency.
The only Kirch company which will be left standing in that case would be Kirch Beteiligung, which owns the shares of SLEC, the holding company of the Formula One group. Although this is still operating the shares are in effect now controlled by banks.