Channel Five awarded franchise

Title

Channel Five awarded franchise

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

28 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:20

Description

Chairman of the Independent Television Commission (ITC), Sir George Russell explains the decision to award the franchise to operate Britain’s fifth terrestrial television channel to Channel Five Broadcasting - led by the Pearson Group.

Contributors

George Russell

Keywords

Television; Broadcasting; ITC; Channel Five

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