Channel 5 bids laid down
- Title
- Channel 5 bids laid down
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 2 May 1995
- Year of production
- 1995
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- Duration
- 00:00:34
- Description
- Interview with TVUK’s David Asper, who discusses his company’s bid for the rights to the new Channel 5. The consortium led by Canadian corporation CanWest were a surprise bidder and far outbid their rivals. Interviewer not heard.
- Contributors
- David Asper
- Keywords
- Television; Finance; Channel 5; Franchise; Television channels; CanWest
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LBC/IRN, "Channel 5 bids laid down". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0003400154004 (Accessed 04 Oct 2025)