LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

LWT buy football rights

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Nov 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:55

Description

Peter Allen interviews Labour MP Dennis Canavan about the Government’s decision to refer a London Weekend Television (LWT) deal for exclusive football television rights to the Office of Fair Trading.

Contributors

Peter Allen; Dennis Canavan

Keywords

Sport; Government; Monopolies; Television; Association football; Finance; Office of Fair Trading; Television stations; LWT; FA; Broadcasting rights

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