Clark's account

Article Abstract:

Peter Clark, aged 51, founded venture capitals company Media Ventures International in 1991. He is managing director and majority shareholder in the enterprise, together with partner Christopher Turner. The rest of the company is owned by two U.S. venture capitalists, Arthur Price and ML Media Opportunity Partners. Media Ventures International's portfolio includes a 10% stake in Teletext, a 46% stake in Talk Radio and sole ownership of a production company, Circle Communications. A profile of Peter Clark is presented.

Venture Capital Companies, Miscellaneous Intermediation, Investors, not elsewhere classified, Officials and employees, Media Ventures International, Clark, Peter

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An open verdict: the questions and answers that led to the ITC awarding the fifth terrestrial licence to Channel 5 Broadcasting

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Greg Dyke was the British TV executive expected to head Channel 5 if they won the licence with their 1992 bid of one thousand pounds sterling, and then eventually won the licence as chief executive of Pearson TV, together with MAI and CLT. The decision of the Independent Television Commission to select Channel 5 Broadcasting was unexpected, although it was the highest bidder to meet all the quality criteria. Reasons for rejecting other bidders UKTV and Virgin are listed.

Television broadcasting, Television frequency allocation, Frequency allocation (Telecommunications), Abstract, Pearson PLC

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Reaching city limits: never have London's airwaves been so crammed with stations - is the capital approaching the point where commercial outfits will be forced to cannibalise each other

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London now has a diversity of radio stations and the Radio Authority is preparing to award the next new London wide frequency. There are currently 23 stations available, 17 of which are commercial, compared to 10 years ago, when there were just two commercial stations in London. Some niche stations have encountered problems and even larger stations are only commanding small a small listening share.

Radio broadcasting, Market share

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