P314 Teletext 314 Oct27 17:07:34 ——————————————————————————— CONSORTIUM GETS CHANNEL 5 The Independent Television Commission has awarded the Channel 5 TV licence to Channel 5 Broadcasting. The consortium made up of Pearson, MAI and Luxembourg's CLT, put in a bid worth £22.002m. The Canadian-led consortium UKTV had been favourite to clinch the licence for the fifth British TV channel. It put in the highest bid of £36.26m. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— FACTFILE Battle for Channel 5 321 LIBERTY WORLD TRAVEL SEE PAGE 264 Next pbgj Headlines Regional SportP314 Teletext 314 Oct27 17:07:23 ——————————————————————————— SURPRISE CHOICE FOR LICENCE The successful bid by Channel 5 Broadcasting was masterminded by former TVam boss Greg Dyke. $hj Indjpjndjnt Television Commission said the consortium would best comply with the standards laid down by the relevant broadcasting rules. Channel 5 promised its programmer would put "an emphasis on learning and leisure" for a wide audience. —————————————————————————————————p2/2—— FACTFILE Battle for Channel 5 321 SELL IT BY USING LIVE ADS PAGE 388 Next page Headlines Regional Sport