Lebedev's Evening Standard TV bid 'London Live' wins capital's licence
04 Feb 2013 | by Arif Durrani
Ofcom has awarded its local London TV licence to Evgeny Lebedev's London Evening Standard.
He started the day a newspaper man, as he has done for the past 12 years. But before he'd had his second cup of coffee, he was fielding questions as a television broadcaster - and one very much in demand.
Ofcom has awarded its local London TV licence to Evgeny Lebedev's London Evening Standard.
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