Video Library Blockbuster LLC Video Library California Western School of Law Mingei International Museum The Right Honourable Phillip Oppenheim The Right Honourable Dame Jill Black Phil Solomon (music executive) of Major Minor Records Mervyn Solomon, founder of Emerald Music and Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Roy Black (30 October 1927 – 28 December 2009) was a British-born businessman, known for his work at Electronic Rentals Group, a UK public company during the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland specialising in television rentals.
He is the nephew of Sir Adolph Weiner of Viners Cutlery, who headed a prominent silversmith family in Sheffield and was knighted by the British monarchy.
In 1986, The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) invited private sector companies to apply for a new television franchise via satellite.
In an attempt to win the bid and operate The Direct Broadcasting by Satellite System, Electronic Rentals Group was acquired by Granada Limited for an estimated £450M.
The company had a monopoly in all television gadgets or equipment, as a result, the government also acquired and operated Vision Hire.