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Roy Keith Black
Roy Black (October 30, 1927 – December 28, 2009) was a British-born businessman, best known for owning and operating, Electronic Rentals Group, a UK public company during the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland specializing in television rentals. By 1970, ERG was the world's second largest Electronic Rental Company in the world with operations in 22 countries. From 1967 to 1973, he owned Gola Sporting Goods.
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. His wife, Maureen Black (née Peres) is the daughter of Harold Peres, legendary music producer and record distributor of Solomon and Peres, a UK and Northern Ireland based company which later was acquired by Decca Records. 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'', Black's Electronic Rentals Group was acquired by Granada Limited for an estimated £450M. The acquisition helped Granada Television to be awarded the fifteen-year franchise.〔''The Times,'' Friday, 5 March 1982; pg. 15; Joint UK satellite set up By Bill Johnstone Electronics Correspondent.〕〔''Guardian,'' 12 December 1986 Page: 2 "pioneer Contract is awarded for satellite tv"〕
In 1978, Black with his adult son Anthony Black and family moved to Johannesburg, South Africa to help establish broadcasting throughout Southern Africa. In 1978, Black's ERG subsidiary, Vision Hire, along with King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, founded the Swaziland Television Broadcasting Corporation (STBC). From 1978 to 1979, the Swaziland Government positioned television satellites toward South Africa to provide anti-Apartheid broadcasting to South Africa. Black was considered a silent player in the fight against Apartheid. In 1983, the government of the Kingdom of Swaziland nationalized Black's privately owned company. The company had a monopoly in all television gadgets or equipment, as a result, they government also acquired and operated Vision Hire. With the change of the television station from STBC to STVA, the name of Vision Hire was changed to the Swaziland Television Authority Rentals (STAR).
==Later years==
In 1982, Black moved to San Diego, California, U.S., where he owned and operated Video Library, which later became known as Blockbuster Inc. In retirement, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mingei International Museum and was California Western School of Law's Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1994, and continued to serve as Chairman Emeritus. In 1995, he was awarded an Honorary Juris Doctorate. Later that year, California Western School of Law opened the Black Family Law Library in his honor.
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