mediacity:uk
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mediacity:UK is a new development based on the media industry, located in Salford Quays, in Greater Manchester, England. mediacity:uk is being developed by a partnership of the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company, Peel Holdings and Salford City Council. Key advisor on the development of media cities worldwide is Michael Joroff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who also advises on the development of Digital Media City Seoul, South Korea, and Digital Mile in Zaragoza, Spain.[1] mediacity:uk is supported by Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. The main tenant upon initial completion will be the BBC, though other media related companies are expected to join them.
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[edit] Location
Salford Quays is an area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal and just to the north of Trafford. Previously the site of Salford Docks, it became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom following the closure of the dockyards in 1982.
mediacity:uk is located on a 200-acre (81 ha) plot of land between Broadway and The Quays. Further expansion in the future may involve expanding mediacity over the ship canal towards Trafford Wharf Road.
[edit] BBC's involvement
It is believed that the BBC's very first regional TV studio was also in Manchester – Studio A at Dickenson Road – which it had bought from Mancunian Films in 1954.[2]
In 2007, it was confirmed that the BBC would be moving five of its departments to a new development on Pier 9, to be called mediacity:uk.[3] The affected departments are BBC Children's, BBC Children's Learning, BBC Sport, BBC Radio Five Live, and parts of BBC Future Media and Technology (including a small number from BBC R&D), involving about 2,300 staff.[4] The move, expected to be completed by 2011, marks a major decentralisation of the corporation's operations, and will represent the BBC's largest presence outside of London. The arrival of the BBC is expected to attract other media, broadcasting, and filmmaking companies to the area.
It is claimed that mediacity:uk will create up to 10,000 jobs and add £1bn to the regional economy over 5 years.[5]
BBC North Project – aka "Out of London" – is now used by the BBC to describe the creation of a new 200-acre mediacity:uk at Salford Quays, Greater Manchester on land owned by Peel Holdings who have planning permission for the central 36 acres of this site.[6] In 2006 Salford was named as the chosen location by the Board of Governors [7] and in 2007 the go-ahead was given to the project by the BBC Trust.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Salford City Council: mediacity:uk
- ^ History of the Mancunian Film Studios It's a hot'un
- ^ BBC Salford is on!. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
- ^ BBC buildings: New developments. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- ^ BBC confirm move of five departments to mediacity:uk. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- ^ BBC Buildings: North Project BBC
- ^ Statement by the Board of Governors: Salford chosen as preferred bidder BBC
- ^ Move to Salford gets green light BBC
