MediaCityUK
The country's first media city is taking shape at Salford Quays.
MediaCityUK has been designed to provide a purpose-built home for creative and digital businesses. The first phase, spread over 36 acres, will be completed in 2011 but there is the potential to use up to 200 acres of land over the next decade.
The BBC will move around 2,500 staff to MediaCityUK, which will involve relocating five London-based departments, along with all local and network broadcasting currently operating out of Manchester city centre. A new jobs website has been launched to show the range of careers available at BBC North - sign up to be informed when jobs become available at the new BBC headquarters at Salford Quays.
The University of Salford will also have a presence at MediaCityUK, with a brand new campus for more than 800 students and staff. Specialist courses, designed in conjunction with the BBC, will equip students with the skills to help them access job opportunities on site.
MediaCityUK will also house one of the largest high definition studio facilities in Europe, featuring seven HD television studios and two audio studios (one dedicated to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra). The neighbouring Pie Factory is already a successful TV and commercial production site -recent productions include The Street, The Royle Family Christmas special and Paradox.
Centred around a waterfront public realm area twice the size of London's Trafalgar Square, MediaCityUK will be a destination in its own right, complete with bars, cafés and restaurants. The development's piazza has been designed to accommodate over 5,000 people, making it a natural focal point both day and night.
MediaCityUK is being developed and managed by Peel Media, a division of the Peel Group.
How is Salford City Council involved in MediaCityUK?
Salford City Council is fully supportive of the development of MediaCityUK. We see it as a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference for our communities and to create tangible opportunities for our residents. As part of the MediaCityUK Public Sector Partners (PSP) programme, Salford City Council is involved the development of the site and its transport infrastructure to create an accessible investor, visitor and employee destination. In addition, we are using this exciting development as a catalyst to raise the profile of Salford, to raise aspirations and to create job opportunities for local residents.
This page was last updated on 21 January 2010
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