Salford: a brave new digital world
The Lowry in Salford Quays hosts the 14th annual television conference entitled Brave New Digital World on Thursday 11 January.
The Lowry, remember, overlooks Mediacity:UK, the proposed site for the BBC’s move north:
It will look at the effect on the rest of the country of the BBC’s proposed move to Salford, and as the commercial TV industry changes at bewildering speed it will look at the future of ITV in the Nations and Regions.
Granada, it has been reported recently, is considering joining the BBC in Salford.
Michael Grade was originally advertised as the conference’s star attraction, but has since been removed from the list of speakers. Funny, that.
Tickets cost £175 (corporate), £60 (freelance) and £25 (student) and can be purchased online.
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I don’t think it’s looking so good for that move, anymore…
By yankunian on 11.30.06 6:07 pm
Heard something? A producer at the Beeb hinted as much the other week.
By Mancubist on 11.30.06 6:19 pm
The word is that they aren’t getting the greater-than-inflation license fee increases they wanted, and this will consitute a handy escape clause for the whole salford plan, which is wildly unpopular among beebers down south.
By yankunian on 12.05.06 4:41 pm
I thought Mancubist readers might be interested to know the current status of the actual build for MediaCity:UK in Salford Quays.
The site now consists of 6 cranes with a 7th on the way (crane base in place). Most of the concrete cores of the new BBC building look to be in place or started, rising to 9-10 stories (maybe more) for the highest cores.
The land for the taller buildings off to the side of the main BBC building (right from the Lowry Centre side) is still being dug and prepared but more temporary cabins are in place off Broadway (the road that runs through the back of the Quays) presumably to house more MediaCIty:UK project staff and a contingent of the BBC (cameramen) looking at the latest articles across the internet.
The current phase of the build occupies 35-40 acres (next to the City Lofts flats) with other phases planned across the water on the Imperial War Museum side.
The overall site is something of the order of 200 acres but no visible signs of development has started outside the main phase 1 area currently. No doubt this will depend on discussions with other media companies being persuaded to join the MediaCity:UK estate.
For a photographic timeline for November / December and beyond (and pictures back to June of this year), go to Google and search on ‘media city uk salford quays timeline q4′.
Judging be the pace of the development, there is a big push on to meet the 2010/11 date for the first phase completion.
Those currently thinking about a career in the media by way of a chosen degree (media studies, photography etc.) might be one of the 15,500 new jobs to be created between now and 2011 in the first phase of this build. Also, the price of properties (and especially flats) in the area will almost certainly rise as a result of the considerable development occuring in this location with new flats being built currently.
I have worked as an IT Manager in Salford Quays for 12 years and live in North Bolton. When I first came here, the skyline of the Quays area was relatively flat but now houses such buildings as The Designer Outlet (80 outlet stores), The iconic Lowry and Imperial War Museum Buildings and new flat developments which continue to be built in anticipation of the BBC move and general growth in this area.
By Mark Whitfield on 12.05.07 10:00 am
For the latest movies relating to the Peel MediaCityUK Salford Quays development, goto http://www.markwhitfield.net and access the movies menu option. This link is frequently updated.
By Mark Whitfield on 11.21.08 11:38 am
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