MediaCityUK Round-Up: new tenants, £3m roundabouts and the cost of living at MediaCity…
posted Tue 09th Feb, 2010
- Two new tenants have moved into The Pie Factory at MediaCity - MK-V, who make camera stabilisation systems, and Web Potential Ltd (autoplay video alert!), a web-video presenting company.
The new tenants are taking advantage of additional space that has been created, and join the broadcast systems integrator TSL and Toasted Productions, who both opened offices at The Pie Factory in the past six months. - A £3million roundabout refurbishment known as the 'quays gateway' has attracted criticism after being mentioned in Private Eye. Salford Council have approved plans to make a pedestrian 'destination' out of the roundabout at the end of the M602 - by relocating cranes and adding new pedestrian crossings and lighting. You can view the full plans here (2mb pdf).
The plans have been attacked by the Salford Star, but the Council have defended the plans at Salford Online, saying, "We are not talking about some minor modifications to an insignificant traffic island here, we are talking about a major engineering undertaking for the city’s busiest intersection...It is the natural gateway to our city and to the flagship developments of Salford Quays and MediaCityUK." Read more here, and at the Star. - Finally, the cost of living above the BBC has become clear, after Peel published a residential brochure for the two apartment blocks at MediaCity - 'TheHeart' and 'NumberOne'. Prices start at £135k for a one bedroom apartment. A quick search for apartments at the Quays shows those prices are fairly standard, - but if you had your eye on that £350k penthouse at NumberOne, you're out of luck as it's already sold.
Local photographer James Lester was not impressed however, as he tweeted, "Just come back from @mediacityuk apartments. Verdict: Great view, great broadband, if you like living in a cupboard. Very disappointed."
Other notable mentions this week:
- Claire Rainford, the head of Communication North with the BBC, is to become the head of communications across the BBC’s Children's and Learning departments, which will relocate to MediaCity in 2011. More info at How-Do.
- Looks like MediaCity will have it's own dentist - plans have surfaced for one to be located under the multi-storey car park alongside Booths. (from SkyScraperCity).
- Jason Legget, Head of Business Development at MediaCity will be speaking at the Navigating Media City event on 9th March at the Waterside Plaza in Sale. The event, put on by Creative Industries Trafford, will be an 'insiders' guide to the realities, opportunities and who's who of the MediaCityUK'.
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MediaCityUK footbridge planned across the Quays
posted Sun 19th Oct, 2008 - 04:29 PM
It's been rumoured for a while now, but this week we finally saw some images of what the proposed MediaCityUK footbridge will look like.
Planning permission has been submitted for the bridge which will link MediaCityUK on the North Quay with developments on the South Quay in Trafford - in particular the space expected to be the new home of ITV/Granada. The bridge will apparently spin to allow ships to carry on down the canal.
You can read a little more detail about the bridge on property week. Personally I think it looks like an American Indian Headdress.
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MediaCityUK September round-up
posted Mon 29th Sep, 2008 - 07:09 PM
It's been a busy month for those following the developments at MediaCityUK.
We reported earlier about the expected relocations of ITV and Salford Uni's Media Department, and since then we've seen the first renders of what Salford Uni's building will look like. (pic on the left, many more details and pics on the skyscrapercity MediaCityUK thread).
And the BBC has announced they are looking to appoint a new director of BBC North, who will be responsible for the move to MediaCityUK, Salford Quays. If you're interested in applying, you can see a summary of the position here. (Good Luck!)
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Salford Uni move to MediaCity almost confirmed… who’s next?
posted Thu 11th Sep, 2008 - 07:41 PM
Salford Uni is apparently closing a deal with MediaCityUK to relocate their media studios department to the Quays. Like the ITV reports just days ago there is no official announcement as of yet, but the MEN imply the deal is as good as done.
Crain's reports that an application has been made to Salford City Council for the University building, a part two, part five and part 18-storey building containing 22,000 sq ft of food and drink space, 42,000 sq ft of office and a classroom building of around 95,000 sq ft this week.
So that's ITV and Salford University for this week... any predictions for who'll be making relocation announcements next week?
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ITV preparing to announce MediaCityUK move
posted Wed 10th Sep, 2008 - 09:50 AM
The MEN reports that ITV chiefs have reached an 'agreement in principal' with MediaCityUK developers Peel Holdings for the long-expected relocation from Quay Street to Salford Quays.
An official announcement is expected in the next few weeks (with the contract still yet to be signed) but this is big news for MediaCityUK chiefs, who will be delighted to have another big name confirmed.
You can read the full article here.
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CBBC are looking for new drama writers - if you fancy a future job at MediaCityUK check it out - http://bit.ly/10wvA0 May 20, 2009 - 07:14 PM
Not a lot of MediaCityUK news to report since the ITV bombshell, except perhaps this article from the FT about the positive impact MediaCityUK is likely to have on Salford and the surrounding areas. The article also provides a quick introduction to the local housing market - useful if you're looking at relocating to Salford. Mar 26, 2009 - 06:04 PM
Debate about the BBC's staff relocation packages continues to rumble on and on - Liz Hunt at the Telegraph says, "I can't be the only taxpayer with northern credentials who feels insulted by the implication that having to up sticks from the South East is akin to an enforced relocation to Mogadishu or Harare." (full article here). Meanwhile, Andy Spinoza at How-Do offers some relocation advice to BBC staff - "Some media people will find the value, community, and friendliness on offer in the likes of Monton and Eccles more appealing than the fancy nick-nack shops of Didsbury..." (full article here). Mar 12, 2009 - 07:22 PM
The Manyoo apartment towers in Salford Quays will be built, despite one of the developers behind it going into administration, reports the MEN. Manyoo will have 1,036 apartments over four towers that will `quite literally change the skyline of Salford Quays'. Mar 04, 2009 - 01:04 AM
Interesting article over at The Life of Wylie about the problems piling up for ITV; chief amongst them the need to make a decision about selling the Manchester site in Quay Street and moving to MediaCityUK, Salford. (via SalfordQuays.org) Feb 18, 2009 - 08:54 PM
Former journalist Aziz Rashid has been announced as the new head of BBC North West - "we have an exciting future ahead with our move to Salford Quays in 2011." (full article at the MEN) Feb 17, 2009 - 05:09 PM
The Guardian has a short article about some of the problems facing HBOS, one of which (according to the Guardian) is their £350m backing of MediaCityUK. (via SalfordQuays.org) Feb 17, 2009 - 05:00 PM
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