New aerial shots of MediaCity, and a weekly round-up… (Updated, annotated photo)
posted Jul 22, 2009 - 02:51 PM | 4 comments
Wouldn't you like to see some brand new aerial shots of MediaCityUK? Of course you would! (full quality images after the jump)
These were taken last week (hence the sunshine) and provided by those lovely people at MediaCityUK.
And in other MediaCityUK related news;
- 55% of BBC Sport managers have decided to make the move North, continuing the recent trend and taking the average figure across the 5 relocating departments to 45%. The recent results indicate that a higher number of people than expected will decide to move to Salford.
- BBC North Director Peter Salmon wrote a piece for the Yorkshire Post emphasising the positive impact that the BBC's move to Salford is likely to have on the whole of the North, in particular the benefits for Northern talent - "In what is a very difficult climate, especially for young talent in the North, we will be out actively looking for talented people in the North for the new jobs which will be available."
- The Telegraph reports that the BBC's move to Salford could be anywhere from £1m to £91m more expensive than staying in London. A separate report compiled by relocation consultancy Governetz said the BBC could be "mired in an employee relations disaster" by September 09, because of a "weakness of project management control and wholly inadequate staff resourcing". The BBC said "We have never presented Salford as a money-saving project. In the long term - indeed, over 20 years - we expect savings on London operating costs."
- Damian Kavanagh has been appointed as Controller of CBBC, replacing Anne Gilchrist who declined the move to Salford. Kavanagh says: "I'm delighted to be heading back into BBC Children's and building on the incredible success CBBC has had to date. It's a very exciting time to be working in children's programming."
And finally, Peel's latest project has been given the go-ahead by Salford City Council - a £400m 'Port Salford'. The facility, which will provide five container berths for cargo ships, is likely to create as many as 2,000 jobs and will reduce the amount of freight on the northwest's roads by doubling traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal.
Update: I've added an annotated version of one of the ariel pics, to help you figure out what's what.
(Click for full quality)
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Jun 12, 2009 - 03:00 PM
I've just fixed the commenting system on the blog, which appears to have been malfunctioning for the past month or so. Apologies to anyone who has posted recently without any success, please do post again if you can be bothered! Jun 08, 2009 - 10:16 PM
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
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I've just fixed the commenting system on the blog, which appears to have been malfunctioning for the past month or so. Apologies to anyone who has posted recently without any success, please do post again if you can be bothered! Jun 08, 2009 - 10:16 PM
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
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1. Anon
posted July 22, 2009 at 07:03 PM
2. michael
posted July 22, 2009 at 07:12 PM
3. Andy
Thanks
posted July 31, 2009 at 09:15 PM
4. Michael
not great quality but you can see the number and relative size of the studios.
posted August 01, 2009 at 12:32 PM