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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ move to Salford gets green light
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has reached agreement with the developer Peel Holdings over the detailed terms under which it will occupy buildings in the mediacity:uk development at Salford Quays.
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust has today approved the terms of the deal, meaning that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's proposed move of five of its London-based departments to the North of England will now definitely go ahead.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director-General, Mark Thompson, said: "I'm delighted that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's vision for its expanded presence in the North of England is now firmly on the road to reality. I'm excited by the plans and believe they have a key part to play in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's future.
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"The modern, multimedia broadcast and production centre in Salford will shift the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's centre of gravity away from London, bringing a range of creative benefits to us and, I hope, helping us to better reflect and represent the whole of the UK.
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"I'm glad that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust agreed that this project represents value for money for licence fee payers and that we are now able to proceed."
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It is expected that preliminary work will begin at mediacity:uk in Salford Quays within days, followed by the start of construction works in September 2007.
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The mediacity:uk site is being developed by a partnership comprising the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company, the North West Regional Development Agency, Peel Holdings and Salford City Council.
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will move five London-based departments, including two television channels and two radio networks, to Salford Quays:
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- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children's (including CΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and CBeebies television and radio);
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children's Learning;
- parts of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Future Media & Technology (including Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Research & Development);
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Five Live (including Five Live Sports Extra);
- Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport.
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Approximately 1,500 London-based posts will relocate to Salford Quays in 2011. Around 800 staff currently based at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in Manchester will also move to the new site.
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Caroline Thomson, Chief Operating Officer of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, will be the Executive Director with responsibility for delivering the implementation of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's move to Salford.
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She said: "I'm delighted that we have now finalised the terms for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's presence at the mediacity:uk development. This is a really exciting project for us all and I look forward to working with colleagues in Peel Holdings and the development consortium to turn the vision into a reality."
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Pat Loughrey, Director, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nations & Regions, who has led the project up to this point, continues his responsibility for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's wider Out Of London strategy, which is committed to distributing the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's production spend and commissioning decisions more widely across the whole of the UK.
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Notes to Editors
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Key dates:
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| Jun 2004 |
Building Public Value published, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's contribution to its Charter Review process. Building Public Value outlines the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's vision for a less "London-centric" Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, including a potential move of major departments to the North of England. |
| Μύ | | Dec 2004 |
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Director-General Mark Thompson announces the move of five London-based Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ departments to the North of England: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children's; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Children's Learning; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Future Media & Technology; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Five Live; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport. |
| Μύ | | Aug 2005 |
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ identifies four potential sites - two in Salford and two in Manchester. |
| Μύ | | Jan 2006 |
Four possible sites reduced to two - Salford Quays in Salford and Central Spine in Manchester. |
| Μύ | | Jul 2006 |
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ announces mediacity:uk Salford Quays as the preferred bidder, a brownfield site based on 200 acres of former dockland at Salford Quays and developed by a partnership of Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company, Peel Holdings, Salford City Council and the North West Regional Development Agency. |
| Μύ | | Apr 2007 |
Final planning permission granted for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ buildings by Salford City Council. |
| Μύ | | May 2007 |
Agreement reached between Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and Peel Holdings and approved by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust. |
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