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大象传媒 move to Salford gets green light
The 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 Trust has today approved the terms of the deal, meaning that the 大象传媒's proposed move of five of its London-based departments to the North of England will now definitely go ahead.
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大象传媒 Director-General, Mark Thompson, said: "I'm delighted that the 大象传媒'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 大象传媒's future.
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"The modern, multimedia broadcast and production centre in Salford will shift the 大象传媒'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 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 will move five London-based departments, including two television channels and two radio networks, to Salford Quays:
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- 大象传媒 Children's (including C大象传媒 and CBeebies television and radio);
- 大象传媒 Children's Learning;
- parts of 大象传媒 Future Media & Technology (including 大象传媒 Research & Development);
- 大象传媒 Radio Five Live (including Five Live Sports Extra);
- 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 in Manchester will also move to the new site.
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Caroline Thomson, Chief Operating Officer of the 大象传媒, will be the Executive Director with responsibility for delivering the implementation of the 大象传媒's move to Salford.
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She said: "I'm delighted that we have now finalised the terms for the 大象传媒'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, 大象传媒 Nations & Regions, who has led the project up to this point, continues his responsibility for the 大象传媒's wider Out Of London strategy, which is committed to distributing the 大象传媒'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 大象传媒's contribution to its Charter Review process. Building Public Value outlines the 大象传媒's vision for a less "London-centric" 大象传媒, including a potential move of major departments to the North of England. |
| 听 | | Dec 2004 |
大象传媒 Director-General Mark Thompson announces the move of five London-based 大象传媒 departments to the North of England: 大象传媒 Children's; 大象传媒 Children's Learning; 大象传媒 Future Media & Technology; 大象传媒 Radio Five Live; 大象传媒 Sport. |
| 听 | | Aug 2005 |
大象传媒 identifies four potential sites - two in Salford and two in Manchester. |
| 听 | | Jan 2006 |
Four possible sites reduced to two - Salford Quays in Salford and Central Spine in Manchester. |
| 听 | | Jul 2006 |
大象传媒 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. |
| 听 | | Apr 2007 |
Final planning permission granted for 大象传媒 buildings by Salford City Council. |
| 听 | | May 2007 |
Agreement reached between 大象传媒 and Peel Holdings and approved by 大象传媒 Trust. |
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