November 20 2007

Programme Director appointed to turn vision into reality for mediacity:uk

The development of mediacity:uk has been given a major boost with the appointment of Jane Deane as Programme Director.
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August 13 2007

mediacity:uk recruiting Managing Director and  Programme Director to take project forward

With the BBC secured as anchor tenants for mediacity:uk, the search is on for two senior executives to take the project forward.
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August 10 2007

International property agents appointed for mediacity:uk

Peel Media have appointed international property agents Cushman and Wakefield to assist in the development and promotion of mediacity:uk to potential occupiers.
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June 13 2007

Contracts signed and work begins as BBC’s Director General attends mediacity:uk ceremony

The BBC’s Director General Mark Thompson is guest of honour tonight (June 13th) at a special reception to celebrate the signing of contracts and the confirmation of the BBC’s relocation of five departments to Salford Quays.
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May 31 2007

BBC confirm move of five departments to mediacity:uk

Today (31st May) the BBC's relocation of five departments from London to mediacity:uk at Salford Quays has been confirmed with an agreement being reached between developers Peel Holdings Ltd and the BBC.
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February 26th 2007

Planning application takes mediacity:uk another step forward

A planning application for the first stage of building on the new mediacity:uk site at Salford Quays has been submitted by Peel Holdings.
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24th January 2007

BBC and the Government give green light for new broadcasting centre at mediacity:uk

The proposals to develop mediacity:uk - a new broadcasting centre and the UK’s first purpose built media city - at a 200 acre site on Salford Quays has been given the go ahead by the Government and the BBC.
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18th January 2007

Response to the BBC licence fee announcement

A response to the Government’s announcement today (January 18th 2007) regarding the BBC licence fee settlement and the mediacity:uk project  - an ambitious scheme to deliver the UK’s first media city, an innovative creative hub covering 200 acres in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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3rd July 2006

Confirmation for mediacity:uk as preferred bidder for BBC’s move North

The BBC today confirmed that mediacity:uk is the preferred bidder for the development of a major presence for the BBC in the North and the creation of an internationally significant new media city. 
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15th June 2006

MediaCity:UK Chosen as Preferred Site for BBC

Peel’s MediaCity:UK site at Salford Quays was today revealed by BBC governers as the “leading bidder” for the location of the BBC’s move North.
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22nd May 2006

MediaCity:UK

The future of the media industries in the North unveiled.
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