
MediaCityUK growth ambitions boosted by new loan deal
Plans for the expansion of MediaCityUK over the next decade have received a major boost with the announcement of a new five-year banking facility.
ITV has unveiled a whole new street on the Coronation Street set - complete with a Costa Coffee, Co-op and a tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb.
For years the area surrounding the terraced houses, Rovers Return, corner shop, cafe and newsagents has existed only in the viewers’ imagination, but from May fans will be able see what life is like beyond the cobbles of Britain’s most famous street.
Victoria Street will also include eateries, an urban garden, Weatherfield North tram stop and a police station.
The urban garden will include a specially commissioned, mosaic covered, memorial bench in the urban garden in memory of Coronation Street super fan Martyn Hett and all those who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bomb in May 2017.
‘Wider Weatherfield’ will be seen on screen for the first time on Friday 20th April.
The Costa Coffee and Co-op follow a product placement deal agreed earlier this week, and represents the first time that real retail outlets will be represented on the set.
Kate Oates, Series Producer, said: “The Victoria Street extension represents an exciting chapter in Corrie history: an amazing new stage, full of dramatic potential. Our amazingly talented design team have created everything from scratch – but it still manages to have the feeling of always having been there, just around the corner.”
Plans for the expansion of MediaCityUK over the next decade have received a major boost with the announcement of a new five-year banking facility.
Coronation Street was honoured tonight (Thursday 2nd July) at the Observer Ethical Awards as the first recipient of the inaugural Film and Television Industry category.
Manchester-based Scream Management are becoming regulars at spotting award-winning talent. The MediaCity talent agency is celebrating after one of their…
Scream Management Talent Agency are on the hunt for North West talent to join their Supporting Artists Division. Based in Media City, they provide artists for various TV shows including Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Cold Feet and Safe to name just a few.