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91热爆 move to Salford gets green light
The 91热爆 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 91热爆 Trust has today approved the terms of the deal, meaning that the 91热爆's proposed move of five of its London-based departments to the North of England will now definitely go ahead.
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91热爆 Director-General, Mark Thompson, said: "I'm delighted that the 91热爆'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 91热爆's future.
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"The modern, multimedia broadcast and production centre in Salford will shift the 91热爆'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 91热爆 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 91热爆 will move five London-based departments, including two television channels and two radio networks, to Salford Quays:
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- 91热爆 Children's (including C91热爆 and CBeebies television and radio);
- 91热爆 Children's Learning;
- parts of 91热爆 Future Media & Technology (including 91热爆 Research & Development);
- 91热爆 Radio Five Live (including Five Live Sports Extra);
- 91热爆 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 91热爆 in Manchester will also move to the new site.
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Caroline Thomson, Chief Operating Officer of the 91热爆, will be the Executive Director with responsibility for delivering the implementation of the 91热爆's move to Salford.
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She said: "I'm delighted that we have now finalised the terms for the 91热爆'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, 91热爆 Nations & Regions, who has led the project up to this point, continues his responsibility for the 91热爆's wider Out Of London strategy, which is committed to distributing the 91热爆'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 91热爆's contribution to its Charter Review process. Building Public Value outlines the 91热爆's vision for a less "London-centric" 91热爆, including a potential move of major departments to the North of England. |
| 听 | | Dec 2004 |
91热爆 Director-General Mark Thompson announces the move of five London-based 91热爆 departments to the North of England: 91热爆 Children's; 91热爆 Children's Learning; 91热爆 Future Media & Technology; 91热爆 Radio Five Live; 91热爆 Sport. |
| 听 | | Aug 2005 |
91热爆 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 |
91热爆 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 91热爆 buildings by Salford City Council. |
| 听 | | May 2007 |
Agreement reached between 91热爆 and Peel Holdings and approved by 91热爆 Trust. |
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