MediaCity UK

MediaCityUK is the new creative hub in Salford for key tenants – BBC North and ITV. A 200 acre site owned by Peel Media, located in Salford Keys on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, next to The Lowry Outlet Mall, Lowry Theatre and Imperial War Museum North. In May 2011 the BBC started to occupy 3 new buildings. All departments from the BBC’s Manchester Oxford Road base will move to Salford including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, entertainment, religion, local programmes and local and national radio departments. More departments from London moving to Salford include CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC Sport, Learning, Breakfast, Radio5Live and Future Media. ITV announced in December 2010 that it would also move its staff to a building at Media City, plus a brand new purpose built block housing the continuing drama Coronation Street on the opposite side of the canal to Media City in Trafford. Peel Media and SIS own and operate the 7 tv studios for hire. The first TV programme to be filmed was Don’t Scare the Hare for BBC One and the first live tv broadcast happened on March24th 2011 with a BBC News special – School Report.

BBC Quay House