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