The BBC has announced details of 120 jobs from its marketing and technology departments which will move north to Salford.
The news comes after yesterday's shock announcement, revealed by the MEN, that the Beeb's flagship Breakfast programme will also be produced from MediaCityUK at Salford Quays.
Staff from the corporation's marketing, communications and audiences (MC&A) team and the Future Media and Technology department will also make the move north.
The BBC have also announced a significant increase in investment for comedy from the north of England.
The recent announcements account for 200 jobs which will be moved to MediaCityUK, as part of the 1,500 BBC roles which are being relocated.
Peter Salmon, director of BBC North said: “The past two days have been a real shot in the arm for BBC North and for audiences across the UK.
“Following BBC Breakfast yesterday, these announcements show the real momentum behind our new operation. This fresh wave of journalists, audience specialists and technology experts enhances the site as a major centre for the creative industries and builds on the region’s heritage for great journalism and innovation.
“This reflects the federation of departments we will have in the north, a genuine cross section of the organisation, and how it is really in the interests of the whole BBC to make this a success.”
The FM&T department will be focused on developing BBC online; with the teams responsible for overall editorial, BBC homepage and search functionality moving.
An additional two comedy shows will be commissioned from the base by 2012/13.
The BBC’s Director of Future Media and Technology, Erik Huggers said: "We are as committed as ever to building a strong BBC presence in the North, with FM&T at its heart. Just as Broadcasting House is associated with the rise of radio, and Television Centre with TV, I believe that MediaCity will become the BBC’s centre for the internet age.
“In time, BBC Online will become the universal gateway to the past, present, and future of the BBC – embracing our audiences within a single integrated offer across all platforms and devices. Moving our connected TV and mobile product teams north, together with a core part of BBC Online, is very much part of realising this vision.”
Departments which were already confirmed to relocate to BBC North in 2011 are BBC Sport, BBC Children’s, Radio 5 Live, Learning and parts of Future Media & Technology. They will be joined by 800 staff currently based at BBC Manchester in Oxford Road, making a total of 2,300 roles at Salford Quays.
BBC to move marketing and technology staff to Salford
July 15, 2010
Comments
Login or Register to comment
I remember "This morning" with richard and judy leaving the northwest to go to london for the very same "Lame Excuse" That filmstars wont come to the north."Filmstars etc " Will travel anywhere to promote their latest film or record.and not only that manchester is becoming more vibrant than london,infact i would say we have more talent in the north now.Jonny depp has been to the northwest lots of times and so have other very big stars...The pull towards the royals has always been the main reason people vist london but now the northwest is getting more popular ,all we need is another "BELLE VUE" Theme park .Bad move to demolish the park by MCC.
Scrap the licence fee and make the BBC a subscription service. Then those who want its junk and dubious quality news programmes could pay, leaving the rest of us alone.
Then where the BBC chose to locate its staff would be a private matter between it and its customers.
I resent having to pay people to manufacture BBC programmes in Salford just as much as in London or anywhere else.
People seem to forget that "This Morning" was a success in Liverpool - and that lame excuse about top stars not wanting to travel north, was a simply a "damaging myth" made up by Richard & Judy to justify their move to London.
Movie stars usually do their interviews from hotels anyway and top musicians & actors are always visiting Manchester and touring around the country.
No stars simply drop by for a cosy studio chat, if they haven't got something they desperately want to plug/sell!
I remember back in the 1990s (and all that debate over the rebuilding of Wembley) when national journalists claimed that the England football team "had to play in London" otherwise foreign football teams would "refuse" to come to England!! Unbelievable, but here we go again!
What most people have forgot was top of the pops originated in manchester (dickinson road longsight and mancunian films) manchester was once the centre for a film company they nicknamed "Jollywood" and most of the bands in the 1960s onwards came to manchester .So entertainment was always the centre of manchester.Infact quite a lot of new films are filmed on the isle of man and around the northwest .
Ebble; Hopefully, if This Morning moves to Salford, the quality of its news and current affairs will improve. Its coverage of the Economy and Transport issues in particular, have a massive London-bias, making them completely irrelevant to the rest of the country, where different laws and policies apply.
As for film stars not coming - big deal! I'm sick of C-listers appearing on TV with nothing better than "I love London" to say. Anybody worth their salt and happy to share a plane with 200 "normal" people will find at least 7 flights a DAY from the US to Manchester, as well as numerous flights from the Middle East, South East Asia and most of the major cities in Europe.
The only problem I have with the whole thing is, why are so many staff having to relocate from London. Can't northerners do the jobs just as well (and for less money)?
Its all irrelevant anyway, as I'm sure the Coalition will put a stop to it once they realise Salford hasn't got an "s" on the end.
[quote name=ebble, manchester]Scrap the licence fee and make the BBC a subscription service. Then those who want its junk and dubious quality news programmes could pay, leaving the rest of us alone.
Then where the BBC chose to locate its staff would be a private matter between it and its customers.
I resent having to pay people to manufacture BBC programmes in Salford just as much as in London or anywhere else.[/quote]
You are aware the BBC aren't the only recepients of the license fee aren't you?
the only reson top of the pops was broadcast in manchester is bbc london did'nt want it and bbc birmingham refused it it was dumped on bbbc manchester
come on home to the magic city of salford no bull---t in salford
stuff granada they refused salford quays
Support the BBC while you can! The Murdoch clan can't wait to get rid of their main rival so they can build up their monopoly. Sky offers a WORSE service, a WORSE website, a shockingly biased news service, no decent radio to speak of, and ADVERTS, and you have to pay more for it all than the BBC licence fee! Go to any country outside the UK and ask people whether they'd prefer the BBC or their own media model and see what kind of response you get. Cherish the BBC while we still have it. In the words of Joni Mitchell, you don't know what you've got till it's gone...
No. I'm not, because the BBC are the sole recipients of the licence fee. Of course they have to pay some of it to Capita who conduct the sinister, nasty and oppressive collection of revenue on behalf of the corporation.
I'm ashamed that an organisation like the BBC is moving to this area in a big way. It's a stain on the region's character to be associated with a mass manufacturer of dumbed down, low quality TV, not something to be proud of.
[quote name=ebble, manchester]No. I'm not, because the BBC are the sole recipients of the licence fee. Of course they have to pay some of it to Capita who conduct the sinister, nasty and oppressive collection of revenue on behalf of the corporation.
I'm ashamed that an organisation like the BBC is moving to this area in a big way. It's a stain on the region's character to be associated with a mass manufacturer of dumbed down, low quality TV, not something to be proud of.[/quote]
I think you will find s4c is also part funded by the license fee. You are ashamed a world leader in media is moving to this area bringing thousands of jobs and millions of pounds in to the area as well as free publicity for the area? The BBC makes thousands of hours of top quality tv, radio as well as providing internet sites all for the pricely sum of 145.40 per annum, where else would you get such a good deal?
[quote name=harryl5, bispham blackpool]stuff granada they refused salford quays[/quote]
Negotiates continue between peel and granada and i would expect they will move once they reach a mutually beneficial deal, then phase 2 of mediacity can begin.
Harryl5: I think we could cope with programmes like Top of the Pops (when Pop music WAS music) being "dumped" on us.