Article features north west indies speaking about the existing market and the talent in the north west and the opportunities that Media City and the BBC move north may bring.
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London’s loss is the north-west’s gain
28 October, 2010 | By Will Strauss
The BBC’s move to MediaCityUK in Salford is expected to have a galvanising effect on the region’s TV industry. Will Strauss reports on the issues raised at Broadcast’s roundtable of northern indies.
With a CV that includes standout current affairs shows such as World In Action and pivotal dramas such as Brideshead Revisited and Hillsborough, the north-west of England has a television legacy that belies the pejorative things that have been written about it in recent times by the national press.
The BBC’s decision to move thousands of jobs, five departments, two channels and two radio stations to the area may not be popular in London, but those who make the journey to MediaCityUK in Salford when it opens next year certainly won’t find a cultural wasteland.
What they will find is £150m worth of TV productions, including two major soaps, more than 4,000 staff and freelancers, and more animated children’s series than you can shake a Bob The Builder lunchbox at. And, as Broadcast found out earlier this month during a roundtable discussion at The Lowry in Salford, there are plenty of opinions on offer too.
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