Television in the Northwest
The Northwest is leading hub in the UK for TV production outside London. It boasts a long history of indigenous and inward investment television production including the UK’s longest running soap Coronation Street to multi BAFTA award winning dramas including Jimmy McGovern's The Street.
Vision and Media can put you in touch with the major networks in the region as well as offer advice on the sector and the key players.
Market Opportunities
In 2011 MediaCity:UK will also house the Media Enterprise Centre which will host incubator space for new businesses and a Digital Content Lab, an industry-led, industry-supported “hothouse” for new talent and ideas aligned to opportunities in digital and convergence technologies.
The Northwest is home to the NorthenNET network, which connects concentrations of digital content companies across the wider North and via the backbone to London and International destinations.
Due to the high volume of indigenous and inward investment drama production, the region has a significant and experienced talent base.
The region is or has been home to a host of talented, innovative producers, writers and directors including Jimmy McGovern, Danny Boyle, Alan Bleasdale and Paul Abbott.
The Northwest is home to major broadcasters ITV and the BBC.
The Northwest is home to MediaCityUK This 200 acre site (the biggest of its kind in Europe) will not only be home to several key BBC departments, but will also house over 1,000 media related businesses.
Significant strengths in the region in animation and 3D animation talent
Framework for Innovation & Research in MediaCityUK (FIRM): a world-class facility for media and digital and creative industries technology research with a physical base at MediaCityUK opening 2011
Northwest Venture Capital Fund worth up to £190m GBP from mid- 2010
Direct flights from Manchester International Airport to world wide destination
For more information about the about the range of support we offer to the regions Television and Radio sectors in the Northwest go to (Television, Filming in the Region and Radio pages of the website (link)