MediaCity:Blog - Side Blog - a mini blog about media, technology, the bbc and anything related to mediacity:uk, Salford Quays, Manchester

mediaCityuk jobs

2009-06-12T21:00:00+00:00

Looking for a job at MediaCityUK? You can see all the latest jobs available in or around MediaCity at MediaCityUKJobs.com. You can follow via twitter at twitter.com/MediaCityUKJobs, or sign up for email alerts.

comment posting problems

2009-06-09T04:16:00+00:00

I've just fixed the commenting system on the blog, which appears to have been malfunctioning for the past month or so. Apologies to anyone who has posted recently without any success, please do post again if you can be bothered!

CBBC MediaCityUK writers

2009-05-21T01:14:00+00:00

CBBC are looking for new drama writers - if you fancy a future job at MediaCityUK check it out - http://bit.ly/10wvA0

FT article about MediaCity UK

2009-03-26T23:04:00+00:00

Not a lot of MediaCityUK news to report since the ITV bombshell, except perhaps this article from the FT about the positive impact MediaCityUK is likely to have on Salford and the surrounding areas. The article also provides a quick introduction to the local housing market - useful if you're looking at relocating to Salford.

BBC relcoation incentives debate continues..

2009-03-13T00:22:00+00:00

Debate about the BBC's staff relocation packages continues to rumble on and on - Liz Hunt at the Telegraph says, "I can't be the only taxpayer with northern credentials who feels insulted by the implication that having to up sticks from the South East is akin to an enforced relocation to Mogadishu or Harare." (full article here). Meanwhile, Andy Spinoza at How-Do offers some relocation advice to BBC staff - "Some media people will find the value, community, and friendliness on offer in the likes of Monton and Eccles more appealing than the fancy nick-nack shops of Didsbury..." (full article here).

Manyoo towers will go ahead

2009-03-04T07:04:00+00:00

The Manyoo apartment towers in Salford Quays will be built, despite one of the developers behind it going into administration, reports the MEN. Manyoo will have 1,036 apartments over four towers that will `quite literally change the skyline of Salford Quays'.

ITV nears D-day

2009-02-19T02:54:00+00:00

Interesting article over at The Life of Wylie about the problems piling up for ITV; chief amongst them the need to make a decision about selling the Manchester site in Quay Street and moving to MediaCityUK, Salford. (via SalfordQuays.org)

Aziz Rashid has been announced as the new head of BBC North West

2009-02-17T23:09:00+00:00

Former journalist Aziz Rashid has been announced as the new head of BBC North West - "we have an exciting future ahead with our move to Salford Quays in 2011." (full article at the MEN)

MediaCityUK lending contributes to HBOS trouble

2009-02-17T23:00:00+00:00

The Guardian has a short article about some of the problems facing HBOS, one of which (according to the Guardian) is their £350m backing of MediaCityUK. (via SalfordQuays.org)

Pharos latest to make MediaCityUK move

2008-12-04T07:09:00+00:00

Media management software company Pharos are the latest to announce a move to MediaCityUK. The move will allow Pharos to “be close to the operations at MediaCity where many new workflows in acquisition, production, post-production and publishing are sure to be pioneered.” Pharos already works with the BBC, and fellow rumoured MediaCityUK tenants, MTV.