UK media and TV (tertiary industry) moving from London to Salford, Manchester A tertiary (providing a service) industry Reasons for changing location Social and economic impacts of this change Image of MediaCityUK Mixed-use property development site at Salford Quays on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal

Reasons for changing the location from London to Salford Saving the BBC money in the long term because property value in Salford is cheaper than replacing older facilities in London (decentralisation). Pressure from Ofcom to make more programmes outside London. Ofcom is the body that monitors the TV, radio and telecoms businesses to ensure they are of a high standard and reports its findings annually to the government. It believes more TV programmes should be made regionally because people wish to watch their own region featuring local people and accents and supports the government policy of encouraging job growth in the regions. Consequently they have placed quotas (limits) on TV broadcasters. ITV should make 50% and BBC 30% of its programmes outside of London. Use the creative talent (skilled labour pool) in the regions so programmes are of an even better quality, for example, Yorkshire is home to 100 new media companies and the University of Salford’s media and television faculty is located at MediaCityUK therefore producing graduates with the right skills for the industry and enriched experiences at the 7 high definition TV studios in the development.

Social and economic impacts of this change Positive Social - increased production of TV dramas and documentaries that positively reflect the regional identity of different communities e.g. Heartbeat (Yorkshire). 2) Economic – boosts local economy with positive multiplier effect (a chain of good events from building a development)  more jobs – suggested 10,000 jobs and £1 billion to the regional economy over 5 years  increased disposable income for employees to spent in local shops/services  increased tax money for local government  improve local services such as schools and hospitals and infrastructure such as roads and railways e.g. Broadway Link Road and the Metrolink light railway which both serve Manchester city centre. Negative Ofcom recently reduced its quota to 35% of ITV programmes that should be made in the regions consequently ITV reduced its regional news programmes to 9 with many job losses that would save the company £40 million. 2) MediaCityUK development is seen by some local people as its own contained ‘mini-city’ with a variety of facilities so that the workers spend little money in Manchester city centre therefore leading to limited benefit for shopkeepers in the city centre.