About
Type: Commercial, Office, Specialist, Residential
Sectors: Creative, Digital & Tech
Home to internationally acclaimed creative outlets including the BBC and ITV as well as numerous innovative digital and technology-based start-ups MediaCityUK is a hub for creativity. The site is currently comprised of 700,000 sq ft of office space as well as 250,000 sq ft of studios as well as extensive retail, leisure and residential space. Planning has also recently been granted to double the size of MediaCityUK. Companies based here benefit from hyper digital connectivity, excellent transport links and one of the largest HD studios in Europe.
MediaCityUK is an emerging Smart City and one of the most vibrant technology hubs in the UK. It has always been a place for innovation - built on the innovations of the past, building the innovations of the future.
It is already home to the BBC, ITV, Coronation Street, dock10, the University of Salford, Ericsson, The Hut Group, Kellogg’s, Vodafone and more than 250 smaller creative and digital businesses resulting in unparalleled collaboration and a fast track for growth.
As one of the most advanced communications networks in the world, MediaCityUK has top of the range studios including the biggest HD TV studio in Europe and fully fitted for 24/7 broadcast operations. It is also complemented by apartments, two hotels and a distinctive range of bars and restaurants, as well as 8,000 people who work, live and study at MediaCityUK.
Whether it’s sitting in a live show audience for one of the UK’s biggest TV productions, witnessing bespoke commissioned art installations on the piazza, or taking part in a giant inflatable obstacle course, we have something for all to enjoy.
The BBC currently have 4,000 staff broadcasting over 40,000 hours of content each year reaching 100 million people worldwide, including some of the their most iconic content such as Match of the Day, Blue Peter, BBC Breakfast and Question of Sport.
MediaCityUK is also considered a flagship facility having been ITV’s home for more than 1,000 staff, together with a new production centre for Coronation Street fronting the Manchester Ship Canal.
It was the first scheme in the world to become a BREEAM-approved sustainable community with four buildings verified as Net Carbon Zero and the first Wired Certified Neighbourhood in Europe, meaning the standard of digital connectivity at this scale, across one location, has never before been achieved in the UK, helping to create living and working environments that support collaboration, productivity and innovation.
The next 10 years will see an investment of over £1 billion to double MediaCityUK’s existing footprint by 2030 with more office buildings, retail and leisure, residential, public realm and gardens.
MediaCityUK will continue to use its unrivalled connectivity to drive forward digital placemaking and connected city infrastructure whilst working with the education and industry partners to attract and nurture the brightest future talent. More than just a workspace, MediaCityUK collaborates with the world-class brands based here to create a vibrant and inclusive cultural programme, animating our public places and spaces.
Reimagine city life with the energy of the city with space to breathe.
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