SALFORDS MEDIACITYUK TO BECOME THE 'HEART' OF BBC SOUNDS AS THE CORPORATION MOVES ITS TEAM TO THE CITY

The Big Boss of the BBC has told how he aims to relocate more and more of the broadcasting corporations jobs outside of London with Salfords very own MediaCityUK set to become the beating Heart of BBC Sounds.

Director General of the Beeb, Tony Hall, told of his vision to have at least two-thirds of the broadcasters staff based outside of the capital by at least 2027, with two brand new hubs set to open in Bristol and Newcastle.

Speaking during his New Year speech in Cardiff he told members of the audience that he had a big plan for BBC Sounds which is set to be based in Salford with the existing team relocating to the Media City where they will join the controller within the next couple of weeks.

He added that there will be much more journalism with a lot of the companies digital growth coming from their Northern HQ in Salford.

BBC Sounds is a streaming media and audio download service that includes live radio broadcasts, audio on demand, as well as podcasts. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, cars, and smart televisions, it recently replaced the radio app side of iPlayer.

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“We’ve got big plans for Sounds. Radio transformed for all generations.”

“There’ll be a step-change in podcasting with more world-class storytelling from within the BBC. And, for the first time, we’re going to open up Sounds to new British creators wherever they are and bring the best podcasts to everyone.

“We’ll be launching new music streams bringing together favourite radio shows and on-demand content; more gems from the archive; and the Sounds app will showcase the great audio we produce in this country to the world when it goes global later this year.”