Leeds estava comemorando esta semana, após sua seleção como o novo QG para o canal gigante da mídia 4.
Em uma declaração conjunta, recebendo as notícias na quarta -feira, o líder do Conselho Judith Blake e o executivo -chefe Tom Riordan disse: || the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, along with with cross-Council support from our local authority partners notably Bradford and York, Screen Yorkshire, independents such as True North, the creative agencies via the “All in Leeds” initiative, the education sector and many others.
“This is a breakthrough moment for the city and city region, and a huge success for the bid process led by Leeds City Council, the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, along with with cross-Council support from our local authority partners notably Bradford and York, Screen Yorkshire, independents such as True North, the creative agencies via the “All in Leeds” initiative, the education sector and many others.
“This landmark decision is a sign of confidence in the city and city region’s success, our team spirit and, most importantly, the diverse talent and potential of our Comunidades, provedores educacionais e de treinamento e nossos setores criativos. A região da cidade, quase 53.000 pessoas que trabalham nas indústrias criativas, as empresas de cinema e TV em Yorkshire têm um faturamento anual de £ 242m e o setor aqui está crescendo a uma taxa mais rápida que a média nacional. acontecer. Há muitas razões para se orgulhar de Leeds hoje e empolgado com o futuro. ”
“Leeds is already a thriving centre for the screen industries; the first moving image was shot on Leeds Bridge in 1888 by Louis le Prince and this year the city celebrates 50 years of television production with the anniversary of YTV and BBC Look North.
“Across the city region, almost 53,000 people work in the creative industries, film and TV companies in Yorkshire have an annual turnover of £242m and the sector here is growing at a faster rate than the national average.
“We are committed to working with partners to maximise the benefits of the C4 investment, supporting further growth of our creative industries.
“We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played a part in making this happen. There are so many reasons to be proud of Leeds today, and excited about the future.”
O executivo -chefe do centro da cidade comentou:
“ Muitos parabéns a Leeds por essa tremenda vitória. Muitos acreditavam que essa era uma corrida de dois cavalos entre Manchester e Birmingham, então a equipe do Leeds merece um grande crédito por reunir uma oferta que impressionou claramente os tomadores de decisão nesse processo. Isso recebe algum momento muito necessário de volta à agenda da potência. ”
“There is little doubt that the announcement also provides a much- needed boost to the Northern Powerhouse initiative. The lack of progress in recent months on this agenda has left many believing that it was becoming more a marketing brand than an economic development project. Hopefully, this gets some much needed momentum back into the powerhouse agenda.”
