{"id":4023513,"date":"2019-04-08T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T08:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=4023513"},"modified":"2019-04-08T09:38:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T08:38:01","slug":"channel-4-is-in-advanced-negotiations-for-headquarters-location-in-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/2019\/04\/08\/channel-4-is-in-advanced-negotiations-for-headquarters-location-in-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4\u00a0is in advanced negotiations for\u00a0headquarters\u00a0location in Leeds\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Channel 4 is in the process of leasing space in the historic Majestic building in the heart of Leeds city centre.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In October 2018,\u00a0<\/span>Cha<\/span>n<\/span>nel 4<\/span><\/a>\u00a0announced\u00a0<\/span>Leeds beat out Manchester and\u00a0<\/span>Bir<\/span>m<\/span>ingham<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the company\u2019s new\u00a0<\/span>Creative Hubs alongside Glasgow and Bristol.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A histori<\/span><\/b>c<\/span><\/b>\u00a0setting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now, the<\/span>\u00a0broadcaster is looking to lease more than 25,000 square feet of space on the third, fourth, and fifth floors of the\u00a0<\/span>Majestic, which originally opened in 1922 as a cinema, restaurant, and ballroom.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conveniently l<\/span>ocated opposite the\u00a0<\/span>Leeds Railway<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Station<\/span>\u00a0and overlooking the City Square, the\u00a0<\/span>landmark\u00a0<\/span>building<\/span>\u00a0has most recently been a nightclub<\/span>\u00a0and was devastated by a fire in 2014.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s currently<\/span>\u00a0undergoing a major redevelopment<\/span>\u00a0to restore the Grade II listed building to its former glory.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Allan, the chief commercial office<\/span>r<\/span>\u00a0for Channel 4, stated: \u201c<\/span>Leed<\/span>s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0offered a wealth of potential locations for our National HQ but the Majestic really stood out as an iconic building which will put Channel 4 at the heart of the city centre. It\u2019s an incredibly impressive redevelopment and offers the right mix of location,\u00a0<\/span>connectiv<\/span>i<\/span>ty<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and space for our organisation and great facilities for our staff and our partners in the industry.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A digital and creative hub<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Channel<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>4\u00a0<\/span>office\u00a0<\/span>in Leeds\u00a0<\/span>will be home to a range of roles, in addition to being a major hub for Channel 4 News. The national broadcaster is expected to move into the Majestic in the second half of 2020.\u00a0<\/span>In the meantime,\u00a0<\/span>the company\u00a0<\/span>is planning to\u00a0<\/span>leas<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0space in Bruntwood\u2019s Platform building in the city centre from May. Then,\u00a0<\/span>Channel 4\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>temporarily\u00a0<\/span>move to a bigger space in\u00a0<\/span>Bruntwood\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>West Gate development located on Grace Street in September, when the company\u00a0<\/span>starts\u00a0<\/span>moving staff there.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already seeing hugely positive effects since the announcement of their headquarters, as companies within the sector see Leeds in a new light and look to put down their own roots,\u201d Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council commented. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming Channel 4 staff to the city later in the year, and\u00a0<\/span>continuing to\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ee growth<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in this already flourishing sector and beyond.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Leeds is quickly becoming more and more of a digital and creative hub. It\u2019s already home to major operations for NHS Digital and Sky Gaming<\/span>, and more companies are likely to follow suit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Channel 4 is in the process of leasing space in the historic Majestic building in the heart of Leeds city centre.\u00a0 In October 2018,\u00a0Channel 4\u00a0announced\u00a0Leeds beat out Manchester and\u00a0Birmingham\u00a0for the company\u2019s new\u00a0Creative Hubs alongside Glasgow and Bristol.\u00a0\u00a0 A historic\u00a0setting\u00a0 Now, the\u00a0broadcaster is looking to lease more than 25,000 square feet of space on the third,… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1982,"featured_media":4023515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,40,6],"tags":[408],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4023513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1982"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4023513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4023513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4023515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4023513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4023513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4023513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}