Manchester Media 2009

Social Media MA launched by Salford University

Jan 20, 2009

Salford University launches social media MA

Foreign secretary takes Chinatown visit to Flickr

Jan 22, 2009

Foreign secretary uses Flickr

BBC appoints Peter Salmon to Media City move

Feb 16, 2009

Salmon appointed at Media City

MBS graduation on Second Life

Feb 18, 2009

Second Life Graduation ceremony for Manchester Business School

Launch of FutureEverything

Feb 27, 2009

Launch of FutureEverything

MEN Media announces 150 jobs to be cut

Mar 10, 2009

Job cuts and the closure of weekly offices announced.

Record number of entries for Big Chip

Mar 20, 2009

wide geographical spread of company locations entering Big Chip Awards 2009. A spokesman said they’ve received 226 entries in total from 165 companies, all battling it out to win prestigious awards to celebrate North West companies excelling in the use of digital technology.

Corridor Manchester becomes UK first

Mar 24, 2009

Next generation broadband trial goes live for the city.

Salford students hear of BBC plans

Mar 25, 2009

BBC's Pete Clifton addresses Salford students.

Big Chip Shortlist revealed

Apr 15, 2009

Big Chip shortlist revealed

Official blogger named for Forever Manchester

Apr 21, 2009

Adoptive Mancunian and history graduate Chris Nowrwood has worked and lived in the city for nearly 20 years in economic development, inward investment and innovation.

East Salford Direct TV starts broadcasting.

Jun 8, 2009

East Salford Drirect TV launches.

The Cutting Room Experiment

Jun 20, 2009

The largest user generated project in the world helps transform part of Ancoats.

£900M cost of BBC move leaked

Aug 6, 2009

Leaked documents show move to Media City could cost £900M.

Amazing video released of what Salford Quays will be like next year

Aug 26, 2009

MediaCityUK reveals what can only be described as a wild vision of the near future. Enjoy!

M.E.N Editor quits

Sep 21, 2009

Veteran editor of the Manchester Evening News steps down.

Ted X Manchester

Oct 2, 2009

The final in the Ted X North series saw several hundred people attend at the BBC, Oxford Road.

BBC is handed the key to the door at Media City

Oct 14, 2009

Phase one of media city nears its 2010 completion.

Manchester Blog Awards

Oct 21, 2009

More women winners buck the trend at the city's annual blog awards

MEN launches iPhone app

Oct 27, 2009

M.E.N launched iPhone app

1st Anniversary of Social Media Cafe

Nov 3, 2009

Hard to believe but the #smc_mcr celebrated its 1st birthday.

Manchester Confidential launches subscription model.

Nov 13, 2009

ManConf looks for 'heroes' to apy-to-view its blog.

The Media Fesitval arrives in Manchester

Nov 19, 2009

The annual media festival sees major announcements including the BBC radio player made in the city.

The How Do Media 100 is revealed

Nov 27, 2009

Manchester's top movers and shakers in the industry are named in the annual list.

The first Social Media Surgery is held in the city

Dec 8, 2009

A new group to give advice to non-profits about social media starts work.

Speculation that MEN could be sold to TM

Dec 17, 2009

Reports suggest being suggested that GMG Regional Media is to be sold off in a bid to save jobs and continue with the Scott Trust's overarching objective of protecting the interests of national paper The Guardian.

MEN U-turn on free paper policy

Dec 23, 2009

Policy on free paper distribution is cut back.