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Newcastle and Gateshead in Channel 4 bid

Newcastle & Gateshead "bidding" to get a Channel 4 hub located in their cities

"Tyneside was the "UK's unofficial capital of culture" and a "vibrant creative community... at the heart of modern Britain"

"There are a number of cityscapes around the world that are instantly recognisable - Shanghai, Sydney Harbour, New York - and Newcastle and Gateshead is right up there."

Stretching it a bit I feel, why do they have to "bid" for it? How much do they have to pay Channel 4?
 


jayjaysafc said:
Newcastle and Gateshead in Channel 4 bid

Newcastle & Gateshead "bidding" to get a Channel 4 hub located in their cities

"Tyneside was the "UK's unofficial capital of culture" and a "vibrant creative community... at the heart of modern Britain"

"There are a number of cityscapes around the world that are instantly recognisable - Shanghai, Sydney Harbour, New York - and Newcastle and Gateshead is right up there."

Stretching it a bit I feel, why do they have to "bid" for it? How much do they have to pay Channel 4?
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Thought exactly the same when reading it. Globally instantly recognisable :lol:
 
It is instantly recognisable?
Tyne Bridge, Angel of the North for a start.

If it comes off, there'll maybe be jobs created - not exclusive to residents of Newcastle and Gateshead. Not sure why some would take issue with that.

Gateshead isn't a city though IIRC.
 
Charmless Man said:
It is an instantly recognisable, vibrant, creative place.

That doesn’t detract in any way from how great a place Sunderland is. Ffs.
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I'd say it is recognizable on a national level, but not a global level. People fret about Sunderland being never heard of, but I've still met many many people throughout the world who haven't heard of Newcastle either (although that came unfortunately... when trying to describe where Sunderland is :oops: )
 
jayjaysafc said:
Newcastle and Gateshead in Channel 4 bid

Newcastle & Gateshead "bidding" to get a Channel 4 hub located in their cities

"Tyneside was the "UK's unofficial capital of culture" and a "vibrant creative community... at the heart of modern Britain"

"There are a number of cityscapes around the world that are instantly recognisable - Shanghai, Sydney Harbour, New York - and Newcastle and Gateshead is right up there."

Stretching it a bit I feel, why do they have to "bid" for it? How much do they have to pay Channel 4?
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I'm going to stick my neck out here and suggest they're trying to bring jobs to the NE. Sickening as it is.
 
This would benefit the whole north east. The tyne bridge etc are very recognisable.
Bit wide of the mark calling them deluded whilst trying to benefit the area.
I'd guess most people in the uk would recognise the the tyne bridges and the angel of the north.
 
What A Waster said:
This would benefit the whole north east. The tyne bridge etc are very recognisable.
Bit wide of the mark calling them deluded whilst trying to benefit the area.
I'd guess most people in the uk would recognise the the tyne bridges and the angel of the north.
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I don't think so, the majority of reaction I get around the world when mentioning Durham & Newcastle is they know nothing about them apart from "Oh is that where Newcastle beer comes from" and they already have a Durham (when in US)
 
The Angel and the Tyne bridge are probably both more recognisable than any structures in any other Northern English cities/towns.

Possibly the most recognisable structures outside of London, although that might be a slight stretch.
 
jayjaysafc said:
I don't think so, the majority of reaction I get around the world when mentioning Durham & Newcastle is they know nothing about them apart from "Oh is that where Newcastle beer comes from" and they already have a Durham (when in US)
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The spokesman is trying to sell the bid. He's not gonna come on and say "in Europe people have probably only heard of the place because they watch the premier league, and round the world they might have heard of Newcastle brown ale or maybe from watching the premier league,otherwise they've likely not heard of us, and definitely haven't heard of gateshead"
 
C4 will move to Liverpool, Glasgow and one other place IMO.

Probably Cardiff.

Newcastle and Gateshead could not cope running a national broadcasting service from there - people won't move here and we do not have the talent in the NE to do it.
 
HABA87 said:
The Angel and the Tyne bridge are probably both more recognisable than any structures in any other Northern English cities/towns.

Possibly the most recognisable structures outside of London, although that might be a slight stretch.
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I think you might be correct, and I was trying to think of other very recognisable landmarks in the cities who are also bidding. The liver building in liverpool, can't think of any for Birmingham really, Glasgow riverside with the crane etc, Cardiff - nowt comes to mind.
Obviously the bid isn't just about having well known landmarks though, but I'd imagine the cityscape will feature often,like Salford Quays does now all the time now the BBC relocated to media city
 
Brian Griffin said:
C4 will move to Liverpool, Glasgow and one other place IMO.

Probably Cardiff.

Newcastle and Gateshead could not cope running a national broadcasting service from there - people won't move here and we do not have the talent in the NE to do it.
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Unfortunately this, good luck to them though.
 
Brian Griffin said:
C4 will move to Liverpool, Glasgow and one other place IMO.

Probably Cardiff.

Newcastle and Gateshead could not cope running a national broadcasting service from there - people won't move here and we do not have the talent in the NE to do it.
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Why could it not cope? If people are being paid they'd go.
Could use the same argument as that for Cardiff
 
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