C4 enters negotiations with 6 cities for National HQ and Creative Hubs

Channel 4 has today confirmed that it is to progress with advanced negotiations with six cities across the UK as part of the process to select its new National HQ and two new Creative Hubs.

The announcement follows the second stage of the pitch process over June and July in which teams from Channel 4, including Chief Executive Alex Mahon, Chief Commercial Officer Jonathan Allan and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Dan Brooke, visited 13 shortlisted cities and regions for presentations and discussions.

Advanced negotiations will now commence with three cities for the National HQ – and a further three cities for consideration as a Creative Hub only.

These cities are:

National HQ or Creative Hub	Creative Hub only
Birmingham	Bristol
Greater Manchester	Cardiff
Leeds	Glasgow

Each city was carefully assessed against Channel 4’s vision and objectives for the National HQ and Creative Hubs, which was set out as part of the pitch entry guidelines.

Channel 4 will now enter into detailed discussions with the six selected cities over the summer, a process which will be led by Channel 4 Executive Board member and Chief Commercial Officer, Jonathan Allan. The locations for the new National HQ and two Creative Hubs will be announced in the autumn.