Creative Powerhouse

Celebrating and protecting the North’s creative powerhouse status

We’re fiercely proud of the North’s creative prowess and believe it’s time to unashamedly celebrate its excellent work. This brand new series will shine a spotlight on the incredible talent, innovation, and economic impact of the North’s creative landscape. New features weekly!

Paul Corcoran - Agent agency 20 year anniversary
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‘I’ve enjoyed being a disruptor’: How marketing agency boss Paul Corcoran built Agent through 20 years of industry change

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‘It just feels like the right time’: Two Manchester ecommerce agencies unveil merger

Prolific Agency Labs : Chris Attewell
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Prolific Agency Labs: Agency not growing? It’s not the market, it’s you

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“We’re not here to be familiar”: Factory International’s boss on Aviva Studios, critics and what’s next

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This will be the breakout year for Northern independent agencies 

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From “crisis” to change: Northern freelancers and indies on fixing the film and TV industry

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“It’s really tough to survive”: Northern indies on adapting to a changing TV industry

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Locked out or left behind? The very different barriers facing two Northern film and TV freelancers

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Behind the camera: Northern TV freelancers sound the alarm on a “skills gap” and low pay

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‘It’s the Wild West’: Northern freelance film and TV workers on quitting, uncertainty and an industry in “crisis”

HEADS Creative - Manchester - Liam Heeley
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‘I’ll save the city’: Is Manchester’s ‘Creative Council’ really the solution the city’s creatives have been waiting for?

Soledad Manchester
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‘The music press is essentially dead’ – meet the Manchester platform trying to revive it

Fiona McAllister - Quay Street Productions - After the Flood series two
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Inside After the Flood series two return — as Quay Street’s Fiona McAllister plots the indie’s next chapter

.Jonathan Kershaw
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From Bob the Builder, Factory to AI: How Manchester’s animation legacy is shaping the region’s creative future

Factory International Academy
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‘We’re breaking down barriers for working-class creatives’: Inside Factory International’s Academy at Aviva Studios

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AI vs the human voice – how can the creative industries protect the rights of voice artists?

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What nobody tells you before starting a podcast

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How the North’s creative infrastructure can power the UK’s next innovation era

Ben Hanley - three&six
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From the beat to the boardroom: How Ben Hanley built three&six into a global marketing agency

Hannah Trigwell - Pure Energy Music
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How Yorkshire’s Pure Energy Music is changing the tune of global fitness

Tanglewood Games
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‘Hartlepool needs more attention’: How Tanglewood Games is turning a North East town into a digital hub

Mick Ross, credit Christopher Owens
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From MOBOs to Mercury Prize: meet the relentless Generator boss putting the North East on the music map

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‘You’ll miss us when we’re gone’: River City boss reflects on the show’s impact ahead of final series filming

Dumbarton Studios, River City
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Production company launches bid to ‘save’ Scotland’s renowned Dumbarton Studios after BBC cancels River City