Editing Greater Manchester (section)

===Media, film and television===
The Greater Manchester Film Festival was launched in 2012. It is an [[List of film festivals|international film festival]] designed to capitalise on Greater Manchester's "huge strengths in film and television, along with its growing media presence".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-movie-makers-to-star-in-greater-manchester-695228 |title=New movie-makers to star in Greater Manchester film festival |first=Yakub |last=Qureshi |date=12 September 2012 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116020928/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-movie-makers-to-star-in-greater-manchester-695228 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[MediaCityUK]], a host venue of the Greater Manchester Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmff.co.uk/festival-information/about-the-festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183424/http://www.gmff.co.uk/festival-information/about-the-festival |archive-date=25 October 2012 |title=About the Festival |publisher=gmff.co.uk |author=Greater Manchester Film Festival |access-date=27 September 2012 |year=2012}}</ref> is a {{cvt|200|acre|adj=on}} mixed-use property development site at Salford Quays; its principal tenants are [[mass media]] organisations such as [[ITV Granada]] and the [[BBC]]. One of Greater Manchester's most lucrative and acclaimed television exports is ''[[Coronation Street]]'', which is a televised [[soap opera]] set in [[Weatherfield]], a fictional borough of Greater Manchester,{{sfn|Little|1995|p=112}}{{sfn|Little|2000|p=93}} inspired by life in Salford.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=344239 |title=Far cry from rain-soaked rooftops of Weatherfield |quote=Salford's rows of terraced houses were the inspiration for the fictional Weatherfield in the soap Coronation Street |publisher=Times Educational Supplement |work=TES Connect |date=2 March 2001 |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722205102/http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=344239 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Created by [[Tony Warren]], ''Coronation Street'' was first broadcast on 9 December 1960, making it the world's longest-running TV soap opera in production.<ref name="Hemley">{{Cite news |title=Coronation Street breaks two world records |first=Matthew |last=Hemley |publisher=thestage.co.uk |work=The Stage |date=24 September 2010 |access-date=26 September 2010 |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2010/coronation-street-breaks-two-world-records/ |archive-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903215212/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2010/coronation-street-breaks-two-world-records/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been filmed in Manchester at [[The Manchester Studios|Granada Studios]] since its inception, but filming is now done at a new set at MediaCityUK.

A local television station for Greater Manchester, [[Channel M]], was launched in February 2000, carrying a wide range of local programming, including news, sport and entertainment programming.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/channel-m-tunes-into-future-1109175 |title=Channel M tunes into future |first=Nicola |last=Dowling |date=18 May 2004 |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112161951/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/116/116987_channel_m_tunes_into_future.html |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> Following severe cutbacks to its local production amid heavy losses, the station ceased broadcasting in April 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8572351.stm |access-date=20 January 2011 |date=17 March 2010 |work=BBC News |title=Greater Manchester's Channel M cuts staff to four |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612064544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8572351.stm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/apr/16/manchester-channel-m-closes |title=Manchester's Channel M closes after 12 years |work=The Guardian |date=16 April 2012 |last=Plunkett |first=John |location=London |publisher=Guardian News and Media |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020000/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/apr/16/manchester-channel-m-closes |url-status=live}}</ref> A smaller-scale local TV station, [[That's Manchester]], began broadcasting in May 2015.<ref name="a516digital4">{{cite web |url=http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/placeholder-for-manchester-local-tv.html |title=Placeholder for Manchester local TV appears on Freeview |publisher=a516digital.com |access-date=9 January 2016 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220000206/https://twitter.com/a516digital/2015/05/placeholder-for-manchester-local-tv.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The area has several radio stations including, [[BBC Radio Manchester]], [[Hits Radio Manchester]], [[Capital Manchester]], [[Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West]], [[Heart North West]], and [[Smooth North West]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} There are also community-based radio stations such as [[Wish FM|Greatest Hits Radio Wigan & St Helens]] (covering Wigan), [[Tower FM|Greatest Hits Radio Bolton & Bury]] (serving Bolton and Bury), [[Tameside Radio]] (serving [[Tameside]]), [[Your FM]] (for [[Stockport]]), Rochdale Valley (for Rochdale),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rochvalleyradio.com/|title=Rochdale Valley|access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> Oldham Community Radio (for [[Oldham]]),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oldhamcommunityradio.com/|title=Oldham Community Radio |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> and [[Salford City Radio]] (serving [[Salford]]).

The ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester, published every day except Sunday.<ref name=brief/> It is owned by [[Reach plc]] and produced by MEN Media. It sells around 81,000 copies a day and gives away nearly 100,000, making it the market leader in Greater Manchester.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corporate.menmedia.co.uk/about.html |title=About |publisher=corporate.menmedia.co.uk |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220000201/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The paper was first published in 1868 by [[Mitchell Henry]] as part of his parliamentary election campaign for the [[Manchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester constituency]].<ref name=brief>{{cite web |url=http://www.themediabriefing.com/companies/manchester-evening-news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705073031/http://www.themediabriefing.com/companies/manchester-evening-news |archive-date=5 July 2011 |title=Manchester Evening News |publisher=themediabriefing.com |access-date=2 March 2014}}</ref> MEN Media "dominates Greater Manchester", reaching 7 out of 10 adults each week within the region through its portfolio of products which also includes the ''[[Oldham Advertiser]]'', the ''[[Rochdale Observer]]'', and the ''[[Salford Advertiser]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corporate.menmedia.co.uk/products.html |publisher=corporate.menmedia.co.uk |title=Projects |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018112244/http://corporate.menmedia.co.uk/products.html |url-status=live}}</ref>