[Stooky Bill]

Will this be a bigger facility than the Mailbox?

The BBC has been underserving the midlands since it abandoned Pebble Mill.

But  without the BBC in the Midlands over half the viewers will have no BBC TV!
(not everything is in Birmingham - although half of Local radio may be there) 


The greater issue was that there was very little indie production in the Midlands
(other than Maverick) .... its too close to London....

Yes, the Midlands region has a lot more involvement in the BBC's output, and a lot more money invested than most people realise. Its not as obvious as a programme being made there though and it's functions that should be invisible to the audience 


The problem with the Midlands with both the BBC and ITV is that they wanted geographic spread within England so went for London and Manchester... and Birmingham is stuck in the middle