The digital and new-media sector in Yorkshire & Humber offers your business access to the fastest growing digital sector in the UK outside of London, with expertise in the sector attracting attention worldwide.
Businesses around the world working in the digital and new media industry have already recognised the importance of the region’s expertise and cutting-edge innovation in games development, e-learning, electronics, new media and convergent technologies.
Over 13,000 electronics, ICT and media companies are already based in the region including global companies such as 02 Plc, Tunstall Telecom, ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Polestar, Pace Micro Technology, Jennic, Nokia and Siemens.
With strong supply chains and unrivalled business support, business can be assured that Yorkshire & Humber can provide you with all the vital expertise a company needs in this increasingly competitive global sector.
To help your business achieve its full potential within the digital and new media industries, Yorkshire and Humber offers:
- Pioneering research and development from multidisciplinary teams focused on business growth
- Unique licensing and distribution opportunities
- Easy access to the rapidly expanding UK and European markets
- An excellent science and technology-based incubation infrastructure
- One of the fastest growing digital sectors in Europe with a GDP of £11.4bn
- Some of the world’s biggest digital commissioners
- 100% broadband enablement
- Two of the largest e-learning services in the world
- Multimillion pound investment in ICT infrastructure to support data and multimedia services
- A fifth of the top UK electronics engineers based in our universities
- A unique concentration of over 13,000 ICT, media and electronics companies
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Let the facts speak for themselves as to why Yorkshire & Humber is recognised as the leading centre of excellence in the digital and new media industries.
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