Editing Digbeth (section)

===Ongoing developments===
====Film studios====
In February 2022, [[Steven Knight]], the creator of Digbeth-set television series ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'', announced the development of the [[Digbeth Loc.|Digbeth Loc Studios]], within the [[Warwick Bar]] area of the district. In the announcement, it was revealed that long-running television cooking competition ''[[MasterChef]]'' would record from the studios from 2024. Knight also announced that the studios, and the wider Digbeth area, would be the filming location for an upcoming Peaky Blinders film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Graham |date=2022-02-24 |title=Steven Knight will launch new studio with Peaky Blinders film shoot |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/peaky-blinders-film-cut-ribbon-23157774 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=BirminghamLive |language=en}}</ref><ref name=did2024>{{cite web | title=Steven Knight, writer | website=BBC |series=Desert Island Discs| date=11 August 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021xdf | access-date=12 August 2024| format = audio (57 min.) + text|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812004119/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021xdf | archive-date= 12 August 2024| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Sandiford | first=Josh | title=Digbeth Loc Studios: Set builder 4Wood to occupy movie hub | website=BBC Home | date=8 February 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqed5vjm03ro | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref> The complex will also be a home for the band [[UB40]], as well as providing filming facilities for the BBC drama series ''[[This Town (TV series)|This Town]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Conlan | first=Tara | title=Peaky Blinders creator launches construction of new film and TV studio | website=The Guardian | date=21 March 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/21/peaky-blinders-construction-digbeth-loc-studios-this-town-ub40-birmingham | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref> {{as of|August 2024}} some workspaces are open for hire.<ref>{{cite web | title=Home | website=Digbeth Loc Studios  | url=https://www.digbeth-loc-studios.com/ | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>

====Typhoo Wharf redevelopment====
[[File:Typhoo Tea factory.JPG|thumb|The Grade C locally listed former [[Typhoo Tea]] factory]]
The [[BBC]] announced, in August 2022, the move of their Birmingham operations to the disused [[Typhoo|Typhoo Tea]] factory complex from their existing base in Birmingham's [[Mailbox Birmingham|Mailbox.]] Productions set to move to Digbeth include local broadcasts such as Midlands Today and [[BBC Radio WM]], as well as national services [[Newsbeat]] and [[BBC Asian Network]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-03 |title=BBC Birmingham to relocate to Digbeth's Typhoo Tea factory |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-62407714 |access-date=2022-08-31}}</ref><ref name=typhoo>{{cite web | title=BBC Birmingham HQ | website=Typhoo Wharf Consultation Site | date=6 August 2024 | url=https://www.teafactoryinfo.co.uk/bbc-birmingham-hq/ | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref> The plans also include up to {{cvt|800,000|ft2}} of new residential, office, and catering services space around the new BBC building. In addition, around {{cvt|10|acre}} of land around Typhoo Wharf and the canal basin will be converted into a new mixed-use neighbourhood, with open spaces and pedestrian thoroughfares. Work started on the project in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=BAM starts work on The Typhoo Tea Factory in Digbeth – the new home of BBC Birmingham | website=BAM | date=5 February 2024 | url=https://www.bam.co.uk/media-centre/news-details/bam-starts-work-on-the-typhoo-tea-factory-in-digbeth-the-new-home-of-bbc-birmingham | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>

====Railway extension====
As of 2024, the [[West Midlands Metro]] Birmingham Eastside extension is being built from the [[Bull Street tram stop]] to Digbeth, via the HS2 [[Birmingham Curzon Street railway station|Curzon Street station]] and [[Birmingham Coach Station]].<ref name=ma-202205>{{cite web |url=https://metroalliance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BEEFactsheetvFinalMay2022.pdf |title=Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension |website=Midland Metro Alliance |date=May 2022 |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>