The corporation stated that earlier this year it signed the second MOU with the West Midlands Combined Authority and Create Central, a private sector-led industry body established by the authority, as part of the BBC’s Across the UK strategy.
Guz Khan of the Bafta-nominated comedy Man Like Mobeen, Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders, and the late Ozzy Osbourne are featured on the billboards.
The documentary Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home follows the last chapter of Ozzy’s life, as he prepares to come back to live in the UK and return to his hometown for a final performance with Black Sabbath.
Birmingham is home to various BBC outlets including local station Radio WM, Midlands Today regional TV, Radio 4’s The Archers, the Asian Network station, Newsbeat and 1Xtra radio shows, as well as the West Midlands’ local online news team supported by the BBC Verify and data journalism teams.