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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
Yes, the studio complex is closing. TV production doesn't need these big multi camera dedicated studios nowadays, and they have been closing over the last 20 years. BBC Television Centre in London is the best known casualy closing in 2013, but the ITV companies used to have complexes in all the big British cities, and I think they're all gone now. South Bank Studios (ex LWT) may have been the last survivor. |
The entire site is being flattened. The existing tower block will be replaced by another tower block with the same footprint but about 50% higher which will be luxury apartments including a small social housing element. (This mainly due to the restrictions on
not obstructing the view of St Pauls from various sight lines so easier to put the new tower block where the existing one is).
Towards the River Thames there will be a new block that will house the office staff and 3 small studios - all due to open in the early 2020's.
Whilst lot of the kit on offer is newish, it is not 4k capable which is the direction the future production market is going. I would argue that large multi camera studios still are still needed, the London Studios was packed to the gunnels with productions year in year out and the complete closure came as a bit of a shock to the staff.