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itsrobert Founding member
Reece24 posted:
Anyone else notice that after the Nick Clegg interview, they used one of the old break bumpers and cut to the break incredibly quickly.

No wonder, it was a car crash of an interview - absolutely toe-curling for the viewer. I know the media is supposed to question politicians on behalf of the public, but sometimes I feel that Piers is downright rude.
NG
noggin Founding member
Inspector Sands posted:
fanoftv posted:

Whatever the decisions, they'd need to have studio space, scene docks, galleries, booths, etc. production offices, news gathering offices, competition office, dressing rooms, make up and wardrobe. I'd imagine that using studios already in place would be cheaper, though production offices may be located away from the studio space.

I suppose an alternative to the options above would be to see if they could relocate if there are any small studio facilities that are due to closed down at a similar time.

Fountain Studios are empty of equipment but not being demolished in the near future so maybe they'll end up there.

Would be odd if ITV moved in there as LWT moved out of those studios when the South Bank ones opened!


From what I hear the owners of the Fountain site want a serious lump of cash from anyone planning to run a facilities operation there.
NG
noggin Founding member
mannewskev posted:
Is This Morning actually affected by all this?


Yes. Their current studios, including This Morning's, are on the site that ITV are moving out of for a number of years (to allow it to be redeveloped).

ITV are closing their large studio operation (aka The London Studios or TLS) on that site permanently, but have said they will retain a small studio operation for their ITV Daytime shows (GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women)
NG
noggin Founding member
Rkolsen posted:
I'm a bit confused as to what's going on. Correct me if I'm wrong but ITV is essentially demolishing the studios and stripping the tower to its core. When the projects all said and done their morning line up will have studios but nothing else available for outside product.


Yes - basically. "The London Studios" or " TLS" who run the studios on the current ITV South Bank site are closing when the site is vacated to be redeveloped. ITV currently have long-term bookings on a couple of studios for their ITV Daytime shows (GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women) and have said the new operation will include studios for these shows, but they will no longer be operating big studios.

TLS's larger studios have been used by shows across the UK TV industry (the BBC-commissioned, ITV Studios-produced 'Graham Norton Show' is a notable example) and with Fountain closing London has only a few studios left. Hopefully Riverside and TV Centre will re-open soon.
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mannewskev
noggin posted:
mannewskev posted:
Is This Morning actually affected by all this?


Yes. Their current studios, including This Morning's, are on the site that ITV are moving out of for a number of years (to allow it to be redeveloped).

ITV are closing their large studio operation (aka The London Studios or TLS) on that site permanently, but have said they will retain a small studio operation for their ITV Daytime shows (GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women)


So if I'm understanding correctly, the main ITV tower is going, plus the separate site that This Morning broadcasts from?
HC
Hatton Cross
Your understanding is correct.
The 'new' site will have smaller non-LE oriented studios, and probably a shorter but wider office tower block..

..but we won't know until ITV lodge the planning permission pdf's with Lambeth Council.
NT
NewbieTvFan
After reading a few posts about loose women and Lorraine sharing the same studio does this mean Lorraine, Loose Women and Peston on Sunday all use the same studio space and that the sets are constructed and deconstructed all day every day? Or is it just that its all under the same studio just different parts?
JO
Josh
NewbieTvFan posted:
After reading a few posts about loose women and Lorraine sharing the same studio does this mean Lorraine, Loose Women and Peston on Sunday all use the same studio space and that the sets are constructed and deconstructed all day every day? Or is it just that its all under the same studio just different parts?

It's likely they're different as I wouldn't see Loose Women's set being made in 4 hours.
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dosxuk
JoshX posted:
NewbieTvFan posted:
After reading a few posts about loose women and Lorraine sharing the same studio does this mean Lorraine, Loose Women and Peston on Sunday all use the same studio space and that the sets are constructed and deconstructed all day every day? Or is it just that its all under the same studio just different parts?

It's likely they're different as I wouldn't see Loose Women's set being made in 4 hours.


Why not?

Go see a west end show and you'll see even more complicated sets going up and down in seconds. Yeah, they're designed to be able to do that, but so will the loose women set.

Remember in the not too distant past, breakfast, working lunch, newsround and newsnight all came from the same studio at TVC, each with their own set.
Stuart, watchingtv and dbl gave kudos
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noggin Founding member
dosxuk posted:
JoshX posted:
NewbieTvFan posted:
After reading a few posts about loose women and Lorraine sharing the same studio does this mean Lorraine, Loose Women and Peston on Sunday all use the same studio space and that the sets are constructed and deconstructed all day every day? Or is it just that its all under the same studio just different parts?

It's likely they're different as I wouldn't see Loose Women's set being made in 4 hours.


Why not?

Go see a west end show and you'll see even more complicated sets going up and down in seconds. Yeah, they're designed to be able to do that, but so will the loose women set.

Remember in the not too distant past, breakfast, working lunch, newsround and newsnight all came from the same studio at TVC, each with their own set.


Yep - set/strike of well designed sets is hardly new to the TV industry. For some reason, because news programmes often have 'standing sets' (i.e. permanently rigged sets) there is an assumption that setting and striking is tricky. Strictly used to be out by Sunday in the days of TVC if there was another TC1 booking...
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TVEngineer
Lorraine set comes out and Loose Women set goes in within an hour. It's all on wheels apparently to aid moving it.
AL
alexhb01
They've recently been using the old break bumpers a lot recently. Don't see why when they have new ones.

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