MB
No, it's the facilities side of ITV PLC
YTV studios have been home to BBC programmes before - The League of Gentlemen was made there (chosen because of its closeness to the village they did the exteriors.
It's no threat to BBC Resources - they have nothing in Leeds
Silly boy, Granada Productions is the productions business of ITV plc and the studio facilities are a division of Granada productions. The exteriors for 'League of Gentlemen' were filmed in Hatfield approx. 12 miles from Manchester and Leeds was chosen for the interiors because of the closeness for the actors who live near and the large student population who need to be entertained.
You're the silly boy, huddy!
The Studios are NOT divisions of the "Productions" business.
A Production business supplies or procures a budget for a programme, and the staff and crew needed to make it happen, from administration through to studio and edit.
The facilities they use will be provided by a separate business - a combination of Studio and Facility House businesses. These could be a studio owned by ITV plc, BBC Television Centre, Capital, Fountain, or anywhere else that's got the capacity and that the production company are willing/able to pay for.
The London Studios, and the other studios in the ITV group, are businesses of ITV plc. As is Granada Productions. But they are parallel strands - GP is not 'parent' to the studios in any way - GP will still book studios as independent facilities, wherever they are, and whoever they're owned by.
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huddy posted:
Unless it has been mentioned elsewhere, The YTV builings in Leeds are now marketed as the Leeds Studios (apparently with a very healthy order book, including the BBC - don't hold your breath on BBC Resources surviving then) and Manchester as - ahem - The Manchester Studios (no mention of what's booked up here). Including the London Studios, this is now being classed as the production side of Granada Productions (!)
No, it's the facilities side of ITV PLC
YTV studios have been home to BBC programmes before - The League of Gentlemen was made there (chosen because of its closeness to the village they did the exteriors.
It's no threat to BBC Resources - they have nothing in Leeds
Silly boy, Granada Productions is the productions business of ITV plc and the studio facilities are a division of Granada productions. The exteriors for 'League of Gentlemen' were filmed in Hatfield approx. 12 miles from Manchester and Leeds was chosen for the interiors because of the closeness for the actors who live near and the large student population who need to be entertained.
You're the silly boy, huddy!
The Studios are NOT divisions of the "Productions" business.
A Production business supplies or procures a budget for a programme, and the staff and crew needed to make it happen, from administration through to studio and edit.
The facilities they use will be provided by a separate business - a combination of Studio and Facility House businesses. These could be a studio owned by ITV plc, BBC Television Centre, Capital, Fountain, or anywhere else that's got the capacity and that the production company are willing/able to pay for.
The London Studios, and the other studios in the ITV group, are businesses of ITV plc. As is Granada Productions. But they are parallel strands - GP is not 'parent' to the studios in any way - GP will still book studios as independent facilities, wherever they are, and whoever they're owned by.