"a television studio. When ABC was replaced by Thames Television (in which ABC's parent company had a 51% stake), Teddington Studios became the main production centre for Thames's entertainment programming (e.g. gameshows, children's programmes, dramas and comedy), while documentary shows, news and sports programming were made at Thames's Euston Road headquarters. After Thames lost its ITV franchise to Carlton Television, which took over in 1993, the studio became independent. Without a major broadcaster or studio group owning the studios, their future was questioned (as Carlton was going to commission most of its entertainment programming from independent producers), but it survived"
"for a 213-flat development, the land having been sold to Singaporean firm City Developers for a reputed £80 million. The site consisted of 8 studios in total, as well as post production editing facilities. Studio 1 was Teddington's largest studio at nearly . It was a fully digital widescreen studio, with audience seating for 500, making it popular for programmes such as ""Harry Hill's TV Burp "" for ITV and sitcoms ""The Green Green Grass"", ""After You've Gone"", ""My Family"", ""My Hero"", ""Reggie Perrin"" and ""Not Going Out"" (all for BBC One). Other notable productions made in Studio 1 included"
"and stayed independent for 13 years, when in 2005, the Pinewood Studios Group bought the complex for £2.7m. Teddington was also the home of British TV Casino show Smart Live Casino until they moved to Picadilly Studios. The media company Haymarket owned the Teddington Studios site from 2004 and occupied some of it from 2006. Part of the site was leased to Pinewood until 2014. Haymarket announced in June 2013 that it planned to redevelop the site into homes, meaning the end of Teddington Studios. In February 2016 it was reported that the site was being demolished to make way"
"Cinematograph Films Act 1927) before American-made films could be shown. Warner Bros.-First National continued to make US/UK coproductions at Teddington until ""The Dark Tower"" (1943). One Teddington Studios production ""Murder at Monte Carlo"" (1934) with Errol Flynn in his first major film role, is considered a lost film. The studio was seriously damaged in a V-2 attack in July 1944, in which Jack L. Warner's studio manager, and family member, Doc Salomon was killed while recording the attack. By the 1950s the studio's fortunes had declined, but in 1958 it was bought by Associated British Corporation (ABC) for use as"
"office shops and apartments, the Euston Tower. The tower attracted a number of significant tenants, including INMARSAT and the independent radio station Capital Radio. The ITV broadcaster Thames Television's corporate headquarters were nearby at No. 306–316 Euston Road from 1971 to 1992 when the station closed. That building was demolished in 1994 and redeveloped when Thames, now a production company, moved all operations to Teddington Studios. In the early-21st century, the Greater London Authority commissioned a plan to improve the road from the architectural firm, Terry Farrell and Partners. The original study proposed removing the underpass (which was subsequently cancelled)"
"2011. Another small studio, Studio 5 was home to The Chinese Channel. Until early 2008, this was a small studio at . Built on the site of the prop store for Studio 2, this small studio was built within weeks for participation TV channel QuizCall, whose content is produced using widescreen cameras. The studio has been used for ""Dick and Dom's Funny Business"" and sitcom ""Starlings"" for Sky1. This studio, also small, was the home of HIgh Flyer which produced Racing UK. Like many studios, Teddington also included set and prop storage, green rooms, wardrobe and makeup and provided car"
"the river from Broom Road opened up. The studio began in the early 20th century as film studios when stockbroker Henry Chinnery, owner of Weir House, Teddington, allowed filmmakers to use his greenhouse as a studio. Dedicated studio facilities were then built in the 1910s. The studio was greatly expanded by a partnership of filmmaker E. G. Norman and actor Henry Edwards, and renamed Teddington Film Studios Limited in 1931. After only one production, ""Stranglehold"" (1931), the studio was acquired by Warner Brothers to turn out so-called ""quota quickies"" – British-made films which fulfilled a legal quota (created by the"
"""Men Behaving Badly"" (ITV and BBC), ""Pop Idol"" (ITV), ""Birds of a Feather"" (BBC and ITV), one series of ""Parkinson"" and ""Black Books"" (Channel 4). Historically, many classic series were recorded in Studio 1. These include all of Tommy Cooper's shows produced by Thames Television (1973-1980), ""The Benny Hill Show"", ""Bless This House"", ""George and Mildred"", ""Man About the House"" and long-running light entertainment series such as ""This is Your Life"" and ""Opportunity Knocks"". The final four series made by ""Morecambe and Wise"" were also produced at Teddington's Studio 1 by Thames Television. Studio 2 measured nearly and has been"
"Maidstone in Kent. The site was originally acquired by Southern Television, which had commissioned a conceptual design for new studio facilities on the site. Following the award of the franchise to TVS, Southern Television sold the site to the new company at a premium. Construction commenced in early 1982 and the first studios at the centre became operational in mid-1983. The Maidstone Studios, though significant (and home to many networked shows) were ancillary to those in Southampton which were the company's corporate headquarters. Meridian Broadcasting, the new licensee, were not offered the studios as TVS initially intended to become an"
"end of 1981. When TVS lost its ITV franchise to present licensee Meridian, the Southampton studios were sold to the new company but the Maidstone facility was retained, with a view to TVS becoming an independent production company. Meridian initially continued to rent space in the building as a production centre for the south east edition of ""Meridian Tonight"", before moving to its own centre at nearby New Hythe between 1994 and 2004. The newsgathering operation returned to Maidstone Studios in 2004, though the studio for the programme moved to Meridian's new base at Whiteley in Hampshire. TVS, including the"
"Teddington Studios to new purpose-built studios in Middlesex, simultaneously switching to widescreen-format broadcasting. It plans to broadcast in HDTV in the future. On 11 April 2008, The Jewellery Channel launched delivery to the Republic of Ireland for the first time. TJC sells a wide variety of gemstone jewellery, loose gemstones, watches, fashion jewellery and simulated gemstone pieces. They are one of the eight sightholders of the Tanzanite One mine. They also sell their own jewellery brands: They also have collaborated with some of the world-famous brands: The channel holds themed days such as 'Tanzanite Day'. It also holds discount days"
"would lose money. By the end of 1931, the studio suffered a net loss of reportedly $8,000,000.00, During this time, Warner rented the Teddington Studio in London, England. To help fight off the financial problems the Depression gave the studio, Warner Bros was now focused on making films for the London market and Irving Asher was appointed as the Teddington Studio's head producer. Unfortunately, the Teddington studio could not bring in additional profit to the Warners, and the Burbank studio would lose an additional $14,000,000 in 1932 as well. In 1934, Warner officially bought out the struggling Teddington Studio. However,"
"as the studio's head producer. In 1934, Harry officially purchased the Teddington Studios. In February 1933, Warner Bros. produced ""42nd Street"", a very successful musical under the direction of Lloyd Bacon. Warner assigned Bacon to ""more expensive productions including ""Footlight Parade,"" ""Wonder Bar,"" ""Broadway Gondolier"""" (which he also starred in), and ""Gold Diggers"" that saved the company from bankruptcy. In the wake of ""42nd Street""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s success, the studio produced profitable musicals. These starred Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and were mostly directed by Busby Berkeley. In 1935, the revival was affected by Berkeley's arrest for killing three people while driving"
"Productions Ltd"" was based in offices at The Maidstone Studios. The name ""Television South Ltd"", ""TVS"" and the colour logo device had been re-registered to lighting cameraman Keith Jacobsen, who traded as an independent production company with no links to the original. The 'new' TVS ceased trading on 9 March 2012, but as of May 2017 is owned by another independent production company. The area including car-parks and outbuildings to the east of the studio premises were bought by Hillreed Homes - planning permission was granted in 2014 for 77 dwellings, and work to redevelop the site started in 2017."
"The Maidstone Studios The Maidstone Studios, formerly called TVS Television Centre, is the UK's largest independent television studio complex based at Vinters Park in Maidstone, Kent, UK. It is home to a varied selection of independent British television programming including ""Later... with Jools Holland"", ""Jools' Annual Hootenanny"", ""Take Me Out"", ""Catchphrase"", as well as popular children's shows such as ""Mister Maker"" and ""Let's Play"" for CBeebies. Other recent credits also include: ""Bang on the Money"", ""The Royals"" on E!, ""Ultimate Brain"" and ""Hetty Feather"" for CBBC, Davina McCall - Fitness DVDs, and ""The Coalition"" drama for Channel 4. The site"
"in the Filton suburb of Bristol, Elgin House in Cardiff city centre, the Toxteth TV studios in the Toxteth suburb of Liverpool and the David Puttnam Media Centre at the University of Sunderland. Local newsrooms are also located in Middlesbrough and Wrexham. Playout and presentation for the network is run from Made Television's headquarters in Leeds. On 19 August 2018, Made Television rebranded as Local Television Limited and all sub stations were renamed according to their city. The company's official trading name is still registered as Made Television as of October 2018. Some of the stations also produce their own"
"which has also since been used by other productions and is available for hire. Thames which later became Talkback Thames stayed at the studios until 2010 when ""The Bill"", by then the only show produced there, ended. After the cancellation of ""The Bill"" by ITV, Talkback Thames's owners, FremantleMedia, sold the studios. Panther Securities Plc purchased the site for £4.75 million in September 2010 and set up Wimbledon Film & Television Studios in October 2010, to provide a new production facility to the film and television industry. The facility has three studios: two large studios of approximately and one 5,000-square-foot"
"of consequences: Auction World.tv ceased broadcasting in November 2004, as did ""Auctionworld Reserve"" and ""Chase-it.tv"". Barnes Trust Media, owners of Teddington Studios, were owed many thousands of pounds in back rent. In April 2005, falling-price auction channel iBuy was created, and launched by Andy Sheldon & Adam Freeman, continuing to 2007. The channel used the same management, production and floor team, products, contacts and channel layout that were almost identical to Auction World. Also, initially, iBuy's production offices & warehouse, were the very same ones at Teddington, in which were used by Auction World. Auction World.tv Auction World.tv was a"
"are in touch with Lucy's parents, Geoffrey and Wendy, and with Lee's feckless father, Frank. Most of each episode were shot on set in front of an audience at Teddington Studios. There are two main sets: the flat and the bar that Lee frequently visits. Outdoor shots and real indoor location shots have also been used on occasion. The fourth and fifth series were shot at the BBC Television Centre. The sixth and seventh series saw filming return to Teddington Studios. From Series 5 onwards, ""Not Going Out"" was produced in association with Lee Mack's own company, Arlo Productions (named"
"Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television. Trident Television Trident Television Limited was a British holding company with broadcasting interests. Trident acquired Halas and Batchelor (well known for their cartoons), Scarborough Zoo, Windsor Safari Park, Trident Casinos, Playboy Club, Watts & Cory Scenery, Victoria Casino, The Clermont Club, as well as Trident Holdings (Australia Pty Ltd) and several other companies. Trident was set up in August 1970 to deal with the problem of fairly allocating commercial airtime from a television transmitter at Bilsdale in North Yorkshire which straddled the catchment areas of two Independent Television (ITV) companies. The transmitter itself was owned by the"
"Endemol Shine UK Endemol Shine UK (formerly Endemol UK Ltd before January 2015) is one of the largest independent media producers in the country. The group of the United Kingdom is part of Endemol, a worldwide network of production companies spanning twenty four countries. Endemol incorporates a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Cheetah Television, Darlow Smithson Productions, House of Tomorrow, Initial, Remarkable Television (previously Brighter Pictures), Tiger Aspect, Tigress Productions, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games and Endemol Digital Studio. With the advent of a joint venture with 21st Century Fox, additional companies under the new Endemol"
"Eastgate Shopping Centre. ITV London & BBC London are the local television regions received in the town. Basildon Development Corporation had installed a Cable Television service into many of its home – it was called Rediffusion , but this service stopped during the 1990s. The service was replaced by United Artists Cable which were based in the town – this is now Virgin Media (although the customer service operation closed in the 2000s). Since 1969, The Evening Echo newspaper offices have been based on the Pipps Hill Industrial Estate, while since 1976 the town has been home to The Yellow"
"largest and most prolific studio. Pinewood Studio Wales opened in north-east Cardiff in January 2015. Television series ""The Bastard Executioner"" and ""Sherlock"" have been shot there, with a remake of ""The Crow"" anticipated to be filmed there in the future. Shepperton Studios is often described as the home for independent filmmaking in the UK but it has also been used for the production of a number of blockbuster films including """", which used eight of the fifteen stages at Shepperton. Teddington Studios was a specialist television studio complex on the banks of the River Thames. It had eight television studios"
"to draw box office success. Through the studios partnership with Hearst, Harry's younger brother Jack was also able to sign Davies to a studio contract as well. Hearst's company and Davies' films, however, could not increase the studio's net profits. In 1934, Warner officially purchased the Teddington Studio as well. In 1934, the studio would suffer a net loss of over $2,500,000.00. $500,000 of this loss was also the result of physical damage to the Warner Bros. Burbank studio that occurred after a massive fire that broke out in the studio around the end of 1934, and destroyed twenty years"
"studio audience. Episodes were mostly filmed in front of a live studio audience at Teddington Studios in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on Wednesday evenings. Sue Vertue says that the live audience reinvigorated the company because no one had laughed at the material for a few days as everyone knew it so well. A warm-up comedian updated the studio audiences about any important plot detail, introduced them to the performers, and provided entertainment while cameras and sets were being repositioned. Rob Rouse fulfilled this role for the fourth series. Despite some critics' comments, all of the laughter in ""Coupling"""
"in which they covered. Pebble Mill was designed to be an addition to London's Wood Lane Television Centre (TVC or TC). The lease for the site was acquired from the Calthorpe Estate on a peppercorn rent by the BBC. Plans for Pebble Mill were approved in 1967. This followed construction of the studios, which was designed by John Madin founder of the John Madin Design Group. The original plan was to contain a Light Entertainment Studio (A) a regional news studio (B) and a drama studio (C) which was to be similar in size to TC6. Studio A was the"
"Optic links. The leading British film studios, Pinewood Studios, Shepperton Studios, Three Mills Studios, Twickenham Film Studios, Longcross Studios and Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, have direct optical fiber connectivity to the Sohonet London Fiber Ring, with campus connectivity on the sites provided via fiber and VDSL technologies. As well as may other studios globally, Australian examples Village Roadshow Studios, Melbourne City Studios, and Los Angeles shooting film studios Hollywood Center Studios, and Red Studios Hollywood, as well as Warner Bros., Universal Studios, HBO to name a few. Sohonet is the winner of numerous industry awards, and was a pioneering user"
"and used non-studio areas of the complex for filming. The adjacent Studio 81, has been used recently in the filming of ""Wuthering Heights"" and the ""Red Riding Trilogy"". The site is now home to advert and regional programme playout for ITV plc's northern transmission areas (although this is now managed, along with its southern counterpart, by Technicolor Network Services ) and a number of independent producers. The production facilities are marketed as The Leeds Studios and sister companies ProVision, Film Lab North and The Finishing School occupy adjacent buildings. While Prism also have set up studios in an older building"
"formed in 1971 as holding company of YTV and Tyne Tees TV (TTTV) with Ward Thomas as Managing Director and Deputy Chairman (becoming chairman in 1976). Anglia Television was also supposed to form part of the group (making up the third spur of the trident) but its inclusion was blocked by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). During this period, Yorkshire produced some of the UK's most successful TV programmes under the stewardship of Head of Programmes Donald Baverstock (1967–73) and later Paul Fox (1973–86). Among them Emmerdale Farm, Rising Damp and Whicker's World. At the 1980 round of television franchise"
"studios, ATV Centre, which was renamed Central House when the contractor changed its name – they were retained as Central's headquarters, West Midlands studios and transmission facilities until 1997. Upon winning the franchise, Central decided to construct new studios for its East sub-region, based in Lenton Lane, Nottingham – the new complex was to be called 'East Midlands Television centre'. Up until the studios were opened, Central's East Midlands operations were based on an industrial estate at Giltbrook, near Eastwood on the outskirts of Nottingham. A temporary radio link from Giltbrook to the Waltham transmitter via BT Bowman/Sheriff (Nottingham) Telephone"
"of ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"". The studios were sold to Lew Grade's Associated Television (ATV) in 1958. The original intention of the new owners was to use the facility for production of the affiliated ITC filmed series, and ""The Adventures of William Tell"" (1958–59) was produced here, but ATV's existing television studios were insufficient for its requirements. A 7.5-acre site on London's South Bank had been purchased, but completion of a wholly new complex would be some years in the future, while the need for more studio space was urgent. As a result, the Eldon Avenue centre was re-equipped as an"
"Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey (Middlesex until 1965), England with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence the studio was branded as Sound City. Shepperton Studios was built on the grounds of Littleton Park, which was built in the 17th century by local nobleman Thomas Wood. The old mansion still stands on the site. Scottish businessman Norman Loudon purchased Littleton Park in 1931 for use by his new film company, Sound Film Producing & Recording Studios; the facility opened in 1932."
"ranging from 383 sq ft to 8,891 sq ft. The first UK sitcom to be shot in high definition, ""The Green Green Grass"" was filmed at Teddington Studios. The studios closed in 2014 and the site cleared for residential revelopement. In 2011, The Pinewood Studios Group created Pinewood Films to help fund and provide facilities to independent British films with budgets of approximately £2million. Pinewood Films would invest equity up to 20% per film with the intention to support four films each year. The first film to receive funding is ""A Fantastic Fear of Everything"" starring Simon Pegg. The film"