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 dock10 television studios | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media & production |
| Founded | 18 June 2010; 15 years ago (2010-06-18)[1] |
| Headquarters | MediaCityUK,, England, UK |
Key people |
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| Services | |
| Revenue | £25.5m[3] (2018) |
| £0.8m[3] (2018) | |
| Total assets | £2.89m[3] (2018) |
| Owner | Landsec[4] |
Number of employees | 167[3] (2018) |
| Website | dock10 |
dock10 is atelevision facility owner and media services company in theCity of Salford,Greater Manchester, England. dock10 offers a number of services includingpost production and The Studios.
Its studio filming facility, often referred to as The Studios, is the best-known part of the company. It was built as a major part ofMediaCityUK, a development inSalford,Greater Manchester. The move saw a number of major productions leave London for the first time and head north toSalford. TheBBC,ITV andChannel 4 all relocated the filming of various shows to The Studios. This included established British showsMatch of the Day andCountdown.[citation needed]
dock10 also offers other media services, such as post production. Their post-production shows includeMatch of the Day,Blue Peter andWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
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The idea forMediaCityUK began in 2004 when BBC announced that it was interested in moving hundreds of jobs away fromLondon to another UK city.[5]The Peel Group was involved from the early stages of this move, which resulted in announcing the construction of a 200-acre development inSalford Quays,Greater Manchester. TheBBC and The Peel Group announced in 2007 that the construction would begin on the media-based development.[6]
The studio facility is built on the site of the formerManchester Ship Canal docks. Construction of dock10 began in 2007, and it was ready to go on air in January 2011. It was officially opened byQueen Elizabeth II in March 2012. The name "dock10" is said to come from a site plan drawn over 100 years ago that stated, "SITE OF FUTURE DOCK NO. 10".[7]
At the heart of the MediaCityUK project was the idea of producing BBC shows outsideLondon. A studio was then proposed at the site, which was constructed in time for the BBC move in 2011. The new £22 million studio was originally known as MediaCityUK studios, before becoming The Studios. The BBC became the first major tenant of The Studios.[8] The Studios and the media infrastructure were rebranded in 2012, and dock10 was formed.[9]
In 2013, dock10 signed its first production deal withITV.[10] The deal was to use dock10 to record and produce a number ofITV Studios shows, and was extended in 2016 to run until 2018.[11]
By 2016, dock10 had grown into a major production provider to British-based TV shows. In March 2016, dock10 announced that it had acquired Edit 19, a Manchester-based visual effects and editing company.[12] Later that year, it announced that it was expanding itspost-production facility, offering many services gained from the acquisition of Edit 19.[13]
In May 2017, dock10 opened a new studio, HQ8, suitable for small sets and green-screen productions. This studio was designed to meet the demands from creative agencies and digital content creators wanting to use professional facilities.[14]
In November 2017, dock10 announced that it had secured a contract with BBC Creative. This would mean certain BBC promos and branding work would be produced outside of London.[15]
Since the 2018 revival ofWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?, the show has been filmed at dock10. It was previously filmed atElstree Studios in Hertfordshire.[16]
In January 2019,ITV Studios announced plans to remain at dock10 until at least 2021. The extended contract meant the company's shows would continue to be filmed and produced on site, which included shows such asJudge Rinder and (as of May 2019, cancelled)The Jeremy Kyle Show.[17]
The post-production facilities at dock10 were expanded in 2019 as part of a wider £5 million investment to meet increased demand. The expansion included a new creative production space called The Second Floor, which provides additional space for production companies. The new facilities include fourteen edit suites, audio tracklay, and dubbing suites.[18]
In May 2019, dock10 announced the launch of a new4K UHD-ready virtual studio capability usingEpic Games'Unreal Engine 4. This technology allows programme makers to create photorealistic output in real time.[19]
In August 2019, dock10 hostedJD Sports inauguralEsports event,JDX, with the semi-finals and finals being hosted at the facility.[20]
For the launch of the2019-20 football season, BBC Sport announced that its football showsMatch of the Day andMatch of the Day 2 would be broadcast from a virtual reality studio at dock10. This studio will also be used by other BBC football programs includingFinal Score andFootball Focus.[21]
Channel 4 has commissioned a new peak-time Christmas-themed four-part seriesBuy it Now, to be hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal.Buy It Now is produced by Studio Lambert North and will be filmed at dock10.[22]
The studios are owned and managed by dock10. The company has two major divisions: studios and post-production. The studios feature eight conventional TV studios, two audio studios, two unique spaces used for television production, digital post-production, and cloud media management services.
Many major productions such asThe Voice UK are filmed in HQ1, the UK's biggest multi-camera TV studio, which can hold live audiences of up to 1,000 people. HQ2, HQ3, and HQ4 are three large or medium-sized studios, with shows such asMatch of the Day,The Voice UK,Football Focus,Countdown,Judge Rinder andUniversity Challenge filmed in the four studios.
Shows with a smaller studio requirement, such asNewsround,Blue Peter andSaturday Mash-Up!, use HQ5, HQ6, HQ7 or HQ8. HQ9 and HQ10 are specialist audio studios. The final two studios are large spaces for more open productions. HQ11 is the only outdoor studio on site and with HQ12 is a mezzanine studio, often seen onWatchdog.
The largest multi-camera TV studio in the UK,[23] HQ1 is 12,500 sq ft (1,160 m2) and has an audience capacity of 1,000.
HQ2 is the second largest multi-camera TV studio on site at 7,650 sq ft (711 m2) with an audience capacity of 600.[23]
HQ3 is a 4,800 sq ft (450 m2) television studio which can handle an audience of 200.
HQ4 is another large multi-camera TV studio at 6,300 sq ft (590 m2), with an audience capacity of 300.
A small multi-camera TV studio of 1,000 sq ft (93 m2).
HQ7 is slightly larger than HQ5 and HQ6 at 1,600 sq ft (150 m2).
HQ8 is a small green screen studio of 750 sq ft (70 m2).
HQ9 is theBBC Philharmonic's specialist orchestral studio at 6,400 sq ft (590 m2) with an audience capacity of 350 people.
HQ10 is a multi-purpose audio studio of 1,000 sq ft (93 m2), with an audience capacity of 100.
HQ11 is a large outdoor space in front of the studio complex, and is claimed to be 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) with an audience capacity of 5,000.[23]
HQ12 is an indoor mezzanine space at the front of the complex, with external views over HQ11 and the rest ofMediaCityUK. It is 4,500 sq ft (420 m2).
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