Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Granada Studios (or alternatively Quay Street Studios) were television studios on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and film drama programmes and were the headquarters of Granada Television (then Granada Media Group and later ITV Granada) between 1956 and 2013. The studios were the oldest operating purpose-built television studios in the United Kingdom and were arguably the most famous studio after the BBC Television Centre.Firsts at the studios include The Beatles' first television performance in 1962, the first general election debate in 2010, and it is where the world's longest running serial drama and documentary series (Coronation Street and 7 Up! respectively) were produced.Until 2010, the studios had a red neon Granada TV sign on roof of the building which was a landmark for rail passengers travelling from the west into Manchester city centre. A decorative broadcasting tower was erected at the behest of Sidney Bernstein to give the studios an embellished and professional appearance. There are three main studios, which each cover over 4,500 square feet (420 m2).The studios were owned by ITV Studios and BBC Resources through a joint venture company, 3SixtyMedia. After a dip in production during the early 2000s, the studios underwent a revival from 2009 until their closure. Coronation Street is still produced at the studios though it will soon move to a new purpose-built facility at Trafford Wharf, across the water from MediaCityUK. Countdown moved to Manchester from the Leeds Studios in 2009. New programmes such as John Bishop's Britain, The Chase, Divided, Take Me Out and High Stakes have also been recorded here and the studios hosted the first ever General Election debate in April 2010.The studios closed in June 2013, and ITV Granada and ITV Studios moved to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and Trafford Quays. Granada House is not a listed building and will most likely be demolished despite being the oldest operating purpose-built television centre in the United Kingdom. Plans have emerged for the refurbishment of Ralph Tubbs's Granada House to B+ office space, rather than demolishing the building.Although there have been calls to maintain the Coronation Street set little appetite exists with local authorities keen to free up new prime city centre land for further commercial development opportunities such as the continuing Spinningfields development. In 2013 the site was sold for £26 million. The Studios will be temporary open to the public for six months in 2014 after which they will be demolished to make way for office and residential development.. }
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- Granada_Studios abstract "Granada Studios (or alternatively Quay Street Studios) were television studios on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and film drama programmes and were the headquarters of Granada Television (then Granada Media Group and later ITV Granada) between 1956 and 2013. The studios were the oldest operating purpose-built television studios in the United Kingdom and were arguably the most famous studio after the BBC Television Centre.Firsts at the studios include The Beatles' first television performance in 1962, the first general election debate in 2010, and it is where the world's longest running serial drama and documentary series (Coronation Street and 7 Up! respectively) were produced.Until 2010, the studios had a red neon Granada TV sign on roof of the building which was a landmark for rail passengers travelling from the west into Manchester city centre. A decorative broadcasting tower was erected at the behest of Sidney Bernstein to give the studios an embellished and professional appearance. There are three main studios, which each cover over 4,500 square feet (420 m2).The studios were owned by ITV Studios and BBC Resources through a joint venture company, 3SixtyMedia. After a dip in production during the early 2000s, the studios underwent a revival from 2009 until their closure. Coronation Street is still produced at the studios though it will soon move to a new purpose-built facility at Trafford Wharf, across the water from MediaCityUK. Countdown moved to Manchester from the Leeds Studios in 2009. New programmes such as John Bishop's Britain, The Chase, Divided, Take Me Out and High Stakes have also been recorded here and the studios hosted the first ever General Election debate in April 2010.The studios closed in June 2013, and ITV Granada and ITV Studios moved to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and Trafford Quays. Granada House is not a listed building and will most likely be demolished despite being the oldest operating purpose-built television centre in the United Kingdom. Plans have emerged for the refurbishment of Ralph Tubbs's Granada House to B+ office space, rather than demolishing the building.Although there have been calls to maintain the Coronation Street set little appetite exists with local authorities keen to free up new prime city centre land for further commercial development opportunities such as the continuing Spinningfields development. In 2013 the site was sold for £26 million. The Studios will be temporary open to the public for six months in 2014 after which they will be demolished to make way for office and residential development.".