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Sky Campus
Sky Campus is located in Greater London
Sky Campus
Location within Greater London
Alternative namesOsterley TVC
Sky Centre
Sky News Centre
General information
StatusOperational
TypeOffices and television studios
AddressGrant Way,Isleworth
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°29′13″N0°19′37″W/ 51.487°N 0.327°W/51.487; -0.327
Current tenantsSky News
Sky Sports
Construction started1989
ClientSky
OwnerSky Group
(Comcast)
Design and construction
Architecture firmArup(Sky Studios)
Quantity surveyorGleeds /Davis Langdon(Sky Studios)
Main contractorBovis(Sky Studios)

Sky Studios(also known asSky Campus) is the headquarters of satellite broadcasterSky,and home to much of its programming output.[1]TheIsleworthcampus consists of nine buildings plus ancillary structures, with three of those buildings containing television studios. The site is also a playout centre for many of Sky's channels.

There are ten conventionaltelevision studioson site, alongside a number ofgalleries,purpose-built studios for news and sports news broadcasting, and post-production facilities.[2]A number of the studios are available for independent production companies to hire.[3]

Sky Sports,Sky Sports NewsandSky Newsall use the studios, alongside light entertainment shows such asThronecast,SkavlanandHarry Hill's Tea Time.Previously it has been the home of shows such asBrainiac: Science Abuse.[4]

Studio facilities[edit]

The studios atOsterleyare currently located across three main buildings.

Sky Studios / Harlequin 1[edit]

Aerial view of Sky's campus in 2011, with only Sky Studios complete

Originally called Harlequin 1,[5]the Sky Studios building contains eight conventional studios located on the ground floor.[6]

  • Studio 1 (50 ft x 36 ft approx) – a mixed use sports studio, used for programmes such asMonday Night Football[7]
  • Studio 2 (36 ft x 30 ft approx) – golf studio
  • Studio 3 (36 ft x 25 ft approx) – a mixed use sports studio
  • Studio 4 (20.6 m x 14.1 m)[3]– a 3,126.5 sq ft (290.46 m2) multi-purpose studio
  • Studio 5 (15.6 m x 14.1 m)[3]– a 2,367.6 sq ft (219.96 m2) multi-purpose studio
  • Studio 6 (45 ft x 30 ft approx) –Sky Newsstudio (including chromakey), previously used forSunrise
  • Studio 7 (35 ft x 30 ft approx) – used forSoccer Saturday
  • Studio 8 (10.6 m x 9.9 m)[3]– a 1,129.6 sq ft (104.94 m2) multi-purpose studio used for programmes including Sky News'FYIchildren's news programme[8]andSaturday Social

Studios 4 and 5 can be used together or separately thanks to a soundproof double door – combined, they are 122 ft long and 5,676.3 sq ft (527.35 m2).[3]Due to the door runners,camera pedestalscannot be tracked over the studio join. Shows such asThronecast,SkavlanandHarry Hill's Tea Timehave been made in these studios.

Studios 6, 7 and 8 have dock doors which open directly onto an access road, whilst studio 5 has a dock door with a short access tunnel before another door opening out onto an access road. Studios 1, 2, 3 and 4 have scene dock doors which open out onto a scene dock.

There are also a number of non-conventional studios located elsewhere in the building.

  • Sky Sports NewsNewsroom on the 1st floor[9][10]
  • SportslineandSky Newssports bulletin studio - part of theSky Sports NewsNewsroom
  • Studio 22 – Sky Newsweather studio on the 2nd floor

There are six production galleries on the ground floor alongside the conventional studios, with separate sound control rooms alongside each gallery. Any studio can be controlled from any gallery. Gallery 1 has been turned into a gallery which is capable of remote production for theEFL Championship.There is also a routing, distribution andinstant replayhub in Studio 2's former control room, and Studio 7's control room is split into commentary booths and associated technical equipment.Sky Sports Newsis broadcast from Gallery 6.Sky Newshave two gallery facilities, PCR 21 and PCR 22, located on the second floor alongside Studio 22, which are used to control Studio 6, Studio 21, Studio 22, Millbank and the two City Studios. There are also a number of separate production galleries for remote sports production located elsewhere in the building.

Sky 2[edit]

Sky 2 is currently home of Sky Creative Agency and contains two television studios: one automated and one conventional.

  • Studio F (18.5 m x 15 m,[3]formerly Studio 6) – a 3,004.9 sq ft (279.16 m2) multi-purpose studio used for shows includingSoccer AMandThe Pledge
  • Studio G (50 ft x 40 ft approx, formerly Studio 7) – dedicatedSky Sports Racingstudio

Both studios share a covered scene dock but have separate production galleries. Studio F's gallery is located on the second floor, with access via a gantry from the studio floor, whilst Studio G's gallery is located on the same level as the studio. TheSoccer AM(and previously,Game Changers) exterior set is located next to these studios. Studio F hosted the 'Battle for Number 10' Conservative leadership programme in August 2022, with audience of around 60 people.

Sky Central[edit]

Sky Central is the largest building on site, and is home to a significant proportion of Sky's staff. It was completed in 2016.[11]There is one studio in this building, located on the first floor.

  • Studio 21 –Sky Newsmain daytime and evening studio, colloquially known as 'The Glass Box'[12]

This studio is currently controlled from PCR 21 on the second floor of the Sky Studios building.

In addition, the atrium and mezzanine of Sky Central was used forSky News' coverage of the2019 United Kingdom general election.[13][14]

Former studio facilities[edit]

There are a number of buildings previously containing television studios which have now been vacated.

Sky 7, demolished in October 2019

Sky News Centre / Sky 1[edit]

Built in 2004 and vacated in early 2018, with studio facilities moving toSky Centraland theSky Studiosbuilding. Staff who previously occupied the Sky News Centre moved to a dedicated floor of theSky Studiosbuilding.

  • Studio A (8,000 square feet approx) – former mainSky Newsnewsroom, and previously the main presentation studio[15]
  • Studio B (40 ft x 30 ft approx) – previously a virtual reality studio
  • Studio C (1,000 square feet approx) – formerly home of5 Newsfrom 2005 to 2012
  • Studio D – a small interview/presentation studio

The main Sky News gallery was, until January 2018, located behind Studio A and could regularly be seen in the background of shots, alongside Sky News'Network operations center.[16]

Parts of the building have now been modified for use as a scenery workshop.[17]

1989 warehouse[edit]

The original five studios on the site have all been demolished as of October 2019.

  • Studio 1 – originalSky Sports Newsstudio with attached newsroom. Closed in 2011.
  • Studio 2 (30 ft x 20 ft approx) – originalSky Newsstudio, with the newsroom visible through a window at the back of the set. Closed in 2011.
  • Studio 3 (35 ft x 20 ft approx) – generic / interchangeable sports presentation studio. Closed in 2011.
  • Studio H (60 ft x 30 ft approx, formerly Studio 4) – the previous home ofSoccer AM,and also the home of Sky One's entertainment series Braniac: Science Abuse from 2006 onwards. When Harlequin 1 opened it was renamed 'Studio H', and closed in 2012, and was then used as a scenery workshop until mid 2019.[4]
  • Studio 5 (30 ft x 20 ft approx) – generic / interchangeable sports presentation studio. Closed in 2011.

As of October 2019, Studio H (which became part of buildingSky 7) has been demolished for the construction of the newInnovation Centre,[18][19]which also involved the demolition of the adjacent building,Sky 6.

Productions[edit]

Some productions have been broadcast from different studios, so the studios listed are the most recently used.

Sky Sportsproductions[edit]

Sky Newsproductions[edit]

Sky productions[edit]

Other productions[edit]

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