A BBC company is to run a new studio at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, in a move set to boost Scotland’s screen industry.
BBC Studioworks, a commercial subsidiary of the corporation, will provide studios and post-production services to companies including the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4 and Netflix.
The company is behind many of the UK’s most popular programmes, including Strictly Come Dancing, EastEnders and ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
It operates two studios, at Elstree and at Television Centre in White City, but Kelvin Hall will be its first venture outside London.
The new 10,500 sq ft studio received an £11.9 million investment from the Scottish government and Glasgow city council. Andrew Moultrie, chief executive of BBC Studioworks, was appointed in 2019 with a brief to expand its studio capabilities.
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“We’re thrilled to have been appointed as the operator of this new facility in Glasgow, providing much-needed purpose-built studio space in Scotland and meeting growing industry demand to produce there,” he said.
Built in 1927, Kelvin Hall was conceived as an exhibition centre, went on to become a sports venue and has more recently been developed as a cultural centre, operated by a partnership of Glasgow Life, the National Library of Scotland and the University of Glasgow.
Glasgow city council provided £4 million to help create the studio. Susan Aitken, the council leader, said the investment would ensure the city’s reputation continued to rise in the film sector.
