[Will.]

Wasn't the place being turned into flats or something? Any news on it?

[Firewire]

It's being demolished next year

[Cal.]

The stage Lauren Murray performed on</3

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Firewire

It's being demolished next year

Oh okay! Thank you.

[UserSince2005]

you can see the building work starting everytime they make a act start their performance outside lol

[Will.]

I wonder where there go for the live shows as Fountain Studious is one of the biggest.

[Will.]

Only 3 more X Factor live shows at Fountain Studios.

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Will.

I wonder where there go for the live shows as Fountain Studious is one of the biggest.

I'm guessing they'll move to Pinewood, Elstree is currently occupied by strictly and I doubt it'd fit in ITV's, unless it moves to Manchester

[zakman440]

This is where they're apparently moving to next year:

http://www.lh2studios.co.uk/

[Marsh.]

It's TIME. TO. FACE. THE. BUUULLLLLLDOZERRRRRRR.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by zakman440

This is where they're apparently moving to next year:

http://www.lh2studios.co.uk/

OOOoh, thanks for that.

[Will.]

It looks quite big inside:

[zakman440]

Now confirmed that X Factor is moving to LH2, with BGT broadcasting separately at Elstree:

Fountain Studios in Wembley housed a live TV production for the last time this week. But while some are mourning its loss, longtime client Fremantle Media has already made arrangements to rehouse two of its biggest shows.

Sunday’s The X Factor semi-final results show was the final broadcast from Fountain Studios before the site is redeveloped for housing, following a £16m sale by owner the Avesco Group.

Fremantle Media confirmed to Broadcast that the 2017 live shows for Britain’s Got Talent will now be broadcast from Elstree Studios’ George Lucas Stage 2, while The X Factor will use LH2, a large-scale production space in Acton, west London, that is used for music and theatre show rehearsals.

George Lucas 2 is 3,000 sq ft bigger than Fountain’s 13,000 sq ft and has HD galleries. Broadcast understands that BBC Studioworks will provide technical services at Elstree for Britain’s Got Talent.

At 17,693 sq ft, LH2 is more than 4,000 sq ft bigger than Fountain. It has space for OB trucks and has an as-yet-undeveloped area that could be used as a gallery.

Elstree Studios managing director Roger Morris told Broadcast he would “love to have The X Factor at Elstree”, but acknowledged that it would be impossible as it clashes with the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, which also uses George Lucas 2 and is broadcast at the same time of year.

Fremantle Media UK interim chief executive and managing director of Thames Richard Holloway described the demise of Fountain as “sad”, adding that “purpose-built TV studios are diffi cult to find”.

Fountain Studios will close officially on 28 February 2017.

The X Factor is moving to Wembley Arena for this weekend’s final.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfa...contentID=1151