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Scottish TV Studios Redevelopment Aug 2007
SMG Headquarters PR from Scottish Television Sep 2004
Pacific Quay, Scottish TV / SMG PR May, 2004
Pacific Quay Expansion - Building PR Jan 2005
Scottish TV Studios Redevelopment Aug 2007:
Plans granted for Cooper Cromar Architects' £100m redevelopment
of former Scottish TV studios, Cowcaddens. Full planning permission granted
by Glasgow City Council for IVG’s redevelopment into 96 flats, 500sqm
retail & 30,000sqm office space following the Scottish TV's Pacific
Quay move. First project in UK outside London for German property giant
IVG. Demolition work is underway. The two buildings range from 3-storeys
on Cowcaddens Road to 10-storeys on Renfrew Street.
Adj. Building: The Herald building
SMG Headquarters - PR from Scottish Television Sep 2004:
Scottish TV has been given the go-ahead to build a new HQ at Glasgow's
Pacific Quay.
The commercial station was granted planning permission yesterday to
build futuristic studios and offices next to the BBC on the south bank
of the Clyde as soon as 2006.
A huge glass and steel structure will stand next to the BBC
Scotland HQ and other new developments just up river from the Glasgow
Science Centre.
The new building, which will have two state-of-the-art studios, will
also serve as corporate headquarters for the station's parent company,
SMG. It will be built on a flood-proof plinth and have 60,000 square feet
of offices.
Pacific Quay was earmarked as a
"media village" by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, the city's jobs
and development quango. The BBC, and now Scottish TV and its sister companies,
have committed themselves to act as anchors for the development.
SMG Television chief executive Donald Emslie said: "This is great
news and it means we can get on with building one of the most modern television
studios in Europe."
Planning permission for the Scottish TV HQ was also welcomed by Pacific
Quay Developments, the consortium which owns most of the land on the site.
Its director Alan Somerville, said: "It is tremendous news for everyone
who has worked remarkably hard to ensure that this ground-breaking deal
goes ahead. We now move on to the next stage of building the landmark
SMG studios with state-of-the-art technology."
Scottish Television HQ - Building PR Sep 2004
Scottish TV / SMG Move to Pacific Quay, Glasgow
+ Sale of Cowcaddens - Building PR May 2004:
Pacific Quay: image from May 04
Scottish TV is to move from its Cowcaddens site in central Glasgow to
a
purpose-built media centre on the banks of the River
Clyde at Pacific
Quay.
In the deal signed today with Pacific Quay Developments, Scottish TV has
secured a 20 year lease on a four-storey building to be constructed at
the Gateway site on Pacific Quay, immediately adjacent to the South Rotunda
and the proposed bridge linking Pacific Quay with the city centre.
Separately, Scottish TV has agreed to sell its Cowcaddens site to Aberdeen-based
Scotia Homes, who plan to redevelop the site for mixed use. The Cowcaddens
deal includes an area of the site owned by Glasgow City Council, who will
receive a share of the sale proceeds from its sale.
Work will start on Scottish TV’s new home at Pacific Quay, subject
to planning permission, in the Autumn of 2004. The building will also
house the corporate offices of Scottish TV’s parent company, SMG
plc and the
company expects to move into the 63,000 sq.ft. facility in Autumn, 2006.
The new building will house state of the art studios, edit suites and
transmission facilities as well as offices, dressing rooms and staff areas
for the company’s 350 Glasgow-based staff in addition to significant
numbers of freelance and contract staff. Scottish TV expects to invest
approximately £20m in the fit-out of the building, creating one
of the most modern television studios in Europe, mirroring that of its
sister station, Grampian TV, in Aberdeen, which opened in June of 2003.
Commenting on the announcements, Donald Emslie, Chief Executive of SMG
Television, said: “Scottish TV serves viewers across central Scotland,
but its home has always been in Glasgow. I’m delighted we’ve
found such a prestige site, in a great location that meets the needs of
our business and our staff. I can’t wait for Scottish TV to move
to Pacific Quay. “The Cowcaddens deal with Scotia, who we know well,
allows us to continue to serve our viewers while our new facility is built.”
Alan Somerville, Director, Pacific Quay Developments said: “This
is fantastic news. Everyone has worked tirelessly to secure this landmark
deal and I am delighted that SMG will be at our waterfront site within
the next two years. “SMG require purpose-built studios to provide
state-of-the-art technology to fulfil modern broadcasting demands. I am
delighted that SMG will join the BBC on the waterfront which will become
home to Scotland’s broadcasters for many years to come.”
Martin Bruce, managing director of Scotia Homes, said: “This is an
outstanding opportunity for Scotia to launch in the west and we look forward
to working with Glasgow City Council in the planning of a landmark mixed-use
development for this prime city centre site.”
Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Charles Gordon expressed his
delight at SMG having the confidence to relocate to a riverside site within
the city, commenting:
"This is a further boost to the Council's strategy for the development
of the River Clyde corridor, and confirms yet again that Glasgow is a
place which can meet all of the requirements of a national business with
some confidence. The proposed residential and commercial development on
SMG's current site at Cowcaddens will also add to the growing development
momentum which has built up in the Cowcaddens area, and which is bringing
increased numbers of residents into the City Centre."
Pacific Quay, Scottish TV / SMG Buildings PR: 12 May, 2004
Further Enquiries:
Scottish TV/SMG
Pacific Quay Developments and Scotia Homes
Beattie Communications
Glasgow City Council
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Scottish Television looks set to quit its well-known Cowcaddens headquarters,
after the parent company, SMG, embarked on a search for new premises.
Aug 03
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