tyrannical bastard 3255 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Gray is planning to build it's own version of "Television City" on the site of a former GM facility in Doraville, GA. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/new-filming-studios-mixed-use-development-approved-former-gm-plant-site/5DXNCWUWCFF27CIKNZ4IZLQ4Z4/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 432 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said: Gray is planning to build it's own version of "Television City" on the site of a former GM facility in Doraville, GA. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/new-filming-studios-mixed-use-development-approved-former-gm-plant-site/5DXNCWUWCFF27CIKNZ4IZLQ4Z4/ I mean hey, it's undeveloped land and at the end of the day this means jobs for people which is great. If I had to have one concern, We see so many mega broadcasters with money mistakes/woes and Gray has largely avoided them. "Studio City" isn't going to be their "Bally Sports", is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3255 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 Now if Sinclair was doing the same thing, it would be the answer to the fears that they will begin hubbing newscasts and shutting down local operations. Hopefully Gray isn't mulling the same thing, but is really trying to diversify their programming since Atlanta already has a large production base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1494 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Gray is planning to build it's own version of "Television City" on the site of a former GM facility in Doraville, GA. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/new-filming-studios-mixed-use-development-approved-former-gm-plant-site/5DXNCWUWCFF27CIKNZ4IZLQ4Z4/ This reeks of all kinds of screwed up priorities. Gray specifically underfunds their Creative Departments. They went though massive layoffs after acquiring Raycom and yet they're spending hundreds of millions of this crap!? This angers me to no end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1683 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Gray's taking advantage of the amount of television and film production that takes place around Atlanta. That's a priority worth chasing. Unless the film industry decides to move away from Atlanta, this facility will print money from Netflix and Amazon from the moment it opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 865 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Weeters said: Gray's taking advantage of the amount of television and film production that takes place around Atlanta. That's a priority worth chasing. Unless the film industry decides to move away from Atlanta, this facility will print money from Netflix and Amazon from the moment it opens. To say nothing of other studios and networks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 1858 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Weeters said: Gray's taking advantage of the amount of television and film production that takes place around Atlanta. That's a priority worth chasing. Unless the film industry decides to move away from Atlanta, this facility will print money from Netflix and Amazon from the moment it opens. They've also had a money printer in PowerNation that Raycom had forever that everybody didn't pay attention to during the merger, so this could be a facility partly to give them a home too. It's a smart move to diversify, especially in Atlanta, and shows that Vuit remains a slow but important asset to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 865 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Also...it's real estate. It's a great side hustle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1248 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 49 minutes ago, Weeters said: Gray's taking advantage of the amount of television and film production that takes place around Atlanta. That's a priority worth chasing. Unless the film industry decides to move away from Atlanta, this facility will print money from Netflix and Amazon from the moment it opens. One other possibility that hasn't been mentioned yet but one of the things that Gray could utilize the facilities for is to do its own syndicated shows rather than outsourcing them. There's a lot of potential around that land that Gray is tapping into that I seriously doubt that the film industry will want to leave Atlanta or the state of Georgia anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3255 Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, dman748 said: One other possibility that hasn't been mentioned yet but one of the things that Gray could utilize the facilities for is to do its own syndicated shows rather than outsourcing them. There's a lot of potential around that land that Gray is tapping into that I seriously doubt that the film industry will want to leave Atlanta or the state of Georgia anytime soon. Especially since Raycom had their own efforts...they may have not been the greatest or the most visible, but stations aired them and they were a way to keep more profits rather than more expensive outside programming. Tupelo Honey, acquired from Raycom handles a lot of these, and could do even more from Atlanta down the road https://www.tupelohoney.net/what-we-do/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENDude 179 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 In general this sounds like a good move on Gray's part. I'm thinking this could spur more usage out of the RTM studios in Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 682 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Imagine Gray allowing certain syndicators (CBS, NBCU, Warner Bros etc) to use their facility to tape the shows in exchange for them getting right of first refusal to that show on many of their stations where they have the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1248 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 4 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Especially since Raycom had their own efforts...they may have not been the greatest or the most visible, but stations aired them and they were a way to keep more profits rather than more expensive outside programming. Tupelo Honey, acquired from Raycom handles a lot of these, and could do even more from Atlanta down the road https://www.tupelohoney.net/what-we-do/ Speaking of Raycom, that could very well be a good opportunity to breathe new life into Raycom Sports. Gray plans to have nearly 10 seperate facilities (studios, 9 of them to be exact) it'd be a perfect opportunity to tap into Raycom Sports and bring them new life into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 865 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Do these in-house alternatives to syndication get any ratings? They're there to save a buck but at what long-term cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman748 1248 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, channel2 said: Do these in-house alternatives to syndication get any ratings? They're there to save a buck but at what long-term cost? When Scripps tried that. That didn't go over too well. This is why @ColtFromGulfcoast's idea makes logical sense in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1494 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 1:56 PM, Weeters said: Gray's taking advantage of the amount of television and film production that takes place around Atlanta. That's a priority worth chasing. Unless the film industry decides to move away from Atlanta, this facility will print money from Netflix and Amazon from the moment it opens. And, from a discussion with a friend, they may use this new studio as an opportunity to hub all of Gray's creative departments like Meredith does. 23 hours ago, dman748 said: When Scripps tried that. That didn't go over too well. This is why @ColtFromGulfcoast's idea makes logical sense in my opinion. The audience is lower, but so are production costs to such a degree that the profit margin is wider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 166 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 12:51 AM, channel2 said: Do these in-house alternatives to syndication get any ratings? They're there to save a buck but at what long-term cost? I think the only one that has done good was RTM since that went national after a year or 2 after it debut on Scripps, Gray & Cox TV station. DBL from TEGNA isn't that very good I wish that was canceled the other TEGNA shows failed Sister Circle only lasted 2 & half years, Sing Like A Star only had one season maybe it is now just a local show for WWL in N.O. where the show came from Sony bought those shows. DBL has some TV stations that signed on to it Sister Circle & Sing Like A Star didn't. Scripps has The List largely on their stations few outside Scripps airs The List which WXMI Fox17 only airs it on the weekend 11:30AM Sun. Media General owned Hollywood Today Live which was largely MG & Fox O&O's that aired the shows which was on the MyNet TV stations that Fox owned. I did like HTL was a good show Fox also test run the show in the summer of 2014 before MG & Fox picked it up for fall of 2015 Nexstar canceled it in spring of 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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