Global Television (Australia)
| Global Television | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | film & television studios Complex |
| Location |
Coventry Street, Southbank New South Wales: Eveleigh, New South Wales |
| Completed |
1956 (Melbourne) 2010 (Sydney) |
Global Television[1] is a large television production company with studios in Australia's two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne. It was co-founded in 1988[2] by Bruce Fink.[3] They have been responsible for handling the technical side of most top live sport and entertainment events produced and broadcast in Australia.[4]
Global Television's Sydney studios are located at the Australian Technology Park in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. The new studios were built in 2010, and produce a large number of Australian programmes from its two open Studios. The four open studios are home to Wonderland and many other shows. In 2013, for instance, they were in charge of the winner announcement episodes for reality shows like My Kitchen Rules and The Block Sky High. In 2014 they were contracted to broadcast the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the G20 Summit in Brisbane.[4][5]
Global Television's Melbourne studios are located in the inner suburb of South Melbourne and occupy the previous existing HSV-7 Studios. The four open studios are home to such shows as Dancing with the Stars, Million Dollar Minute, Family Feud and Fox Footy.[6]
Global Television also occupies the former ATV-10 Studios in the outer suburb of Nunawading where Neighbours is produced at Forest Hill.
Acquired
In January 2014 NEP Broadcasting acquired Global Television for an undisclosed amount from Catalyst Investments and Global Television is now completely part of the NEP worldwide network.[7] NEP also acquiring Harry Michaels Silk Studio (formerly zerO1zerO) in the same year, reducing the number of competing O.B. and studio production hire facilities.
References
- ↑ "Global Television Ltd/Australia". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Global Television Stays Ahead of the Game". Sony. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "ECN Board of Directors". Executive Channel Network. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 Jackson, Sally. "Global TV sold to US firm NEP Group". The Australian. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "NEP Finalizes Acquisition of Global Television". IF.com.au. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.globaltv.com.au/company/index.html
- ↑ "NEP". NEP Inc. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
Coordinates: 33°53′31″S 151°13′43″E / 33.89202°S 151.22851°E