Studio Production – Gravity Media

Gravity Media, a global leader in production, content, media services and facilities, has deployed a state-of-the-art remote production gallery to support ITV Studios’ MultiStory Media programming at its new Covent Garden facility in London. The solution will enable the production and broadcast of 900 hours of live daily programming each year across three flagship shows: Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.

The new studio, which launched in January 2026, features a 360-degree set with LED walls designed for rapid turnarounds between shows. Production has been built with sustainability at its core: a single, high-specification remote gallery produces and broadcasts all three live daily programmes, as well as additional productions outside of MultiStory Media transmission, significantly reducing the need for onsite infrastructure and travel.

The remote production infrastructure includes approximately 45,000 metres of video, audio, SMPTE, data and fibre cabling, supporting 13 technical equipment racks and nine wall boxes across 34 camera positions. Together, this creates a resilient, future-ready infrastructure that enables flexible remote production from day one.

Gravity Media’s Remote Production service uses high-bandwidth, low-latency fibre, satellite, broadband and mobile network technologies to transmit footage in real time to Gravity Media’s Production Centre in White City, where engineering, editorial and creative teams enhance content for final delivery.

Phase 2 of the project, launching later in 2026, will build on this foundation by adding advanced graphics and finishing capabilities, supporting the delivery of even more premium, visually compelling broadcasts to ITV’s audiences.

Kate Rendle, Director – Global Sales Director at Gravity Media commented:

“Remote production allows us to deliver the broadcast quality ITV’s audiences expect, while reducing environmental impact and operational costs. By centralising production, we can manage multiple live feeds, maintain high technical standards and build greater resilience into daily live production.”

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Gravity Media, a world leading global provider of complex live creative production and media services, today detailed its collaboration with Aware Super to deliver its key yearly event, the Annual Members’ Meeting, on Thursday 20 November.

The Aware Super Annual Members’ Meeting is a key yearly event where the super fund presents its financial performance for the past year and outlines its strategic plans and outlook for the future, offering members a chance to learn about investments, retirement, and governance, and to submit questions directly to the leadership team.

This year’s production utilised Gravity Media’s state-of-the-art production centre in Sydney as a central hub.

Gravity Media worked with the super fund to ensure an elevated visual experience for livestream viewers by deploying a 3-camera setup in its HD studio with a dedicated 9m x 2.4m LED wall and state-of-the-art video and audio control rooms.

The team at Aware Super also harnessed several supporting facilities, including make-up room, green room, and private production meeting rooms enabling efficient dress rehearsals and live production.

Gravity Media backed up the livestream with an experienced technical crew of 14 onsite at its production centre in Sydney.

The event streamed live on Thursday 20 November with a recording available to watch for free on Aware Super’s website from December 19.

Stanhope announced today that Gravity Media, a global leader in production and content and media services and facilities, has signed a new 10-year lease for an additional 9,000 sq ft in the WestWorks building at White City Place. The move increases Gravity Media’s total space by over 30%, to 38,000 sq ft, totalling three-quarters of the entire floor of the building.

Gravity Media has been based at White City Place since 2022, running a world-class media hub that delivers live sport, entertainment and media production for clients around the globe. The office expansion will provide room for further growth in its specialist facilities, adding to Gravity Media’s network of cutting-edge production centres spanning countries across the globe including in Europe and Australia.

Gravity Media’s facilities at White City Place bring together production, post-production, and live studio capabilities under one roof based around a fully fledged 2110 media fabric with dedicated master control rooms, 11 production control rooms with 10 audio control rooms, 13 flexi control rooms, 6 multiple off tube commentary booths and 4 vision control facilities as well as 11 edit suites, 5 replay areas, 2 media management rooms and client desking.

David Camp, Chief Executive, Stanhope PLC, says “We are delighted Gravity Media has chosen to expand their facilities with us at White City Place. As a world-leading broadcast and production company, they are an integral part of the growing cluster of media and entertainment businesses in the White City Innovation District, reinforcing White City Place as one of London’s most dynamic creative hubs. We look forward to supporting their continued growth.”

Jamie Hindhaugh, Regional CEO at Gravity Media, says “We are delighted to take the next step in our journey at White City Place. This expansion marks a significant milestone for our expert team of innovators and broadcast specialists. As our business grows, the additional capacity allows us to scale operations, advance our technical capabilities, and deliver exceptional productions to an ever-expanding client base. Being part of such a vibrant creative community gives us the chance to forge stronger connections with leading media players here on site and across the wider area.”

White City Place sits at the heart of the distinguished White City Innovation District, alongside Imperial College London and Scale Space, creating a hub for creative businesses, academic organisations, life science companies, and technology startups in a setting that supports research collaboration and development.

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De afgelopen maanden was er bijzonder veel bedrijvigheid bij Gravity Media BE. Waar vroeger AkzoNobel gevestigd was, staan nu de gloednieuwe productiefaciliteiten van Play Sports. Op zaterdag 16 augustus gingen we voor het eerst live vanuit onze splinternieuwe studio’s.

Nieuwe studio’s, regies en redactie

In juni besloot Play Sports fysiek uit te breiden en te verhuizen naar een ander gebouw bij Gravity Media BE in Vilvoorde. We hebben er nu drie nieuwe studio’s bij: 11, 12 en 13, elk met hun eigen regie. Studio’s 11 en 13 zijn speciaal ingericht voor de omkaderingsprogramma’s, zoals de Premier League en de Duitse competitie Bundesliga. Studio 11 verzorgt uitzendingen in het Nederlands en studio 13 in het Frans. Studio 12 staat klaar voor extra uitzendingen rondom de Europa League, Conference League en Formule 1.

Omdat Play Sports nu ook content maakt voor Wallonië, is de redactie sterk uitgebreid. Onze collega’s zijn verhuisd naar het nieuwe Play Sports-gebouw, en ook redacteurs van Woestijnvis versterken het team. Zo ontstond er op de eerste verdieping een volledig tweetalige redactievloer.

Innovatieve vernieuwingen

Een innovatie zijn de 20 multifunctionele booths, die nog uitgebreid kunnen worden tot 24 booths. Deze flexibele werkplekken kunnen voor verschillende doeleinden worden ingezet en aangepast aan wat er op dat moment nodig is: montage, voice-overs, play-out of zelfs regie.

Het grootste deel van de techniek is nog grotendeels gevestigd in het vorige gebouw. Dankzij een glasvezelverbinding onder de parking kunnen we vanuit de nieuwe faciliteit via het netwerk werken met alle apparatuur in het vorige gebouw.

Realisatie in recordtempo

Dankzij de inzet van verschillende afdelingen zoals Projectbuilders, multicamera, labo, gebouwen, montage en play-out, konden we dit project in recordtempo realiseren. Iedereen heeft ongelooflijk hard samengewerkt om dit mogelijk te maken.

“Play Sports is onder de indruk en ziet ons echt als een partner. We hebben samen in een echt partnership beslissingen genomen en dit project tot een succes gemaakt. We willen Play Sports bedanken voor het vertrouwen”, vertelt Koen Bredael, operationeel directeur van Gravity Media BE.

“Op zo’n korte tijd hebben we samen iets gerealiseerd dat onze verwachtingen overtrof. Het was een echt partnership tussen EMG en Play Sports met duidelijke en vlotte communicatie”, vertelt Tom Gemoets, hoofdredacteur van Play Sports.

Succesvol eerste weekend

Op zaterdag 16 augustus gingen we voor het eerst live vanuit studio 11 en 13. “Het was heel spannend om onze eerste uitzending te maken vanuit de nieuwe studio’s en regies. Alles is vlekkeloos verlopen en we hebben het eerste weekend succesvol afgerond. We zijn trots dat we dit met het hele team in zo’n korte tijd hebben kunnen realiseren”, vertellen Tom Wislez en Kenneth Vandereet, hoofd geluidstechnici. In het laatste weekend van augustus zenden we voor het eerst uit vanuit studio 12.

Ontdek hier in de video hoe we in een korte tijd alles hebben opgebouwd en krijg een kijkje achter de schermen bij de studio’s, regie en redactie.

The grand live finale of the 17th season of „Dein Song“ was once again successfully produced from Studio 8 at EMG / Gravity Media’s Hürth location this year. On behalf of MB-TV Produktions GmbH, Studio 8 provided the perfect setting for the emotional highlight of the popular young talent music show.

As always, the focus was on the young singer-songwriters, who captivated the audience and the celebrity jury with their self-composed songs. The large LED sign of the show was once again an essential part of the stage design, creating a high level of recognition among fans and viewers of KiKA (the children’s and youth channel of ZDF).

The experienced team at EMG / Gravity Media ensured a smooth and expert execution of the finale.

Credits: © EMG

Weeks of intensive preparation lay behind us before the three RTL live shows of “Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland?” kicked off on February 14, 2025. In these live shows, each act was individually and impressively staged. Hand in hand, our colleagues at EMG / Gravity Media worked closely every day with all departments and our client Raab ENTERTAINMENT GmbH to make this great project in our Studio 8 truly special. The fourth and decisive live show finally took place on March 2, 2025. Live on ARD, Abor & Tynna were crowned winners and thus sent to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 finale in Basel.

With this highlight, an exciting chapter came to an end at the German location. Behind the EMG / Gravity Media team lay intensive but also impressive weeks.

Credits: © NDR, Raab ENTERTAINMENT/Willi Weber

On December 21, 2024, Raab Entertainment GmbH celebrated a spectacular prime-time highlight on RTL with the game show “Stefan und Bully gegen irgendson Schnulli.” Following the formats “EM Studio” and the weekly show “Du Gewinnst Hier Nicht Die Million,” this was the production company’s first major event show – and it delighted both fans and critics alike.

The show was produced in Studio 8 and on the outdoor grounds of EMG / Gravity Media at the Hürth location.

Starring: Stefan Raab and Michael “Bully” Herbig, who teamed up to take on the humorously dubbed challenger, the “Schnulli.” The show scored with a mix of creative games and a spirited battle of wits in nostalgic show charm.

Credits: © RTL, Markus Hertrich

At the 2024 RTL Charity Marathon, EMG / Gravity Media’s Hürth location was once again dedicated to a good cause: On behalf of MB-TV Produktions GmbH, the 24-hour live broadcast was produced from Studio 8 – with full commitment and well-known precision.

Operating around the clock in shifts, the experienced EMG / Gravity Media team ensured the smooth running of the marathon-like production. With proven live expertise, they created an impressive stage for the good cause – live and nonstop for millions of viewers.

Numerous celebrities, including athletes, actors, and public figures, as well as renowned companies and committed sponsors, supported the campaign. Together, they raised donations for aid projects benefiting children in need – in Germany and worldwide.

The RTL Charity Marathon is Germany’s longest charity live broadcast on television – and EMG / Gravity Media is proud to have been part of it again in 2024.

A quarter-century of television history: The successful format “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” celebrates its 25th anniversary this year – and we are proud to have been part of it from the very beginning.

Since the first broadcast in 1999, the quiz show with host Günther Jauch has been produced in Studio 7 at the EMG / Gravity Media site in Germany. It is not only one of the country’s most successful TV formats but also a true legend on our grounds.

As a long-standing production partner, we warmly congratulate our client Endemol Shine Germany (a company of the Banijay Group) on this special milestone.
We say: 25 years of excitement, knowledge, emotions – congratulations, WWM! Here’s to many more years in Studio 7!

Over the weekend, RTL celebrated its 40th anniversary with a glamorous jubilee show in Studio 8 at EMG / Gravity Media. The evening was dedicated to reminiscing about four decades of television history — bringing together numerous prominent figures who have been part of the broadcaster’s journey for a special TV event.

In a festive atmosphere, RTL looked back on decades of TV highlights — from legendary shows and gripping news formats to unforgettable series and moments that captivated millions of viewers. The evening was hosted by an entertaining quiz, in which stars from the past and present demonstrated their knowledge about RTL and its eventful history.

Alongside former hosts and actors, current TV stars also graced the event, creating an emotional yet lively atmosphere together with the audience. Studio 8, known for its atmospheric setting, provided the perfect backdrop for this special anniversary.

With this celebration, RTL expressed its gratitude — to its viewers, its employees, and everyone who has accompanied and shaped the broadcaster over the past 40 years.

Credits: © EMG

The popular dating format from UFA Show & Factual has been making TV history for over a decade. After a pilot episode was produced in 2013, the first full season followed in 2014 — the starting signal for a successful series that is now in its 11th season and even delights audiences on RTL with XXL editions.

The show, produced in Studio 8 at EMG / Gravity Media’s German studios, was initially closely associated with entertainer Ralf Schmitz, who shaped the format. In 2021, a widely noted hosting change took place: Jan Köppen took over the reins and led the show into a new era.

Since then, the format has impressed with entertaining matches, humorous challenges, and genuine heartbeats. With consistently strong ratings and a loyal fan base, the dating format remains a staple of the German TV landscape.

Credits: © EMG

For the entertaining quiz show “Wonders of Our Earth – The Big GEO Quiz,” EMG / Gravity Media produced a total of three episodes in Studio 8 at the Hürth location on behalf of RTL Studios GmbH.

The centerpiece of the elaborate studio design was an impressive XXL LED screen, showcasing visually stunning nature footage and interactive quiz elements — fitting the educational focus of the GEO format.

The three episodes captivated a wide audience on RTL with exciting questions about natural wonders, geography, and science.