BBC Ops Northern Ireland

TV Studios

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Studio facilities to
suit all programme formats and event requirements

With credits including The Finish Line, Mastermind, The Blame Game, Give My Head Peace and Nolan Live our studios can adapt to all programme formats and set designs

With quick access to two local airports and a wide range of accommodation and hospitality options, our TV studios are conveniently located for both domestic and international clients. With Northern Ireland’s largest purpose built television studio, we can support big scale productions down to small, more intimate recordings and events.

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Studio A

Northern Ireland’s Largest Purpose Built Television Studio

With a total floor area of 500m², Studio A can accommodate 290 people on retractable seating and can be used for a variety of genres including sitcoms, drama, light entertainment, orchestral performances, current affairs, children’s programmes, chat shows and radio programming as well as providing a space for non broadcast events.

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Key Specs
and Features

Located in the centre of Belfast, BBC Northern Ireland Studio A is Northern Ireland’s largest purpose built television studio.
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With 500m² of available floor space the studio can be used for live or pre-recorded programming. Studio A is equipped with motorised scenery hoists and lighting barrels. It also has a drive in loading dock with onsite parking which makes for ease of materials handling. Studio A has a remote controlled retractable seating bank that can accommodate 300 people.

Studio A has been used for sitcoms, drama, light entertainment, orchestral performances, current affairs, news, children’s programmes, an election hub, chat shows, radio programming as well as providing a space for non broadcast events.

There are seven dressing rooms available, a costume room with facilities, a large make up room, a green room with audio visual equipment available, and kitchen facilities. The Blackstaff Audience Reception Area (BARA) is an ideal space for welcoming your audience and has full audio and video facilities available.

Production Control

The television production control room for Studio A is provided by NI4, a comprehensive, high specification, multi-format, production vehicle. The studio also has a dedicated lighting control room, an executive viewing room and production offices.

Production Control room

  • Spacious production gallery with seating for 11
  • Sony MLS – X1 vision mixer 96 channel
  • Custom built multi-configurable monitor stack
  • 2 VizRt graphics stations
  • Full stereo audio monitoring

Cameras

  • Sony HDC-3500 multi-format HD cameras as required
  • State-of-the-art studio pedestals with pan and tilt heads
  • Scanner Elite camera crane (up to 12m in length)
  • Selection of EFP and Box Lenses

Audio Control

  • Calrec Artemis audio mixing desk
  • 48 fader digital Sound desk
  • Calrec 384 channel router

Lighting Gallery

  • Equipped with a range of lighting desks
  • Lighting gallery with p/v monitors and talkback facilities
  • Camera racking and picture control
  • Access to a selection of LED and moving light fixtures

Additional Resources

  • High capacity EVS
  • Riedel Communications system
  • Highly experienced crew
  • Large Audience Reception Area
  • Seven Dressing Rooms
  • Green Room
  • Make-up and Costume Room

Speak to
the team

Get in touch to discuss your production requirements. Our Northern Ireland team can support you with the people, facilities and expertise needed to deliver your project.

For Studio bookings and advice contact us by phone or email.

Call: 07802 185962
E-mail: [email protected]

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