As part of a strategic consolidation of resources and a shared vision for a more environmentally conscious future, TNT Sports has moved into EMG/Gravity Media’s Production Centre at The WestWorks building in White City, London.
The aim of the project was to transfer TNT’s equipment from existing studios to the new facilities, creating an efficient, innovative, and sustainable remote production hub.
The collaboration with TNT Sports began during the pandemic, when EMG partnered with Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe and BT Group, to establish remote production galleries in EMG’s High Wycombe studios and Stratford BT premises.
With the launch of The WestWorks facilities in July 2023, EMG/Gravity Media moved TNT Sports’ equipment to White City to complete phase one of the transition, with phase two implemented in February 2024.
The 50,000 square-foot remote production centre at WestWorks was already home to ATP Media and Formula E.
Its infrastructure is based around a fully-fledged 2110 IP media fabric, with dedicated master control rooms, six production control rooms with audio control rooms, and seven flexi control rooms. It incorporates multiple off-tube commentary booths, two studios, lighting and vision control facilities, fast turnaround and craft edit facilities, flexi desk production spaces, media management, and client desking.
The move to White City contributes to TNT Sports’ 80/20 model, ensuring 80 per cent of all live outside broadcasts are delivered remotely.
Speaking about the project, Scott Young, Group SVP content, production and business operations, WBD Sports Europe, said: “The latest development in our longstanding strategic partnership with EMG/Gravity Media has delivered a state-of-the-art solution which maximises our remote production capabilities and enables us to seamlessly create content through a more flexible and sustainable approach. This ensures storytelling remains at the heart of everything we do, supporting our ‘right by the fans’ mantra, and brings our viewers even closer to the sports they love.”
