Gray Television’s Assembly Studios Celebrates Grand Opening of Innovative Sound Stages in Georgia
November 09 2023 - 10:15AM
Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray” or “we”) (NYSE:GTN) is thrilled to
announce the grand opening of its first-class television and film
studios, Assembly Studios, located at Assembly Atlanta in
Doraville, GA. Gray Television, the site owner, assembled 135 acres
for a new mixed use complex in 2021 that included 43 acres for
Assembly Studio’s film and production studio space. Two years
later, 19 sound stages are ready to support top creative
powerhouses in the entertainment industry, offering every amenity a
production needs on one lot.
Ideally located within the Atlanta Perimeter, adjacent to Gray
Television’s Third Rail Studios, the sound stages at Assembly
Studios boast superior infrastructure, equipping filmmakers and
content creators with the perfect canvas to bring their visions to
life. Once home to the General Motors Assembly Plant, Assembly
Atlanta is expected to generate more than 4,000 jobs, producing
economic growth around the Metro Atlanta area and supporting
Georgia’s film industry. A recent report found that Georgia has the
fastest-growing film industry in the nation, and Assembly Atlanta
will add to the numbers. Spending from productions in a single year
was more than $4 billion in the state, according to the Georgia
Film Office.
Gray Television has partnered with Universal Production Services
to lease and operate the facilities at Assembly Studios and
otherwise support the television and film production needs for
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (NBCU) and other users and tenants at
Assembly Studios. Assembly Studios is a full-service studio
providing all essential production needs in one place, including
Set Lighting & Grip, Costume, Transportation, Sign &
Fabrication Shop, Paint Shop, an expendables store, plus other
necessary amenities such as warehouse and mill buildings, dressing
rooms, rehearsal halls, and office and event space. Another
game-changer at Assembly Studios is the filmable facades. Exterior
filming locations that mimic New York, New Orleans, Tribeca, and
Europe are located steps away from the soundstages. Every part of
the property is filmable, providing endless opportunities for
productions.
"We are excited to unveil Assembly Atlanta, a hub of creativity
and innovation that will redefine storytelling in the entertainment
industry," said Hilton H. Howell, Jr., Gray’s Executive Chairman
and CEO. "We look forward to witnessing the impact of Assembly
Studios on the community here in Doraville, Atlanta, and in all of
Georgia."
About Gray
Gray Television, Inc. is a multimedia company headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation’s largest owner of top-rated
local television stations and digital assets in the United States
that serve 114 television markets reaching approximately 36 percent
of US television households. This portfolio includes 80 markets
with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the
first and/or second highest rated television station. We also own
video program companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Honey, and
PowerNation Studios, as well as Third Rail Studios. For further
information, please visit www.gray.tv.
About Universal Production Services
Universal Production Services provides high quality production
services and stage facilities across the US, UK, and Europe for all
feature, television, commercial and streaming productions.
Universal Production Services is a unit of NBCUniversal, one of the
world's leading media and entertainment companies in the
development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and
information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a
valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a
premier motion picture company, significant television production
operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned
theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses.
NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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Press Contact:Rick Burns, Senior Vice
President, Assembly Atlanta, LLC, 323-493-0123, prteam@gray.tv
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