NEWS.

01.11.21 - PRESS - EVENING STANDARD

Plans for a multi-million pound revamp and expansion of the historic Twickenham Studios are to go ahead after the ambitious scheme received planning approval.

01.11.21 - PRESS - PROPERTY FUNDS WORLD

General Projects working with operator TIME + SPACE Studios secures planning approval for expansions of Twickenham Film Studios.  The approved plans are focused on future-proofing the two acre site to create a hybrid of film studios and production facilities. 

23.08.21 - PRESS - REACT MEDIA

News last week that production of the new Lord of the Rings television series will be moving from New Zealand to the UK after its first series says a lot about both the healthy state of the UK film industry and why real estate investors are taking note. Demand for studio space has surged in recent years thanks to the insatiable growth of streaming giants like Netflix, Disney and Amazon who are investing billions to create new TV series and films.

11.08.21 - PRESS - INSIDER MEDIA LTD

Entrepreneur Jeremy Rainbird has been confirmed as the speaker at Insider's upcoming Liverpool City Region Property Dinner. Seven years ago, he and business partner Piers Read launched The Creative District Company: an urban regeneration developer with studios and education at its heart. The duo are also behind the Oscar-winning Twickenham Film Studios facility via their Time + Space Studios' network: a fast-growing family of film and TV campuses.

06.07.21 - PRESS - THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

In early March 2020, a new $640 million fund investing in a series of film studios throughout the UK was officially announced. First up: Twickenham Studios, the century-old London site known for such British classics as The Italian Job, Zulu and Monty Python & the Holy Grail and the home of the Oscar-winning sound work for Bohemian Rhapsody. The $50 million acquisition of this iconic spot was announced with the new fund, run by TCDC.

22.03.2020 - PRESS - THE GUARDIAN

A new Hollywood-style production studio planned for Ashford in Kent has come a step closer after securing £250m in funding, as its backers aim to capitalise on the Netflix-led boom in TV and film production.

04.03.21 - PRESS - PROPERTY WEEK

“People told us we were mad,” says Rainbird, recalling the reaction to their audacious plans to build a network of studios fitted with state-of-the-art technology. “They said it’s not a proven asset class; it’s high risk. And now look at it. Now it’s the golden child, the chosen one, the cherry on the cake of property and suddenly it’s cool.”

04.03.21 - PRESS - EVENING STANDARD

Piers Read is taking me around north London’s new “mini Barbican”. Currently a muddy building site, Crouch End’s Hornsey Town Hall is undergoing a £30 million restoration project to turn it into a major new community arts centre.

02.03.2020 - PRESS - EVENING STANDARD

Two of London’s top TV and advertising tycoons have secured £500 million of institutional investment to build Britain’s first network of world-class film studios and capitalise on the Netflix-led boom in production.

02.03.2020 - PRESS - PROPERTY WEEK

General Projects and the British Airways Pension Fund has completed the acquisition of Twickenham Studios for £21m.

12.02.21 - PRESS - EGI

London’s oldest film studio in Twickenham is in line for a £15m revamp, including a new state-of-the-art TV studio, as the pandemic-inspired content boom continues to drive a surge in property investment on production sites. Twickenham Studios will get a new entrance building, sound production space, and a cinema as part of the works, which aim to give the historic site a lease of new life.

12.02.21 - PRESS - PBC

Twickenham Film Studios has announced a £15m investment to rejuvenate, transform and expand London’s oldest film studio. Twickenham Film Studios, operated by TIME+SPACE Studios, aims to create a contemporary, innovative, and enhanced film and TV campus for the next generation of filmmakers and creatives.