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The Uk Film & Tv Studio Property Market 2018 SITES, CAMERA, ACTION! THE UK FILM & TV STUDIO PROPERTY MARKET 2018 SOURCE FOR ALL DATA UNLESS STATED: LSH RESEARCH © LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON 1 UK FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION SPEND REACHED A RECORD WELCOME TO £1.9 BILLION IN 2017. SITES, CAMERA, ACTION! Lambert Smith Hampton has seen Film and TV studios have not traditionally unprecedented levels of client interest in been a focus for mainstream property FILM-RELATED film and TV studios in recent times. developers and investors, and the sector has several idiosyncrasies that may The UK is a global hotbed for the make it challenging for new entrants. CHRISTOPHER BERRY production of film and TV dramas, INDUSTRIES HEAD OF MEDIA particularly within the South East of However, we believe that there are LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON England. Demand for studio space significant opportunities on offer to those outstrips supply and there is a clear able to gain a detailed understanding CONTRIBUTED £13.2 need for new purpose-built film of the market. The recent strength studios capable of hosting big budget of interest in the planned new studio productions. complex in Dagenham is testament to the appetite for development in the This imbalance between demand and BILLION TO THE UK sector. supply is not unique to the UK. There is a global shortage of studio space in the Our report is designed as an introduction face of a boom in the volume of film and to this exciting sector. We hope that ECONOMY. TV content being produced worldwide. you find it interesting, and we would be It is important that the UK continues to very happy to discuss any of the topics UP TO 1.9 MILLION capture international demand. covered in the report with you. SQ FT OF NEW FILM STUDIO SPACE IS REQUIRED IN THE UK. SOURCE FOR ALL DATA UNLESS STATED: LSH RESEARCH 2 THE UK FILM & TV STUDIO PROPERTY MARKET 2018 © LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON 1 UK FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION SPEND (£ million) 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 MADE IN 600 400 200 THE UK 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 The British film and television industry is booming. The UK’s current supply Inward investment Domestic UK features Co-productions of film and TV studios is struggling to accommodate a surge in demand from Source: BFI Research and Statistics Unit a proliferation of media companies producing new content. This is creating UK spend on features produced in the UK. Films are allocated to the calendar year in which principal photography started opportunities for development and investment in a sector which has previously THE CONTENT REVOLUTION Other major players in the HETV sphere include US cable been overlooked by much of the UK property industry. TV networks such as HBO, whose phenomenally successful Recent years have seen an explosion of new television content Game of Thrones is filmed in Northern Ireland. The major tech being produced globally, driven by competing online services players – Apple, Facebook and Google – are also looking to Disney has an aggressive release schedule for future Star Wars INWARD INVESTMENT SURGES such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. In the US, a gain traction in this increasingly crowded market. Apple, for films, which will bring ongoing investment into the UK film total of 487 scripted original series were aired in 2017, a figure According to the British Film Institute (BFI), feature film example, is reported to have a $1 billion budget to spend on industry. which has more than doubled since 2010. Streaming services production spend in the UK reached an all-time high of original film and television in 2018. The boom is not restricted to feature films. High-end TV have invested heavily in the production of large volumes of £1.9 billion in 2017. This figure has increased by 125% over There has also been a shift in the business models of (HETV), which includes productions costing more than £1 high quality original TV content in order to attract subscribers the course of the last decade, driven primarily by inward traditional TV broadcasters such as ITV and Sky. These million per episode, has seen similarly impressive growth. BFI and gain early mover advantage in a rapidly developing investment from the major US studios. Inward investment channels have moved away from just hosting content produced figures show that the total UK production spend on HETV was marketplace. productions accounted for a record 89% of the total spend in by third parties and generating income primarily through £938 million in 2017, which is the highest annual figure since 2017. Netflix has quickly established itself as an industry behemoth, advertising. Instead, TV companies increasingly recognise HETV became eligible for tax relief in 2013. As with the film with 130 million global subscribers and budget of $8 billion to Films that contributed to the record results included the value of producing and owning original content, which can sector, growth has primarily come through external sources, spend on original content in 2018. Netflix shows that are either blockbusters such as Avengers: Infinity War, Mary Poppins potentially be sold around the world. with inward investment representing 73% of the total HETV filmed or part-filmed in the UK include Black Mirror and The Returns and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. spend. Among the titles that started filming in 2017 were Game Crown; the latter being one of the most expensive TV shows With technological advances changing the ways that consumers Production spend in 2018 will be boosted by Star Wars: Episode of Thrones (series 8), Doctor Who (series 11) and Vanity Fair. ever made, with a rumoured budget of $13 million per episode. access films and TV programmes, media companies will keep IX, which will be filmed principally at Pinewood Studios. Amazon Prime Video has an estimated original content budget producing large volumes of new content as they scramble for of $4.5 billion and its most watched show, The Grand Tour, is subscribers. This will continue to drive demand for film and TV produced in the UK. studio space worldwide. 5-YEAR GROWTH INDICATORS (2012-17) NUMBER OF SCRIPTED ORIGINAL TV SERIES IN THE US “ IN THE US, A TOTAL OF 487 SCRIPTED 500 ORIGINAL 400 SERIES WERE 300 AIRED IN 2017 20% 88% 89% 162% – THIS HAS 200 Increase in Increase in Increase in UK Increase in inward MORE THAN 100 film & TV economic feature film investment into industry output of the UK production UK feature film DOUBLED 0 employment film industry spend production SINCE 2010.” 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: FX Networks Research Source: Office for National Statistics/BFI Research and Statistics Unit SOURCE FOR ALL DATA UNLESS STATED: LSH RESEARCH 3 2 THE UK FILM & TV STUDIO PROPERTY MARKET 2018 © LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON A BOOMING UK INDUSTRY To date, the attractiveness of the UK film industry appears to be Brexit-proof, and the relative weakness of the pound against The film and TV industry has been the fastest growing sector the dollar in recent years has only added to its appeal to US film of the UK economy over the last five years. During this period, companies. the output of film-related industries has grown by 88% to reach £13.2 billion. This represents a growth rate more than seven Tax relief of up to 25% is available for films and HETV times faster than the overall UK economy. programmes that qualify as British, either via a cultural test or as an official co-production. In practice, Hollywood studio films Employment growth within the sector has also been shot in the UK are able to qualify under these rules. The UK’s impressive. Approximately 102,000 people were employed tax incentives are not, however, unusual in the global film and in the film and TV industry in 2017, according to Office for TV marketplace; similar tax relief is available in many other National Statistics data. This figure has increased by 20% over countries offering incentive schemes. the last five years, with the majority of employment growth coming in the film production sector. The workforce is heavily A more significant differentiator for the UK is its pool of highly concentrated in London and the South East, with the BFI skilled specialist labour, which makes it one of the very few estimating that 57% of film industry employment is in this countries outside of the US where major feature films can be region. crewed locally. London, in particular, is home to one of the greatest concentrations of film industry technical expertise in THE UK AS A GLOBAL FILM the world. PRODUCTION HUB The economic, cultural and employment benefits of a strong film industry are widely recognised, and the current tax relief Against strong international competition, the UK benefits from system has broad political support. This should help the UK several major advantages which help to attract US filmmakers. to remain one of the world’s leading hubs for film and TV These include: production. • a generous tax relief system; • the availability of on- and off-screen talent; • the cultural appeal of UK cities, particularly London. OUTPUT OF FILM & TV RELATED INDUSTRIES IN THE UK (GVA, £ billion) 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Office for National Statistics Includes motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities GVA in chained volume measure (constant prices) GROWTH OF THE UK FILM & TV INDUSTRY VS UK ECONOMY (GVA index, 2008=100) 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UK Film & TV industry Total UK economy Source: Office for National Statistics/LSH Research calculations SOURCE FOR ALL DATA UNLESS STATED: LSH RESEARCH 5 4 THE UK FILM & TV STUDIO PROPERTY MARKET 2018 © ‘Victoria’: Mammoth Screen for ITV, at Church© LAMBERT Fenton SMITH Yorkshire HAMPTON Studios STUDIOS “ THE UK’S STOCK OF FILM STUDIOS HAS GROWN ON IN FOCUS A HAPHAZARD BASIS.
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