Manchester Central announces its plans to build a new production studio

Manchester Central is excited to announce its upcoming plans to build a brand new, purpose-built broadcast-quality production studio within the venues Cobden suite, situated in the heart of the city.

The new initiative, in collaboration with Sterling Event Group, will become the perfect space to pre-record and livestream from a professional TV broadcasting environment, giving clients the ultimate studio experience from start to finish.

Whether you’re looking to engage with audiences nationwide or across the globe, you can reach, inspire and entertain teams and customers with important business updates, training sessions or product launches, via broadcast-quality content in real-time, or you can even pre-record your content for streaming at a later date.

Clients looking to book this space will have access to a studio green-room and dressing rooms for presenters, and a selection of hospitality and catering packages. 

Hair and make-up can be pre-booked, along with TV presenter coaching for anyone looking to hone their speaking skills. Free on-site car parking will be provided for those attending on the day, and for that extra exclusivity, the studio can be accessed via its own dedicated entrance.

Technical information

The Studio will feature a fully integrated set with customisable LED backdrops, lighting, full audio and vision equipment and an expert crew to create professional and engaging output. 

The venue’s unrivalled internet connectivity – the result of a stand-alone fibre network that ensures no interruption of service and guaranteed speeds of  up to 10Gbps – means that content can be live-streamed to thousands or recorded and edited for future distribution.

Who will I work with?

A dedicated technical expert from Sterling Event Group and a venue event manager will be on hand in the run up to and during the event to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely, in a COVID-secure environment.

What's included? 

• State of the art  5m x 3m LED backdrop - offering cutting edge crisp visuals for your at home audience. In addition you have access to four side digital totem screens to offer further branding opportunities, allowing content to move across the screen creating an immersive experience for the viewer and keeping your audience engaged. 
• Sophisticated audio technology - including presenter microphones, audio macbook and crew comms headsets 
• Stage lighting system - including moving wash lights to add colour to the set, profile lights to highlight the presenter, epix effect lights to add sparkle to the set, dimming and control system
• Live HD camera system and vision technology 
• Live streaming compatability to multiple event platforms with full branding capacity for the full virtual or hybrid event experience. ( Additional costs apply for platform host and support)
• Professional production team & technical crew - to include vision engineers, audio engineer, camera operator and studio manager 

Please get in touch to ask us about costs and find out about a range of available extras and upgrade options. 

Presenter training

If presenting is a new experience for you, or you wish to brush up on your skills, we have teamed up with a local, professional presenter training company ‘The Manchester Actors’ Platform’ (MAP), to offer short training courses for business professionals wanting to harness their confidence, skills and understanding of delivering a sound and engaging speech and/or presentation to a virtual audience through video conference calling. Ask a member of the team for more information.

Location

Unique to the city centre, The Studio is housed within Manchester Central, an award winning and iconic venue in the heart of the city. 

Partner

Manchester Central

Manchester Central is an award-winning venue in the heart of one of Europe's most vibrant cities; its vaulted arches and station clock have made it an iconic city feature for over 130 years. With the capacity to handle an association’s large-scale conference sessions and exhibition spaces as well as intimate meetings, Manchester Central offers world class flexibility and state-of-the-art facilities that provide the perfect venue for some of the world’s leading association events. Conveniently located, Manchester Central is easy to reach thanks to the city’s extensive multi-modal transport network. The venue is also surrounded by a vibrant cultural and social scene, with a wealth of restaurants and bars on its doorstep and has more than 2,500 hotel bedrooms within a 5-minute walk.

Manchester, GB
www.manchestercentral.co.uk