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Atlanta, Georgia – November 9, 2023. . . Gray Television,Inc. (“Gray” or “we”) (NYSE:GTN) is thrilled to announcethe grand opening of its first-class television and film studios,Assembly Studios, located at Assembly Atlanta in Doraville, GA. GrayTelevision, the site owner, assembled 135 acres for a new mixed usecomplex in 2021 that included 43 acres for Assembly Studio’s filmand production studio space. Two years later, 19 sound stages areready to support top creative powerhouses in the entertainmentindustry, offering every amenity a production needs on one lot.
Ideally located within the Atlanta Perimeter, adjacent to GrayTelevision’s Third Rail Studios, the sound stages at AssemblyStudios boast superior infrastructure, equipping filmmakers andcontent creators with the perfect canvas to bring their visions tolife. Once home to the General Motors Assembly Plant, Assembly Atlantais expected to generate more than 4,000 jobs, producing economicgrowth around the Metro Atlanta area and supporting Georgia’s filmindustry. A recent report found that Georgia has the fastest-growingfilm industry in the nation, and Assembly Atlanta will add to thenumbers. Spending from productions in a single year was more than $4billion in the state, according to the GeorgiaFilm Office .
Gray Television has partnered with UniversalProduction Services to lease and operate the facilities at AssemblyStudios and otherwise support the television and film production needsfor NBCUniversal Media, LLC (NBCU) and other users and tenants atAssembly Studios. Assembly Studios is a full-service studio providingall essential production needs in one place, including Set Lighting& Grip, Costume, Transportation, Sign & Fabrication Shop,Paint Shop, an expendables store, plus other necessary amenities suchas warehouse and mill buildings, dressing rooms, rehearsal halls, andoffice and event space. Another game-changer at Assembly Studios isthe filmable facades. Exterior filming locations that mimic New York,New Orleans, Tribeca, and Europe are located steps away from thesoundstages. Every part of the property is filmable, providing endlessopportunities for productions.
"We are excited to unveil Assembly Atlanta, ahub of creativity and innovation that will redefine storytelling inthe entertainment industry," said Hilton H. Howell, Jr., Gray’sExecutive Chairman and CEO. "We look forward to witnessing theimpact of Assembly Studios on the community here in Doraville,Atlanta, and in all of Georgia."
About Gray
Gray Television, Inc. is amultimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are thenation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations anddigital assets in the United States that serve 114 television marketsreaching approximately 36 percent of US television households. Thisportfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television stationand 100 markets with the first and/or second highest rated televisionstation. We also own video program companies Raycom Sports, TupeloHoney, and PowerNation Studios, as well as Third Rail Studios. Forfurther information, please visit www.gray.tv.
About UniversalProduction Services
Universal Production Services provides highquality production services and stage facilities across the US, UK,and Europe for all feature, television, commercial and streamingproductions. Universal Production Services is a unit of NBCUniversal,one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies inthe development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, andinformation to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates avaluable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, apremier motion picture company, significant television productionoperations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned themeparks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversalis a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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