Fountain Studios

Wembley Park Theatre
Fountain Studios in 2008
Wembley Park Theatre is located in Greater London
Wembley Park Theatre
Wembley Park Theatre
Location in London
Wembley Park Theatre is located in London Borough of Brent
Wembley Park Theatre
Wembley Park Theatre
Location in the Borough of Brent
Former names
  • Wembley Film Studios (1929–1954)
  • Wembley Studios (1955–1972)
  • Lee International Film Studios (1977–1986)
  • Limehouse Studios (1989–1992)
  • Fountain Studios (1993–2016)
  • Wembley Park Theatre (2017–present)
General information
TypeTelevision studios
Address128 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, HA9 8HP
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°33′40″N 0°16′54″W / 51.5612°N 0.2818°W / 51.5612; -0.2818
Current tenantsWembley Park Theatre Ltd
OpenedSeptember 1929
Renovated1993–1995
ClientBBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, SKY
OwnerQuintain Ltd
LandlordQuintain Ltd
Website
Website

Fountain Studios was an independently owned television studio in Wembley Park, northwest London, England. The company was last part of the Avesco Group plc.

Several companies owned the site before it was bought by Fountain in 1993. Originally a film studio complex, as Wembley Studios it was formerly the base for the ITV contractors Rediffusion from 1955 to 1968, and London Weekend Television from 1968 to 1972. More recently, the studios were best known for being the venue for the live stages of ITV British shows The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent.

The last show to be broadcast live (and recorded) at the studios was The X Factor on 4 December 2016,[1] after which the studio was closed, and the site sold to property developer Quintain. It is now known as Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

  1. ^ Harris, Simon (4 December 2017). "Farewell to the home of X Factor: Studio to be demolished after semi-finals". ITV News. Retrieved 23 July 2017.