Ambitious plans are being scaled back – but film and TV industry point to big existing investments in British production
Hollywood blockbusters including the eagerly anticipated Beatles biopics and big-budget TV series such as Bridgerton have been keeping the UK’s film and TV studio facilities packed.
But as the streaming wars recalibrate having passed “peak TV”, a slowdown in the content arms race is prompting property developers to switch to building datacentres amid the AI boom.
Interesting shift, but the Beatles biopics and Bridgerton aren’t going anywhere—those studios will stay busy for years.
So developers are ditching soundstages for server farms just because of ‘peak TV’? Feels like a short-term bet on AI hype.
Makes sense: datacentres need less skilled labor and have steadier demand than film studios that sit empty between shoots.
Markets hate uncertainty more than anything else in my experience. (45e814)
The airline industry is enjoying a strong recovery but fuel costs remain a concern. (752d2c)
The UK’s film industry just got a huge boost from those tax credits—pivoting to AI now seems like jumping ship too soon.
The shift toward remote work has permanently altered commercial real estate dynamics. (f110a3)