Granada Studios
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Granada Studios was a historic television production complex in Manchester, England, long associated with ITV Granada and iconic British TV shows such as Coronation Street.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granada Studios canonical | 6 |
| Granada Studios, Manchester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1305093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada Studios Context triple: [ITV Granada at MediaCityUK, replaced, Granada Studios]
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A.
Cosmos Studios
Cosmos Studios is a media production company founded by science communicator Ann Druyan that creates documentaries and content focused on science, space, and the legacy of Carl Sagan’s work.
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B.
Revue Studios
Revue Studios was a mid-20th-century American television production company best known for creating and distributing numerous popular TV series during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Trilith Studios
Trilith Studios is a major film and television production complex in Georgia known for hosting large-scale projects, including many Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
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D.
Nemo Studios
Nemo Studios was Vangelis’s personal London recording studio, renowned as the creative hub where he produced many of his influential electronic and film music works.
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E.
Roundhouse Studios
Roundhouse Studios is a video game development studio known for creating action-oriented titles as part of the ZeniMax/Bethesda family of game developers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada Studios Target entity description: Granada Studios was a historic television production complex in Manchester, England, long associated with ITV Granada and iconic British TV shows such as Coronation Street.
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A.
Cosmos Studios
Cosmos Studios is a media production company founded by science communicator Ann Druyan that creates documentaries and content focused on science, space, and the legacy of Carl Sagan’s work.
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B.
Revue Studios
Revue Studios was a mid-20th-century American television production company best known for creating and distributing numerous popular TV series during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Trilith Studios
Trilith Studios is a major film and television production complex in Georgia known for hosting large-scale projects, including many Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
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D.
Nemo Studios
Nemo Studios was Vangelis’s personal London recording studio, renowned as the creative hub where he produced many of his influential electronic and film music works.
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E.
Roundhouse Studios
Roundhouse Studios is a video game development studio known for creating action-oriented titles as part of the ZeniMax/Bethesda family of game developers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film and television production facility
ⓘ
television studio complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Granada House
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Granada Television ⓘ
surface form:
Granada Television headquarters
|
| broadcaster |
Granada Television
ⓘ
Granada Television ⓘ
surface form:
ITV Granada
|
| cityCentreProximity | Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic site in UK television history ⓘ |
| formerName | Granada TV Centre ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Coronation Street exterior set
ⓘ
office space ⓘ outdoor backlot ⓘ post-production facilities ⓘ television studios ⓘ |
| heritage | historic British television site ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quay Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaTypeProduced |
current affairs programming
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entertainment shows ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| network | ITV ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with ITV Granada
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production of Coronation Street ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| opened | 1956 ⓘ |
| openedAs | Granada Studios self-link ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Granada Television
ⓘ
Granada Television ⓘ
surface form:
ITV Granada
|
| ownedBy |
Granada Television
ⓘ
Granada Television ⓘ
surface form:
ITV Granada
|
| partOf |
ITV
ⓘ
surface form:
ITV plc
|
| primaryUse |
broadcasting
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
| producedShow |
Brideshead Revisited
ⓘ
Coronation Street ⓘ Cracker ⓘ Prime Suspect ⓘ Stars in Their Eyes ⓘ The Krypton Factor ⓘ University Challenge ⓘ World in Action ⓘ |
| redevelopedAs | St. John’s development ⓘ |
| region |
North West England
ⓘ
surface form:
North West England ITV region
|
| regionServed |
Granada Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Granada region
|
| status | largely closed as a production site ⓘ |
| streetSet | Coronation Street set ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granada Studios Description of subject: Granada Studios was a historic television production complex in Manchester, England, long associated with ITV Granada and iconic British TV shows such as Coronation Street.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Granada Studios, Manchester