Simon Kanjee and David Barrett’s Granary Media Holdings Ltd has confirmed the acquisition of Streamland Media’s post operations in London and Cardiff, currently known as Picture Shop.
Kanjee and Barrett will oversee the operations of the Lexington Street and Cardiff (both formerly Technicolor) and Newman Street (formerly The Farm) facilities.
Granary says that “all key creatives and production staff will be transferred as part of the transaction.”
Kanjee says “We are proud to have some of the best talent with a history of delivering award-winning projects that will drive this new chapter. This acquisition allows us to offer clients access to a diverse range of expertise, services, and facilities, all tailored to meet the needs of the industry.”
As part of the deal, Granary Media will rebrand both facilities. The Picture Shop brand will continue in the UK with facilities at Pinewood Studios, full Post services for scripted and unscripted in Manchester and Bristol, and Managed Service Contracts for UK broadcasters.
The Lexington Street facility will be relocated to Grand Central on Great Marlborough Street. Grand Central was acquired by Kanjee and Barrett in July 2024. The merging of both creative houses will result in the formation of the newly named Grand Central Post Ltd.
Barrett says, “When we sat down to look at the space requirements, it was a perfect fit with what spare space and capacity we had at Grand Central. We will be offering full high-end finishing in picture and sound across long form content, whilst continuing to create short form commercial sound for the highly esteemed and long-established clients of Grand Central.”
As part of the acquisition, Granary Media will have all rights to The Farm’s legacy branding which will return to the Newman Street facility as The Farm Post Ltd.
“The Farm was always the most iconic and aspirational brand in TV post,” says Kanjee. “We are honoured and excited to breathe life back into the brand and will work hard to return The Farm to the highest levels of creativity and service that made it the best in class for so many years.”
“We want to protect the legacy of these two iconic brands. Both Grand Central and The Farm are long established industry leading brands which are still highly recognised in their respective marketplaces.” says Barrett.
Kanjee adds “From day one we will unify operations across both brands, leveraging our incredible talent pool who can work across genres and will be able to work across buildings to maximise resources. They will be able to work on the largest or smallest production, as well as continue to pioneer remote editing.”
Staff Reporter
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