Quay Street Granada Television studios
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Quay Street Granada Television studios was the historic Manchester city-centre production complex that long served as the main base for Granada Television and ITV Granada before operations moved to MediaCityUK.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granada Television studios in Manchester | 1 |
| Quay Street Granada Television studios canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1305094 — 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: Quay Street Granada Television studios Context triple: [ITV Granada at MediaCityUK, replaced, Quay Street Granada Television studios]
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A.
Braga Street
Braga Street is a historic and culturally vibrant street in Bandung, Indonesia, known for its colonial-era architecture, cafés, and art galleries.
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B.
Portugal Street
Portugal Street is the former name of London's Piccadilly, a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster known for its shops, theaters, and historic landmarks.
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C.
Cuba Street
Cuba Street is a vibrant, historic pedestrian precinct in central Wellington, New Zealand, known for its cafes, street art, alternative culture, and the iconic Bucket Fountain.
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D.
Calle de Zorrilla, Madrid
Calle de Zorrilla, Madrid is a central street in Spain’s capital known for housing key governmental buildings, including the vicinity of the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
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E.
Tacuba Street
Tacuba Street is a historic thoroughfare in Mexico City’s downtown, known for its colonial-era architecture, cultural landmarks, and role as one of the city’s oldest streets.
- 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: Quay Street Granada Television studios Target entity description: Quay Street Granada Television studios was the historic Manchester city-centre production complex that long served as the main base for Granada Television and ITV Granada before operations moved to MediaCityUK.
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A.
Braga Street
Braga Street is a historic and culturally vibrant street in Bandung, Indonesia, known for its colonial-era architecture, cafés, and art galleries.
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B.
Portugal Street
Portugal Street is the former name of London's Piccadilly, a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster known for its shops, theaters, and historic landmarks.
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C.
Cuba Street
Cuba Street is a vibrant, historic pedestrian precinct in central Wellington, New Zealand, known for its cafes, street art, alternative culture, and the iconic Bucket Fountain.
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D.
Calle de Zorrilla, Madrid
Calle de Zorrilla, Madrid is a central street in Spain’s capital known for housing key governmental buildings, including the vicinity of the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
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E.
Tacuba Street
Tacuba Street is a historic thoroughfare in Mexico City’s downtown, known for its colonial-era architecture, cultural landmarks, and role as one of the city’s oldest streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building complex
ⓘ
television studio complex ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Granada plc
ⓘ
ITV Studios ⓘ
linked to:
ITV
|
| architecturalType | broadcasting complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Granada Studios Tour
ⓘ
ITV Granada regional news ⓘ
linked to:
Granada Television
|
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerFunction | primary production hub for Granada Television before move to MediaCityUK ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key site in the development of British commercial television ⓘ |
| historicRole |
main base of Granada Television
ⓘ
main base of ITV Granada ⓘ |
| industry |
broadcasting industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manchester
ⓘ
Manchester city centre ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quay Street ⓘ |
| mainOccupant |
Granada Television
ⓘ
ITV Granada ⓘ
linked to:
Granada Television
|
| mediaTypeProduced |
drama series
ⓘ
entertainment shows ⓘ news and current affairs ⓘ television programmes ⓘ |
| networkRegion |
ITV Granada region
ⓘ
linked to:
ITV North of England
|
| networkServed | ITV ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the major ITV production centres outside London ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Granada Television
ⓘ
ITV Granada ⓘ
linked to:
Granada Television
|
| ownedBy |
Granada Television
ⓘ
ITV plc ⓘ
linked to:
ITV
|
| partOf |
Granada Studios
ⓘ
ITV network infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
television broadcasting
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| replacedBy | MediaCityUK ⓘ |
| servedAs |
headquarters of Granada Television
ⓘ
headquarters of ITV Granada ⓘ |
| status | former main production base ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
ITV Granada facilities at MediaCityUK
ⓘ
linked to:
ITV Granada at MediaCityUK
|
| usedFor |
office accommodation for Granada Television
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post-production ⓘ studio-based television programmes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quay Street Granada Television studios Description of subject: Quay Street Granada Television studios was the historic Manchester city-centre production complex that long served as the main base for Granada Television and ITV Granada before operations moved to MediaCityUK.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Quay Street Granada Television studios