The proposal, submitted by the University of Reading, will form part of a new ‘Cine Valley’. In December 2020, the university announced a deal with a US film studios investor to develop a major film studio and creative media campus, to be known as Shinfield Studios. The TV studio, which aims to be operational in early 2022, will host a range of popular TV shows and is being developed to accommodate the latest broadcast and media technology. Darren Browne, Commercial Director at the University of Reading, said: “The location of the Thames Valley Science Park, and its proximity to the University’s Department of Film, Theatre and Television, make for an attractive proposition to an industry that desperately needs extra studio space.