Christian Science Monitor: TV crews flee Hollywood for...Hoboken?
A first-of-its-kind study confirms that a key part of the TV industry – pilot production – is moving to other states, costing California millions.
Los Angeles - Fewer television programs are producing their first-ever episodes in Los Angeles, a new study says, for the first time confirming a long-held suspicion.
For Hollywood, the trend marks a further erosion of its hegemony in the film and television industry. For California, it means the state has lost some $100 million at a time when it can ill afford a further hit to the economy.
The $34 billion state film industry employs about 250,000 people in southern California alone. But since 2005, the overall number of prime-time television pilot episodes produced per season has declined by 17 percent, according to FilmL.A., the film permitting organization for Los Angeles. The overall number of pilots produced in Los Angeles has fallen nearly 42 percent, according to the study released Thursday. ...
Los Angeles - Fewer television programs are producing their first-ever episodes in Los Angeles, a new study says, for the first time confirming a long-held suspicion.
For Hollywood, the trend marks a further erosion of its hegemony in the film and television industry. For California, it means the state has lost some $100 million at a time when it can ill afford a further hit to the economy.
The $34 billion state film industry employs about 250,000 people in southern California alone. But since 2005, the overall number of prime-time television pilot episodes produced per season has declined by 17 percent, according to FilmL.A., the film permitting organization for Los Angeles. The overall number of pilots produced in Los Angeles has fallen nearly 42 percent, according to the study released Thursday. ...
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