With a major boost in state tax credits coming next year, TV production saw a 31.1% surge in third quarter activity in the Los Angeles region, according to a report by the FilmL.A. agency. The report…
Los Angeles is in grave danger of losing even more TV drama series because of the limits of the state’s production tax incentive program, a new report asserts. FilmL.A. disclosed Wednesday that…
Los Angeles is losing its status as the production center of pornographic films, thanks to a voter-approved measure requiring performers to wear condoms on sets. Permits issued for X-rated…
A shift in the timing of TV production — with more early summer premieres — has led to a 33.7% surge in second-quarter TV activity in the Los Angeles region, according to a report by the FilmL.A…
Thanks to runaway production, Los Angeles has lost its leadership in one-hour drama pilot production, according to a report by the FilmL.A. permitting office. The organization’s 2014 Television Pilot…
FilmLA, the film office serving the Los Angeles region, reported growth in on-location film, TV and web production in 2013, but said that it is still far from its peak. Moreover, the report, which…
As Sacramento was shaken by news of an “Argo”-esque FBI sting operation aimed at State Sen. Ron Calderon’s support for film tax incentives, it raised concerns that it will make a planned push to…
Gains in the mainstay TV category have fueled an 8.6% jump in second-quarter location shooting in Los Angeles to 12,173 permitted days. The small-screen increases, announced Tuesday by the FilmL.A…
When Johnny Carson moved "The Tonight Show" from Manhattan to Los Angeles in 1972, with the state's then-first lady Nancy Reagan among his early guests, it wasn't as much a blow to jobs as it was to…
Gains in the mainstay TV and feature film categories have fueled a 17.6% jump in first-quarter location shooting in Los Angeles. The first-quarter gains, announced Wednesday by the FilmL.A…
Location filming in Los Angeles surged to its highest level of the year last week, thanks to major gains in TV and spots.
