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Run Away, Production: LA County Doubles Filming Fees
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a proposal to more than double Fire Department permit fees for film, television and commercial productions in the...
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Bollywood OKs Deal For Hollywood Film Shoots
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Hollywood and Bollywood entered into a marriage of sorts on Wednesday, with officials from both famed film industries signing a pact aimed at strengthening motion picture...
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100 TV Workers Go On Strike In Calabasas
CALABASAS (CBS) — Roughly one hundred workers for the NBC-TV show “The Biggest Loser” were on strike Monday in an effort block non-union employees from going to work, union officials said....
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Hollywood ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ After Local Filming Boost
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — An unexpected surge in television and feature productions late last year resulted in a 15 percent increase in on-location filming in the city and county of Los Angeles in 2010,...
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CBS Cancels Production Of ‘Two And A Half Men’
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen has skirted disaster as a wayward, middle-aged party boy who regularly tested the patience of the TV network and studio trying to protect...
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Unions, Filmmakers: Tax Credits Making Strides Against Runaway Production
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A state assembly panel heard entertainment industry officials give a clear endorsement on Friday about whether the state’s tax credit program is working to keep productions in...
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AIDS Activists Want Flynt Porn Productions Shut Down
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Local AIDS activists want health officials to shut down one of the biggest producers in the adult video industry for violating workplace safety rules. KNX 1070’s Pete Demetriou...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Long Beach Filming
(KFWB 980) — Long Beach is more than 30 miles away from Hollywood, but you wouldn’t know it by the amount of production taking place here. The city boasts 1,000 production days each year, and much of...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Downtown LA Film Production
(KFWB 980) — The Wells Fargo Tower where we are broadcasting from has been seen in many films over the years, just like most of downtown. In fact, Downtown Los Angeles has long been a backlot for...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Beach Film & TV Production
(KFWB 980) — South Bay beach cities have seen plenty of Hollywood spotlights over the years. But the truth is, production teams don’t have to travel from Hollywood or elsewhere to work down here,...
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KFWB On Your Corner: Filming In Pasadena
(KFWB NEWS TALK 980) — Location, location, location. You might think the film industry is all about Hollywood and downtown L.A., but Pasadena is a prime location for all kinds of productions. KFWB...
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Brian Grazer To Produce Oscars With Don Mischer
The following was released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. BEVERLY HILLS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) — Academy President Tom Sherak announced today that Academy...
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So Long, LA: Runaway Production Hits TV Shows, Jobs
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Television production in Southern California is following the film industry out of town in the search for better tax incentives. Just two of this fall’s 23 new TV dramas will...
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Calif. Lawmakers Extend Hollywood Tax Credit
SACRAMENTO (AP)— Lawmakers are sending Gov. Jerry Brown legislation that would extend a Hollywood tax break for two years in an effort to keep film and TV production in the state. The Senate on Friday...
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Study: On-Location Filming In Hollywood Down 60 Percent
HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Entertainment industry experts Friday called for Sacramento to help stem runaway production and bring jobs back to Hollywood. KNX 1070’s Jon Baird reports a new study shows...
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Are You Artistic? Vans To Award 1 HS $50K For Best Shoe Design
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — High schools across California and the nation have a chance to compete in an art contest by Vans shoes. Project Manager Scott Byrer appeared on KCAL9 News on Saturday morning...
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LA Waives Fees For TV Pilots In Runaway Production Fight
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The city of Los Angeles is ready to sacrifice revenue in order to keep Hollywood at home. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz reports the City Council has voted to waive all fees for anyone...
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Garcetti Takes Latest Step To Keep TV Pilots In LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance Friday that waives city fees for filming TV pilots in Los Angeles. Under the ordinance – which Garcetti worked to develop as a...
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Report: Plunge In Porn Permits Linked To Condom Measure
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A reported 95 percent reduction in film production permits in Los Angeles County is being linked to a voter-backed measure requiring condoms to be used in all locally-produced...
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Production On ‘Fast & Furious 7′ Halted Following Paul Walker’s Death
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Production on “Fast & Furious 7″ is on hold following the death of star Paul Walker, it was announced Tuesday. Shooting on the film had been scheduled to resume this week in...
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