Television production in the Los Angeles region spiked in the second quarter, rising by 33.7 percent from the same period last year, according to a survey released Wednesday by permitting agency FilmLA.
With cable continuing to expand, the advent of premium streaming services like Netflix, its rivals and the networks struggling to keep up, the demand for TV content is surging. The survey, based on the number of permitted on-location shooting days, attributed the gains in part to production shifts, as the TV biz launches more shows in the summer.
The new figures represent a major turnaround from the first quarter, which was down by 9.2