THURSDAY - REPORT SHOWS EXODUS OF TV PILOT PRODUCERS

When it comes to TV pilots, runaway production has accelerated at a tremendous clip over the past year, according to figures released Thursday by FilmL.A., the nonprofit corporation that handles film permits for Los Angeles. A study that it released today (Friday) shows that the number of TV pilots shot in the Los Angeles area so far this year is 23 percent lower than during the comparable period last year. It blamed the exodus on "aggressive [tax] incentives from other jurisdictions." In all, it noted, 39 of this year's 120 pilots were produce outside of Los Angeles.

02/06/2006