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Dr. Robby wants more shows to film in L.A., like The Pitt<\/a>. Noah Wyle was one of several Hollywood professionals who testified before Adam Schiff<\/a> at a hearing on current challenges facing the entertainment industry. Those challenges include, but are not limited to: production moving overseas<\/a>, the Paramount-Warner Bros.<\/a> merger, and the Trump administration\u2019s targeting of journalists and the networks who employ those journalists.<\/p>\n In Burbank Friday, Wyle outlined how The Pitt could be a model for bringing work back to Los Angeles. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to shoot a tv show in LA. And it\u2019s really expensive. Prohibitively so,\u201d he said. \u201cUnless you adopt an economic model which takes full advantage of the California tax incentive, and in our case asks personnel to accept reductions in rates in the hopes that the speculation will pay off.\u201d He added that The Pitt brought in an estimated $125 million to California\u2019s economy, and they were able to do that by taking advantage of California\u2019s tax credits. IATSE chief Matthew Loeb urged lawmakers to consider a federal tax credit to keep production in the U.S., especially in the wake of further industry consolidation. Noting Paramount\u2019s promise to shoot 30 WB films should the Paramount-Warner merger go through, Loeb said \u201cA commitment to 30 pictures doesn\u2019t mean anything unless they\u2019re done here.\u201d<\/p>\n Schiff called<\/a> the proposed Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros.-Discovery merger an \u201cunprecedented consolidation.\u201d Unprecedented consolidation often precedes unprecedented job loss. Just today, CBS announced the complete closure of CBS News Radio<\/a> after 100+ years on the air, a decision that came from the Skydance acquiring CBS parent company Paramount.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n