In this press release from the Governor’s Office, Joe Iberti, Producer of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, is quoted as stating that the New York State Production Credit program is the “main reason we locate our production in New York.” Gov Cuomo can take credit for supporting that initiative as well as the postproduction tax credit, both helping to take production in the city and state to new levels…
Study Says Film & TV Industries Spend Big in City to Tune of $7.1B in 2011, $60B since ‘02
A report by the Boston Consulting Group pegged film and TV industry spending of $60 billion on production in New York City over the past decade with a record $7.1 billion generated in 2011. The study, released on Tuesday in an announcement by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver, also said that while there was a nationwide decline in the industry over the past decade, New York City created some 30,000 jobs since 2004.