Update: Cause and Effect. Other States Increase Film Incentives.

California increased thier film incentives for 2015, and as a result has seen 4 television shows move to the Golden State.  The details:

• 5 year incentive program
• Triple the size of the original incentive program at $330 million
• expanded qualifying priductions to include high-budget feature films and TV series
• An August 2015 report on the program shows it will yierld an economic impact of:​
  • ​$5.93 Billion in total aggregate direct spending
  • $2.09 billion in below the line wages

Sacramento Bee

Information Intelligence August 27, 2015: Other States Increase Film Incentives. Texas Slashes Film Incentives.