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Odd Lots: Why Is the Entertainment Industry Leaving LA?

Bloomberg Markets Friday 25 September 2026, 18:22 UTC 1 min read
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For Hollywood, business has been declining since the pandemic. Fewer shoots are taking place in Los Angeles while movie productions are happening elsewhere in the world. On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, creative director of LA Material, Hayes Davenport, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal at a live recording at the Vermont Hollywood theater to unpack why productions are taking place outside of the historic heart of the American film industry.

For Hollywood, business has been declining since the pandemic. Fewer shoots are taking place in Los Angeles while movie productions are happening elsewhere in the world. On this episode of the Odd Lots podcast, creative director of LA Material, Hayes Davenport, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal at a live recording at the Vermont Hollywood theater to unpack why productions are taking place outside of the historic heart of the American film industry. (Source: Bloomberg)
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