Courtesy of Roger Vincent, the Los Angeles Times.
CBS Television City opened in 1952 at the height of Los Angeles’ identity as a TV production factory. Now, one of L.A.’s most storied studios is on track to get bigger.
Owner Hackman Capital Partners plans about $1.25 billion worth of improvements to the landmark production facility, known simply as Television City these days, to feed the enormous appetite of streaming services and visual effects whizzes.
Demand for soundstages has grown in Southern California to the point where shortages keep the region’s existing stages booked year-round. Local stages have remained leased during the pandemic, even though location shoots dwindled to a trickle before mounting a comeback in recent days.