Production is growing in New York City, according to a new study by Cornell University, but not always in the ways New Yorkers would like. For example, while the number of films shot in New York City is on the rise, the growth rate comes nowhere near keeping pace with the dramatic increase in the total number of films made in the U.S. More television production is taking place, but at least some of that growth is attributable to low-budget cable TV programming. And the gradual exodus of the advertising industry continues — 20 years ago, half of all the ad agency headquarters in the world were in New York, compared to just one third of them today.
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