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The so-called peak TV era that enabled 599 original scripted series to land in a single year is over, likely never to return.

The so-called peak TV era that enabled 599 original scripted series to land in a single year is over, likely never to return.

The so-called peak TV era that enabled 599 original scripted series to land in a single year is over, likely never to return.

The so-called peak TV era that enabled 599 original scripted series to land in a single year is over, likely never to return.

LOS ANGELES — For 14 straight years, Ted Sullivan was consistently paid to pen stories for the screen. The Hollywood-based, 53-year-old TV writer and producer’s résumé boasts credits on hit

Many jobs in the TV and film industry have moved from traditional centers to other parts of the country.

Entertainment employment in the greater Los Angeles area took a big hit during the writers and actors strikes, according to a study released Thursday by the Otis College of Art and Design in conjunction with Westwood Economics and Planning Associates.

Despite the now-resolved writers and actors strikes shutting down Hollywood production for several months, the loss of tens of thousands of Tinseltown jobs this year actually is part of a larger economic contraction, a just-released study claims -- and those gigs might not be coming back.

The Otis College of Art and Design recorded a 17% employment drop in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles during the Hollywood strikes.

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