Convoy Studios, a full-service production stage facility, has opened for business in Culver City. The new independent venture, located adjacent to Sony Pictures Studios, was launched by a group of private investors in the entertainment industry. Doug Ryan, general manager of Convoy Studios, said the new stage and its resources were designed to “nurture and empower content creators, and to facilitate the needs of a diverse range of clients, all in one convenient and centrally located production studio.” The site is being touted as a creative space where top-level production service helps to bring concepts to life.
Ryan expects the 5,000-square foot facility to become a much in-demand hub for photographers, directors, producers, brands, celebrities, organizations, and other artists in need of convenient space to shoot content across all media platforms. Convoy Studios features a painted cyc, a key art alcove, production offices, talent green room, a conference room, construction space and a video village, along with assorted other resources and amenities.
Convoy Studios partnered with Copious Management for a kick-off party at the stage on March 1 to present the work of many of Copious’ photographers whose work spans advertising, editorial and music assignments. Convoy’s central location makes it ideal for clients who want their talent to stay within proximity of Hollywood and L.A.’s Westside.
ABC will air 6 additional “Monday Night Football” games starting this week with Bills-Jets
ABC will simulcast six more ESPN "Monday Night Football" games, including Monday's AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.
The addition of the six games means ABC will air 17 this season — 14 simulcasts with ESPN (including two playoff games) and three games exclusively on ABC.
The decision to simulcast more games was a joint decision between the NFL and Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC and ESPN.
The other added games are Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Oct. 21), Tampa Bay at Kansas City (Nov. 4), Houston at Dallas (Nov. 18), Baltimore at Los Angeles Chargers (Nov. 25) and New Orleans at Green Bay (Dec. 23).
The only two Mondays the rest of the regular season where ABC will not have a game are Nov. 11 and Dec. 2.
ABC had games all 18 weeks last season due to an agreement with the NFL since there was no new original fall programming due to the Hollywood writers and actors strikes. With more games on network television, "Monday Night Football" averaged 17.36 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, a 29% increase over 2022.
It was the best audience numbers for the league's seminal prime-time package since 2000. The Super Bowl 57 rematch between Philadelphia and Kansas City averaged 29.03 million.
Coming into the season, ABC had eight scheduled simulcasts, including two Saturday Week 18 games and two playoff games, and three exclusive MNF games when there were doubleheaders.
It also continues Disney's move toward putting more sports programming back on ABC. Super Bowl 61 from Los Angeles in 2027 will be on the network and the College Football Playoff championship game will also move to ABC the same year.
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