New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has is throwing his weight around again, this time to shut down Snooki and Co. Christie has officially blocked the $420,000 tax credit Jersey residents were about to pick up for the first season of Jersey Shore. more ›

Last week, Jersey residents were none too pleased with the $420,000 tax credit they seemed poised to pick up for the first season of the Jersey Shore. But now it looks like none other than Governor Chris Christie himself might step in to, uh, save the day. more ›

Despite the show giving the state a most favorable reputation, New Jersey residents are apparently none too pleased with the Jersey Shore. What is it this time? Oh, just a $420,000 tab they're being forced to pick up for the bronzed and pouffed cast. more ›

With productions fleeing the city after the state's tax credit program ran out of money, a popular prop house's parent company is trying to weather the storm. Props for Today, which has been around for 28 years, hooks up shows like Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock with furnishings, and Crain's reports that owner Dyann Klein will attempt to "reorganize" after a rough year. Klein said, “The decrease of film making and television in New York, which began with the writers' strike and has continued and been escalated by the loss of the tax incentives, has impacted everybody in this industry." more ›

As the tax credit funds dry up, and productions begin to flee New York City, those in the entertainment industry gathered at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens last night to hold a news conference and ask politicians to expand the program. The NY Times reminds us that it "offers studios tax credits from the city and state for up to 35 percent of the production costs," but as previously reported, the $690 million meant to last another four years is already gone. more ›

Though the show takes place here, Ugly Betty isn't actually filmed in New York; the first two seasons were filmed in Los Angeles. However, with Gov. Paterson's new tax credit program, the show may uproot and make a move east. more ›