LOS ANGELES, July 17 (Reuters) - Los Angeles experienced

a hefty decline in reality TV production as Hollywood worked to

recover from dual labor strikes last year, according to

statistics released on Wednesday.

Actors, writers and crew members have been hoping for a

rebound in filming across all genres after last year's strikes

halted most production starting in July.

But from April through June this year, the number of

on-location filming days in the Los Angeles area fell 12.4%

below already low levels of a year earlier, a report from

permitting organization FilmLA found. The organization issued

permits for 5,749 shooting days during the quarter this year.

In the comparable period in 2023, production had already

started to wane ahead of a Writers Guild of America strike in

May. Filming dropped further when actors walked off the job in

July.

This year's decline was driven by a 56.9% drop in reality TV

production, the FilmLA report said.

The main reason, said FilmLA spokesman Philip Sokoloski, was

likely the widespread curtailing of production from the high

levels of recent years as investors demand profits from the

media industry's switch to streaming.

Also, some studios are waiting to start new projects in case

of another strike. The Teamsters union is trying to negotiate a

new labor agreement before its contract with Hollywood studios

expires on July 31.

Filming of scripted shows increased during the April-June

quarter. Drama productions rose 98.3% and comedy productions

more than doubled.

Feature-film production fell 3.3% in the quarter and

commercial production dropped 5.1%, FilmLA said.