More Generous Incentives Lure Production Back to California

In a new study, the state's film commission reports that six different TV series recently moved to California to take advantage of the state's expanded tax incentive program. The shows include Mistresses, Scream Queens, American Horror Story, Veep, Secrets and Lies and American Crime. The report said the six series have spent more than $328 million in the state in aggregate. In the 2015-2016 fiscal year, California's annual tax-credit allocation grew from $100 million to $330 million. The Teamsters Local 399 and IATSE Local 44 expressed their approval, too. [Variety]

Twitter Is Shutting Down Vine Social-Video Service

Dealing a blow to LOLs everywhere, six-second video clip purveyor Vine is being shut down by its owner, Twitter. Existing Vines are going to be available online at least for the near future, but the mobile app that's used to create them will be discontinued "in the coming months," the company said in a statement. The move comes as Twitter plans to cut a full 9 percent of its global workforce after failed efforts to woo a new owner. [The Wrap]

Bob Bakish May Be Named New Viacom CEO

Bloomberg says Viacom executive Bob Bakish may be about to be named interim CEO. If it happens, the move would make Bakish the third executive to serve as CEO in three months, following interim CEO Tom Dooley and Philippe Dauman before him. "People with knowledge of the matter" tell Bloomberg the endgame is for CBS CEO Leslie Moonves to eventually run a merged Viacom/CBS. Until then, the revolving door leads to the executive suite. [BloombergQuint]

Famed Bad-Movie Director Uwe Boll Says He's Done

Filmmaker Uwe Boll (Rampage: President Down), who may be as famous for his gonzo critic-baiting antics (he challenged some of his biggest critics to a boxing match in 2006, and several of them showed up), says he's done directing. "The market is dead," he said. "You don't make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu-ray market worldwide has dropped 80 percent in the last three years. That is the real reason — I just cannot afford to make movies. [Toronto Metro]

Costume and Production Designer Janet Patterson Dies

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Four-time Oscar-nominated costume designer Janet Patterson has died. Her production designs also earned awards from the Australian Film Institute (for Bright Star) and from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (The Portrait of a Lady). A frequent collaborator with Jane Campion and Gillian Armstrong, her credits included Far from the Madding Crowd, Holy Smoke, Oscar and Lucinda and The Piano. [The Hollywood Reporter]