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Film Liaisons in California Statewide (Flics) has announced winners for the 28th annual California on Location Awards (COLAs), presented Friday at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City.

More than 650 supporters of California-based productions attended this year’s awards ceremony, which recognizes exceptional location managers and teams, public employees, and production companies that help facilitate on-location filming across the Golden State.

Netflix’s upcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley took home Location Manager of the Year (Dan Cooley) and Location Team of the Year awards in the Studio Feature category.

The Independent Feature category was similarly swept by The Greatest Hits, which clinched awards for Location Manager (Justin Hill) and Location Team.

For the Television Episodic 1-Hour category, top honors went to Daisy Jones & The Six for Location Manager (Jay Traynor) and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for Location Team.

Episodic ½-Hour Location Manager honors went to...

The forthcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, independent film The Greatest Hits and limited series Daisy Jones & The Six were among the top winners at the 2023 California On Location Awards, presented Friday.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley received awards for location manager of the year (Dan Cooley) and location team of the year in the studio feature category. In the independent feature category, The Greatest Hits received awards for location manager (Justin Hill) and location team. Daisy Jones & The Six location manager Jay Traynor won in the television episodic one-hour category. In the same category, Winning Time won for location team. Daisy Jones‘ second award went to assistant location manager Courtney Ochoa.

Other noteworthy projects represented among the winners include High Desert (Stacey Brashear) and Minx (location team), both in the episodic half-hour location manager category. And Joker: Folie à Deux‘s Sheila Ryan-Cruz was named assistant location manager of the year – feature.

The open beta for CNN Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s 24/7 streaming news offering, officially launched to Max subscribers on Wednesday, and largely mirrors the company’s linear TV lineup.

CNN Max features live programming from CNN US and CNN International, including:

Monday-Friday (Et)

5:00Am-6:00Am Early Start with Kasie Hunt

6:00Am-8:00Am CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly

8:00Am-10:00Am CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta

10:00Am-11:00Am CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon

11:00Am-12:00Pm State of the Race with Kasie Hunt

12:00Pm-1:00Pm One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga

1:00Pm-2:00Pm Amanpour

2:00Pm-3:00Pm CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto

3:00Pm-4:00Pm Quest Means Business

4:00Pm-6:00Pm The Lead with Jake Tapper

6:00Pm-7:00Pm The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer...

CNN ventured back into streaming on Wednesday with the launch of CNN Max, a service that diverges from its past efforts in the way that it mirrors so much of the schedule of the linear network.

Primetime shows like Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and The Source With Kaitlan Collins, as well as morning programming including Early Start with Kasie Hunt and CNN This Morning are on the scheduled unveiled on Wednesday. Other shows come from CNN International, including State of the Race with Kasie Hunt, which is debuting on Wednesday as well, and One World, with Bianna Golodryga joining Zain Asher as anchor. Amanpour also is part of the early afternoon schedule.

The CNN hub also features original programming, including Jim Sciutto anchor CNN Newsroom, with Rahel Solomon, Jim Acosta, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield also set to lead coverage during certain dayparts.

The streaming service, currently in Beta form,...