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ABC Television Studios, 4151 Prospect Ave, in Yorba Linda???
Noticed on the page for Barney Miller TV show, the Filming Location is listed as ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Avenue — However, the *map link* takes you to Prospect Avenue in Yorba Linda CA, not Hollywood.
Looks like the facility is now called The Prospect Studios, 4151 Prospect Ave, 90027.
Can someone correct this? I gave it a try but got the message that I would be changing 9,000+ records, and I didn’t have the nerve to pull the trigger. Thanks.
Peter_pbn
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3 years ago
Are you seeing this on the desktop site or using an app?
I'm not sure if the name of a studio should be updated when the name changes.
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Michelle
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3 years ago
Hi PerhapsJDP -
I am seeing the same results as Peter_pbn on the IMDb iPhone app. In order for our tech team to investigate further, can you post a screen grab of the results you are seeing that are showing you a location in "Yorba Linda"?
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PerhapsJDP
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3 years ago
How strange - this shows up on both my Apple devices.
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Michelle
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3 years ago
Hi PerhapsJDP -
Sometimes this issue can be fixed by updating your OS or app version. See these apple instructions for checking for App updates.
If the above doesn't work, can you confirm what exact OS and app version you are experiencing the display issue with?
To find your OS version see these apple instructions. To find your App version you can: Open the iOS app. Select the User tab in the bottom navigation. Select the Settings icon at the top of the page. The installed app version is found under General > About.
Once we have these additional details our tech team can investigate further.
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PerhapsJDP
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3 years ago
Hey Michelle -
The IMDb app version I’m using is 12.7 on both ipad and iphone.
IPad and iPhone OS is 15.4.1
Thanks.
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Michelle
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3 years ago
Hi PerhapsJDP -
Following-up on this location issue, unfortunately, the iOS app uses Apple's geolocation API, so we don't have control of how it determines the location to display and there is nothing we can do on our end to change it.
It's likely that you are seeing a different location because the city of Los Angeles has duplicate addresses that are distinguishable only by zipcode, and since our locations data doesn't include zipcodes, there may be instances like this where you see the wrong address within that city.
I hope this information helps clarify the cause of the issue.
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PerhapsJDP
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3 years ago
Michelle -
You say there’s ‘nothing we can do on our end.’ I’d have to disagree. You put the blame on the iOS, but you are giving it incomplete information. My suggestion is that IMDb needs to add zip codes or something similar to avoid this confusion.
The county of Los Angeles has 290 different zip code areas. That’s bound to lead to a lot of identical addresses over 4,700 square miles of streets.
ABC Television Center might not be one of the major studio locations, but this system could just as easily misplace MGM, Fox or Paramount. Doesn’t seem like a problem to just write off as unsolvable.
Respectfully, I think this discrepancy should be considered by the department that oversees this data.
Thank you.
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