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Amazon Studios to restructure MGM following Burnett exit

Amazon Studios has restructured operations at MGM, with Jennifer Salke taking overall control of The Handmaid’s…

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Amazon to ‘reimagine & develop’ MGM shows after $8.45bn deal

Amazon will “reimagine and develop” IP from the MGM slate following its $8.45bn deal for…

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Amazon looking to expand originals beyond core markets

Amazon is looking to further expand original production beyond the core international markets it already…

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Amazon denies ambition to ‘gobble up rights’ and names European Studios execs

Amazon Studios’ director of European originals Georgia Brown has outlined the company’s rapidly growing commissioning…

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Amazon wins first Children’s BAFTA

Produced by Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment for Amazon Prime Video, Tumble Leaf follows a blue…

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Amazon Studios names unscripted content chief

Amazon Studios has named former CBS head of alternative programming Chris Castallo as its new…

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Amazon inks first-look deal with Game of Thrones producer

Game of Thrones co-executive producer Vince Gerardis has signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. With…

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Amazon Studios names Vernon Sanders as co-head of TV

TV industry veteran Vernon Sanders has been drafted in as co-head of television at Amazon…

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NBC’s Jennifer Salke replaces Roy Price at Amazon Studios

NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke is set to become Amazon Studio’s head of content, replacing…

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Riggs exits as Schuster rises in Amazon shake-up

Conrad Riggs, Amazon Studios’ head of unscripted content, has been released from the company and…

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Amazon Studios chief Price suspended on sexual harassment allegations

Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…

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Amazon reveals originals trends in UK

Amazon Prime Video has revealed that Bryan Cranston-created drama Sneaky Pete is its most popular…

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Amazon Studios names heads of drama and comedy

Transparent producer Amazon Studios has named Nick Hall as head of drama and promoted Gina…

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MTG takes Amazon’s Mozart for Viaplay

Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart in…

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Amazon to rival Netflix with original movies

Amazon Studios is to begin to produce and acquire original movies for early window distribution…

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Amazon launches third pilot season

Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…

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Amazon making Mena Suvari pilot with Universal

Amazon is making Hysteria, a new one-hour drama starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). The pilot…

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Second pilots round ‘up 100%’ for Amazon

Amazon Instant Video has revealed figures showing its second original pilots season has outscored the…

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Amazon makes 4K production commitment

Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…

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‘Early days’ for LoveFilm content strategy

Amazon-owned VOD service LoveFilm is looking to up its exclusive content and original show commissions,…

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Amazon aiming to step up pilot production

Amazon is looking to up the volume of original productions it takes to pilot by…

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Amazon orders five more original series pilots

Amazon Studios has ordered five kids series pilots for Amazon Prime Instant Video service in…

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Amazon Originals go live

Amazon has now made its eight comedy pilots and six kids pilots available online, with…

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Amazon and Lovefilm to air Zombieland original pilot

Amazon Studios has added a Sony Pictures Television adaptation of Hollywood comedy movie Zombieland to…