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Amazon Studios
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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…