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Amazon Studios & AMC alum to lead Middle East’s MBC Studios

Former Amazon Studios and AMC exec Christina Wayne has been appointed to lead the studio division of Middle East-based MBC Group. Wayne becomes MD and will oversee all shows for the in-house production arm, replacing Pete Smith who departed earlier this year. His next move is not yet known but he continues to hold an […]

Amazon Studios & Critical Role strike overall deal, set ‘Mighty Nein’ series

Amazon Studios has struck a multi-year exclusive overall TV and first-look film deal with Critical Role, the company behind the Prime Video adult animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina. The first new series to be produced under the agreement is Mighty Nein, based on Critical Role’s second Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Mighty Nein follows […]

Amazon Freevee orders immigration comedy ‘The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh’

Amazon Freevee has greenlit a comedy exploring a family’s first few months living in the US after moving from India. The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh (8 x 30 minutes) is from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios, with Naveen Andrews (The Dropout), Sindhu Vee (Starstruck) and Megan Hilty (Smash) starring. Freevee said the show had been […]

MGM+ returns ‘Billy The Kid’, ‘Rogue Heroes’ & unveils development slate

US linear and streaming service MGM+ (fka Epix) has picked up wartime drama Rogue Heroes and western adventure Billy The Kid for second seasons and unveiled a development slate with projects ranging from sci-fi thrillers to docuseries. Rogue Heroes, from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, will go into production on its second season later this […]

Further Amazon exits on cards as comedy execs reportedly eye new prodco

Amazon Studios comedy execs Ryan Andolina and Amanda Greenblatt are reportedly looking to exit their roles, following the recent executive restructure. Andolina was upped to head of comedy and drama development in (the also recently promoted) Nick Pepper’s US SVOD TV development and series –wholly owned – team, last month. According to US trade Deadline, […]

Amazon global media & entertainment chief Jeff Blackburn set to retire

Amazon veteran Jeff Blackburn, who is currently the retailer’s SVP of global media & entertainment, is to retire in January. Blackburn has been with the US giant for more than 20 years and took up his most current remit, which covered oversight of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, last year following a sabbatical. He also […]

MGM restructures with Rola Bauer & Lindsay Sloane taking new roles

Amazon Studios has restructured operations at MGM, with Jennifer Salke taking overall control of The Handmaid’s Tale studio and new roles for Rola Bauer and Lindsay Sloane. MGM’s Bauer, who had been president of international TV, becomes head of pan English scripted SVOD TV, and Sloane – previously SVP of scripted TV – becoming head […]

Ex-Amazon & Fox exec Sharon Tal Yguado launches gaming company

Former Amazon Studios and Fox Networks Group exec Sharon Tal Yguado has launched gaming company Astrid Entertainment. The company is currently developing a multiplayer title and is focused on developing fantastical worlds for gamers to experience, after securing a seven-figure pre-seed investment from backers including NetEase Games, Stardom and Tower 26. Tal Yguado previously served […]

Amazon Studios rejigs content team for SVOD, AVOD & FAST pipelines

Amazon Studios has restructured its US & global TV creative development team under head of TV Vernon Sanders, to create “specialised pipelines” of original content for SVOD, AVOD and FAST. Sanders took on the role at the The Boys and The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power studio last year following the promotion […]

Amazon Studios hires Initial co-MD amid unscripted expansion

Cat Lynch, the co-MD of Banijay UK factual label Initial, is joining Amazon Studios as UK unscripted executive. Lynch will move to the company early next year and will work alongside Amazon’s head of UK originals, Dan Grabiner, and Fozia Khan, who heads up the UK unscripted team across documentaries, fact-ent and entertainment. Lynch has […]