{"id":252435,"date":"2021-05-18T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-eyes-mgm-as-race-for-streaming-domination-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:32:00","slug":"amazon-eyes-mgm-as-race-for-streaming-domination-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-eyes-mgm-as-race-for-streaming-domination-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Amazon eyes MGM as race for streaming domination heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30720c2e860\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30720c2e860\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-eyes-mgm-as-race-for-streaming-domination-heats-up\/#Pierre_Briancon\" >Pierre Brian\u00e7on<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Amazon eyes MGM as race for streaming domination heats up<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000273235\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Amazon has entered talks to buy MGM, the last big independent Hollywood movie studio, in a deal that would help beef up the content portfolio of the online retailer\u2019s Prime Video service, as the industry\u2019s consolidation is accelerating in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic-induced changes in consumer behavior.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      MGM\u2019s film library includes the \u201cJames Bond,\u201d \u201cRocky,\u201d \u201cPink Panther\u201d and \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d franchises. The studio has already <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-film-bond-idUSKBN29R050\" class=\"icon none\">postponed<\/a> four times the theater release of its latest Bond blockbuster, \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, first reported by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/amazon-pondering-deal-to-buy-mgm\" class=\"icon none\">The Information,<\/a> comes one day after telecom AT&amp;T<br \/>\n        T,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/203165245\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-2.70%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       and factual-television company Discovery<br \/>\n        DISCA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/200511275\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-5.05%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       announced they would merge their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> interests.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The Wall Street Journal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/mgm-holdings-studio-behind-james-bond-explores-a-sale-11608588732\" class=\"icon none\">reported<\/a> in December 2020 that MGM was exploring a sale, with its main shareholder, New York hedge fund Anchorage Capital Group, anxious to unload the illiquid investment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      MGM fired its chief executive in 2018 for having engaged in unsanctioned talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> giant <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.93%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       to sell the studio for $6 billion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong>AT&amp;T to Merge Media Assets With Discovery<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>The outlook. <\/strong>The $9 billion price mentioned in reports is way above what was discussed three years ago with Apple, and even higher than the $8 billion the studio\u2019s chairman said at the time he could extract from a buyer. Amazon\u2019s deep pockets could help it clinch the deal.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Pierre Brian\u00e7on \",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pierre_Briancon\"><\/span>Pierre Brian\u00e7on <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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