MGM bought Mark Burnett's production company and then put him in charge of television in the hopes that he would spawn the next big reality hit. That hasn't happened yet. His attempts at faith-based scripted programming failed, his LightTV subchannel was sold to Byron Allen who replaced it with the Black-oriented GriotTV (with Gizmodo Media) and though he claims responsibility for the prestige scripted shows "Handmaid's Tale" and "Fargo," most people say no.
On Sat, May 22, 2021, 9:34 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > So when you first hear Amazon wants to buy MGM, you assume it is to get > James Bond. Makes sense; streaming is about content, and there is no film > content as consistently attractive as Bond. But this article hints at > something else. Amazon is valuing MGM at around $4 BILLION more than anyone > else; that’s got to be more than just a disagreement over how many streams > Goldfinger will generate. > > I can see Amazon paying a premium for reliable franchise content (Disney > became the second biggest player in streaming overnight). But this only > makes sense if it buys unrestricted rights to exploit Bond, and even then, > perhaps some additional value not readily apparent > > It is possible Amazon has someone locked up they want to be the next Bond. > Also (as suggested in this article) they may have a plan to do to Bond what > Disney is doing to SW and MCU and spin off episodic series (Maybe a show > about Moneypenny or Q, or other Double Os). Any extra Bond based appeal > would require the cooperation of the Broccoli family, which is > unpredictable, and does not seem like the basis for an extra $4B bet > (though maybe the extra cash is the incentive to get them to sign a blank > check up front in licensing). > > But I wonder if Amazon is also seeing content value in other parts of MGM. > The article says MGM produces The Voice and Survivor (which seems > surprising to me). These seem like the kinds of content a streamer like > Amazon would love to have some kind of special relationship with, as they > offer chances for cross promotion and exclusive bonus features. > > On Fri, 21 May 2021 at 7:43 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There could be a monkey-wrench in the Amazon deal. His name? Bond… James >> Bond >> >> >> https://variety.com/2021/film/news/mgm-amazon-james-bond-sale-1234979005/amp/ >> >> >> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:43 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 7:34 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> For about $9bil, sources told Variety... the venerable studio's been on >>>> the block since December... >>>> >>>> >>>> https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/ >>>> (link) >>>> >>> >>> The venerable studio became a real estate business in the late 60s. They >>> were happy to sell their logos and trademarks as well as rights to the MGM >>> film library. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEm6zkxiWw%3Dw%2B7EiZeher61B9dEmq4DdEnpE69YDW%3D%3DWA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEm6zkxiWw%3Dw%2B7EiZeher61B9dEmq4DdEnpE69YDW%3D%3DWA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AGv3r%2BBv5UtHXZPygQt%2BCajfyBWWDENHE%3DzZ7%2BzX_u8w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AGv3r%2BBv5UtHXZPygQt%2BCajfyBWWDENHE%3DzZ7%2BzX_u8w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLjS%2BNOpR4Tq-tSqHtLvk1SXcd8tP8uC%2BXJ8fRdLHRCcQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLjS%2BNOpR4Tq-tSqHtLvk1SXcd8tP8uC%2BXJ8fRdLHRCcQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-GX-oEVPLcxmZDiWGbd9PQVhXeitVRdBF7rNsSKNu6-g%40mail.gmail.com.
