Streaming Into the Void - Episode 45 - Amazon Goes Shopping

<p>This week, Amazon presses the Buy Now button on MGM.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nielsen Ratings</a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-26/amazon-agrees-to-buy-mgm-film-studio-for-8-45-billion" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Amazon Agrees to Buy MGM Film Studio for $8.45 Billion</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/jeff-bezos-amazon-mgm-acquisition-calogue-library-bond-intellectual-property-1234764557/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Says MGM Acquisition Thesis “Simple”: Studio’s “Vast, Deep Catalogue Of Much Beloved Intellectual Property”</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mgm-sold-to-amazon-deal-4075596/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>MGM Sold to Amazon for $8.45 Billion in Blockbuster Deal</u></a> / <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-mgm-studios-run-1234958970/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>How Will Amazon Run MGM? – The Hollywood Reporter</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-to-buy-mgm-for-8-45-billion-merger-1234764306/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Deal Done — Amazon To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion Deadline</u></a> / <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/amazon-mgm-deal-renews-speculation-what-happens-to-the-apprentice-outttakes-1234764453/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Amazon-MGM Deal Renews Speculation: What About 'Apprentice' Clips? – Deadline</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/james-bond-no-time-to-die-amazon-mgm-acquisition-1234764548/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>James Bond Will Remain Theatrical Amid Amazon’s Acquisition Of MGM, Eon Bosses Say</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/05/lionsgate-q4-wall-street-starz-streaming-1234765551/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Lionsgate Handily Beats Wall