amazon acquisition

Amazon announced that it has closed its $8.5 Billion acquisition of film studio MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). The acquisition of MGM represents Amazon’s largest acquisition since it had acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion in 2017. Other notable acquisitions of Amazon include footwear seller Zappos, streaming platform Twitch, and IMDB.com. According to Amazon, the staff of MGM will be joining the organization of senior vice president of Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios, Mike Hopkins. The European Commission signed off on the MGM deal after it concluded that the acquisition would not pose any competition problems. Furthermore, the deal closed after the deadline of the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to challenge the acquisition had passed with the agency taking no action. The deal means that Amazon will be able to bolster its library in order to take on other major streaming services. Amazon will be getting a large collection of over 4,000 films and 17,000 episodes worth of tv shows as MGM is known for creating blockbuster movies such as Rocky/Creed, the James Bond films, Robocop, and The Hobbit. Read more in our articles including "Amazon closes $8.5 Billion Deal to acquire MGM" and "Amazon drops acquisition for iRobot, cuts off 31% of workforce".