Amazon puts Salke in charge of MGM film, television
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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has firmed up leadership at its MGM studio operations, giving total control to its Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke.
She'll now serve as head of Amazon and MGM Studios, adding in oversight of MGM's scripted television and film, distribution, and creative marketing.

That mostly brings to a close months of changes following Amazon closing an $8.5B purchase of the iconic Hollywood studio name. Former leaders Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy left MGM in April - they're now co-chairs and CEOs at Warner Bros. - and this week brought the exit of Mark Burnett as head of MGM's global television operations.
Mike Hopkins, to whom Salke still reports, will manage linear and unscripted TV while Salke consolidates control of Amazon's film and scripted TV.
Amazon recently spurred jumps in cinema stocks with reports of a $1B-plus annual investment in its theatrical releases.