Amazon Names BBC Studios' Jenny Groom Head of MGM Alternative, Reporting to Jenn Levy

BBC Studios' Jenny Groom will join Amazon as head of MGM Alternative on Nov. 30, the company said. She will oversee franchises including "Survivor," "Shark Tank" and "The Voice" and report to Amazon MGM Studios Nonfiction Head Jenn Levy, Yahoo reported.

Groom's Mandate at MGM Alternative

In the role, Groom will oversee the legacy franchises and the studio's format library, which remains active around the world. She will also focus on developing new formats and series for Prime Video's slate and on driving third-party sales.

Groom has more than 20 years of experience in unscripted TV. At BBC Studios she served as Unscripted Development EVP, where she developed and executive produced "Nation's Dumbest" and "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro," and led the team in securing multiple development and pilot deals across broadcast and streaming platforms.

She also spent nearly two decades at NBCUniversal, most recently as Unscripted Programming EVP, where she commissioned "The Traitors" and "Love Island" and oversaw "The Voice," "America's Got Talent" and "American Ninja Warrior." She is also an executive producer on Netflix's "Funny AF with Kevin Hart," which is returning for a second season.

Levy said in a memo to staff: "Bringing in someone with Jenny's extensive experience, on both the buying and selling side of the business, positions MGM Alternative as a key creative asset for our unscripted ambitions, and reinforces our commitment to developing and selling shows all around town."

Amazon MGM Studios' Development Slate

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a live-action movie adaptation of ND Stevenson's 2025 fantasy novel "Scarlet Morning," with Kate Herron directing and producing for her A Bag of Rats banner and Kari Granlund writing the script, Yahoo reported. Rome Flynn has joined the cast of the studio's film "Throttled," playing Jax Kingston, a driver for Team McCoy, in the romance based on Lauren Asher's Dirty Air series. The studio is also developing a series adaptation of Melinda Leigh's thriller "The Courier," with Martin Gero showrunning and writing.

Amazon's Recent Investment Moves

According to akta.pro company records, Amazon announced in June 2026 plans to invest an additional $13 billion to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, bringing its total planned investment to $48 billion between 2026 and 2030. The same records show a multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning for optical fiber supply to US data centers, supporting a 10x expansion in optical connectivity capacity tied to AWS buildout. The records also list a 2026-09 post ipo debt round of $5.8 billion.