{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/amazon-jenny-groom-mgm-alternative","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/amazon-jenny-groom-mgm-alternative.md","title":"Amazon Hires BBC Studios' Jenny Groom to Lead MGM Alternative","headline":"Amazon Names BBC Studios' Jenny Groom Head of MGM Alternative, Reporting to Jenn Levy","description":"Jenny Groom joins Amazon on Nov. 30 as head of MGM Alternative, overseeing Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice and developing new formats for Prime Video.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-04T18:26:38+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-04T18:26:38+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Jenny Groom will join Amazon as head of MGM Alternative on Nov. 30, reporting to Amazon MGM Studios Nonfiction Head Jenn Levy.","Groom oversees Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice plus the studio's format library and third-party sales.","Groom spent nearly two decades at NBCUniversal, most recently as Unscripted Programming EVP, and was Unscripted Development EVP at BBC Studios."],"companies":[{"name":"Amazon","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000sz/amazon","website":"https://amazon.com"},{"name":"Amazon MGM Studios","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00q2m6z/amazon-mgm-studios","website":"https://amazonmgmstudios.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Yahoo","title":"Amazon Adds BBC Studios’ Jenny Groom as MGM Alternative Head","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/amazon-adds-bbc-studios-jenny-180500844.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Amazon","Amazon MGM Studios"],"body_markdown":"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](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/amazon-adds-bbc-studios-jenny-180500844.html) reported.\n\n## Groom's Mandate at MGM Alternative\n\nIn 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.\n\nGroom 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.\n\nShe 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.\n\nLevy 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.\"\n\n## Amazon MGM Studios' Development Slate\n\n[Amazon MGM Studios](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00q2m6z/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.\n\n## Amazon's Recent Investment Moves\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), [Amazon](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00000sz/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.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}