{
  "id": 18159387,
  "title": "Jenny Groom Joins Amazon As Head Of MGM Alternative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/jenny-groom-joins-amazon-as-head-of-mgm-alternative",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/jenny-groom-amazon-head-of-mgm-alternative-1237213288/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Jenny Groom is joining Amazon as the head of MGM Alternative on Nov. 30. According to Deadline, Groom previously served as EVP, Unscripted Development at BBC Studios. Her new role follows the position formerly held by Barry Poznick, who departed a year ago.\n\nTheWrap reports that Groom will oversee legacy franchises such as \"Survivor,\" \"Shark Tank,\" and \"The Voice,\" in addition to managing the studio's format library. Her responsibilities include developing new series for Prime Video and driving third-party sales. She will report to Jenn Levy, the Head of Amazon MGM Studios Nonfiction.\n\nGroom brings over 20 years of experience in unscripted television to the role. During her tenure at BBC Studios, she executive produced \"Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro\" and \"Nation’s Dumbest.\" Previously, she spent nearly two decades at NBCUniversal, where she oversaw \"America’s Got Talent\" and \"American Ninja Warrior,\" and commissioned \"The Traitors\" and \"Love Island.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Amazon MGM Studios Names Jenny Groom Head of MGM Alternative",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/amazon-mgm-studios-names-jenny-groom-head-of-mgm-alternative",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Amazon Adds BBC Studios’ Jenny Groom as MGM Alternative Head",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/amazon-adds-bbc-studios-jenny-groom-as-mgm-alternative-head",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Former BBC Studios, NBCUniversal Exec Jenny Groom Named Head of MGM Alternative",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/former-bbc-studios-nbcuniversal-exec-jenny-groom-named-head-of-mgm",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:05:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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