AmazonStudios is launching AmazonMGMStudiosDistribution.
Amazon Studiossays licensing these properties generates significant third-party licensing and transactional revenue for the studio.
Ottinger has led various iterations of MGM sales units.
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Coming 2 America’ and ‘Goliath’Amazon/Paramount
AmazonacquiredMGM last year for $8.5B.
If we can reach them through third parties, thats a virtuous circle.
Once we thought the logic through it was a no brainer.
Im not sure if Amazon ever had the viewpoint that content should be warehoused, he added.
The challenge for my team is getting the amazing Amazon content into the ecosystem.
We heard through the grapevine some are offering structured products without flexibility, said Ottinger.
Thats not our model.
We want to be great partners and we can be flexible.
The output concept is against the core Amazon value of being customer obsessed.
We want to be the best partner and Im looking forwards to the Screenings.
What were trying to do is get a sense of where the demand is.
Its the first time weve brought this content to market.
We have some guesses and have thought about it and forecasted but buyers havent had the product before.
