Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM’s Worldwide Television Group, has left the studio, IndieWire has confirmed.
Burnett announced the news to staff in an internal memo, which IndieWire has obtained and can be read below.
The news comes months after Amazon officially acquired MGM in an 8.5 billion deal finalized this March. With Burnett leaving, MGM’s television and film arms will be without a head, as Michael DeLuca and Pam Abdy left the company a month after the acquisition was confirmed.
Burnett has been with MGM Television for eight years, when he was named president of MGM Television. He was named chairman in 2018. Under his direction, MGM Television vastly expanded its output by acquiring production companies like Evolution Media, which develops shows in the “Real Housewives Franchise,” and Big Fish Entertainment.
A 12-time Emmy Award winner, Burnett is one of the most experienced producers in the business, having produced hundreds...
Burnett announced the news to staff in an internal memo, which IndieWire has obtained and can be read below.
The news comes months after Amazon officially acquired MGM in an 8.5 billion deal finalized this March. With Burnett leaving, MGM’s television and film arms will be without a head, as Michael DeLuca and Pam Abdy left the company a month after the acquisition was confirmed.
Burnett has been with MGM Television for eight years, when he was named president of MGM Television. He was named chairman in 2018. Under his direction, MGM Television vastly expanded its output by acquiring production companies like Evolution Media, which develops shows in the “Real Housewives Franchise,” and Big Fish Entertainment.
A 12-time Emmy Award winner, Burnett is one of the most experienced producers in the business, having produced hundreds...
- 11/28/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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