> Amazon intends to conclude a deal on MGM Studios, the co-owner of the James Bond series and other known film and television series, for between $ 8.5 billion and $ 9 billion , Sources for the CNBC network.
According to Arab Net, the deal is expected to be announced as soon as Tuesday. This is the largest acquisition of Amazon since buying Whole Foods in 2017 for 13.7 billion dollars.
The deal said on Monday, the deal may declare this week.
Amazon is interested in getting more television content and movies to serve Prime Video, with strong competition with Netflix, Disney, and other video broadcast services. While MGM is normally appropriate for any broadcast service because of the massive content he owns.
The MGM, a private company, has been looking for a buyer for several years, including anchorade Capital, Whaleland Partners, Davidson, and Kimbinger Capital Management, Sulles for Alternative Asset Management, and First Creek Investment, a collection of funds that dominated the studio when he came out of bankruptcy 2010.
MGM has a number of film privileges and famous television, including Rocky, Legally Blonde, The Pink Panther and Stargate.
It also has a studio made more successful television programs, including the Handmaids Tale and Fargo. MGM also has a number of famous reality TV programs, including Shark Tank, Survivor, The Real Housewives and The Voice, as well as EPIX, a distinctly driven TV service estimated at $ 1.3 billion in 2017.
