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Jenny Groom Joins Amazon As Head Of MGM Alternative
Jenny Groom, a former NBCUniversal and BBC Studios executive, is joining Amazon as Head of MGM Alternative, taking on a role vacant since Barry Poznick left a year ago. She will oversee established unscripted franchises and develop new programmes for Prime Video and other broadcasters and streamers, supporting Amazon MGM Studios’ ambitions in the genre.
Groom starts at the end of November and will oversee shows including Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, alongside MGM Alternative’s format library. The division also produces series across The Real Housewives franchise, On Patrol: Live and programmes for History, HGTV and TLC. Groom joined BBC Studios in January 2025 after nearly two decades at NBCUniversal, where she backed shows including The Traitors and Love Island; MGM Alternative moved under Amazon MGM Studios in 2025.
In short
- Jenny Groom will lead Amazon’s MGM Alternative division.
- She starts at the end of November.
- Her remit includes major unscripted franchises and new formats.
Explained simply
MGM Alternative is a television production business that makes unscripted programmes, including reality competitions, factual series and entertainment formats. A format is a programme idea that can be adapted for different countries or broadcasters.
Amazon MGM Studios brings together Amazon’s film and television operations with MGM’s studio and programme businesses. Its shows can appear on Prime Video, Amazon’s streaming service, as well as on other broadcasters and streaming platforms.
Jenny Groom has worked in television production at NBCUniversal and BBC Studios, two major media companies. Her new role concerns both established programmes and developing new ones, making it part of Amazon MGM Studios’ effort to build its unscripted output.