Strictly Come Dancing fans celebrated after a former star reunited with her Strictly dance partner at last night's final. While many were excited by the reunion, some fans also issued a complaint.
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MGM+ is eschewing a “one size fits all approach” to global expansion, the streamer’s bosses have said, as they detail international strategy several months after rebranding.
Following the lead of the U.S. platform, the Amazon-owned streamer changed from Epix to MGM+ International earlier this year, at which point it struck a content deal with Lionsgate for key European territories.
MGM+ Head Michael Wright and Chris Brearton, VP Prime Video Studios Corporate Strategy, said the rollout outside the U.S. will be tailored to each nation.
“We don’t believe in local ‘one size fits all’ programing we believe every territory has individual needs,” Brearton told Content London. “This is less than a year old and the results have been extraordinary. We have accelerated our expansion because of that.”
Wright detailed international strategy, pointing out that rights and content commissioning will differ in different territories, with more rollouts beyond its 17 major markets set for the next 12 to 18 months.
“One thing we’ve seen others do is buy content for the world or commission series and put them out globally, but that assumes global market tastes are consistent,” he added. “That is not something we believe in. We believe in tailoring on a bespoke basis to the needs and wants of that market. It is time consuming but a more responsible way to grow.”
Amazon will also likely roll out to Europe an offer that gives consumers who buy Fire TVs a free six-month MGM+ subscription, which Brearton said gives the Hotel Cocaine and Godfather of Harlem streamer “exposure.”
He said MGM+ is in the top three Prime Video channels in all the EU marketplaces it is in, which is a “great proof of concept to continue that process elsewhere.”
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Strictly Come Dancing fans celebrated after a former star reunited with her Strictly dance partner at last night's final. While many were excited by the reunion, some fans also issued a complaint.
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