Amazon has closed its deal to acquire film studio MGM after US and European competition regulators declined to block the move, despite growing concern over the ecommerce giant’s size.
The $8.45bn acquisition, which includes debt, is Amazon’s largest ever in the media space and its biggest of any kind since the $13.7bn purchase of Whole Foods in 2017.
It brings into Amazon a host of entertainment content, including the rights to the James Bond franchise, allowing it to gain ground on the huge libraries of Netflix, HBO and other streaming players.
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