A couple of years before the official launch of Apple TV +, when rumors about the streaming video service were taking shape, a rumor circulated that it was Apple had sat down to negotiate to buy the MGM movie studio.
When the board of directors learned of the plans of the head of the company at that time, Gary Barber, he was fired for having sat down to negotiate the possible sale, a sale that would have been great for Apple to fill the catalog of its service of streaming video.
The latest news related to MGM, comes from the middle The Information. This media claims that Amazon is in negotiations with MGM, a move that would allow Jeff Bezos's company enter the film industry through the front door in addition to staying with important franchises with is the 007 saga.
If we talk about 007, we have to talk about the movie, No time to die, what has delayed on more than one occasion, to its premiere due to the pandemic, a movie that MGM tried to sell so much to Apple like Netflix for $ 600 million.
In addition to the franchise Bond, Years y The Pink Panther, MGM also owns the Epix cable channel and the rights to the series The maid's bill y Fargo among others. This news comes a few days after the return of Jeff Blockburn to Amazon, a person who in the past was in charge of Amazon's video platform and who is currently the head of the media division.
When Apple sat down to negotiate the purchase of MGM, the company was valued at $ 5.500 billion. If this large study is willing to negotiate, we cannot rule out that Apple does not intend to reach an agreement, which would allow it to gain important franchises in addition to allowing it to expand the catalog available on Apple TV +, which after all, it is the basis of any service of this type.
