Amazon Prime Video’s Josh McIvor Shifts to MGM+ Global General Manager Role
23.05.2023 - 17:35
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Selome Hailu Josh McIvor has been promoted to global general manager of MGM+, the Amazon-owned streamer that relaunched in January after previously being known as Epix. As global general manager, he will report to Chris Brearton, who serves as vice president of Prime Video Studios corporate strategy, and work alongside Michael Wright, head of MGM+, as well as Laura Sher, head of MGM+ business operations, and Peter Lops, head of MGM+ finance. Based in Seattle, he will oversee the U.S. and international MGM+ business and its continued expansion, guiding long-term strategic planning, P&L management, distribution strategy, operations and commercial deals.
McIvor enters the role one decade into his tenure at Amazon, which he joined in 2013. He began in Amazon’s music business before moving to Amazon Prime Video in 2016. Most recently, he led Amazon Prime Video’s international expansion strategy, building out localized content and marketing plans for the streaming platform in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He reported to Kelly Day, vice president of Prime Video International. Prior to working at Amazon, McIvor was at Sony Music in Europe.
Brearton announced McIvor’s promotion on Tuesday in a memo to MGM+ staffers, which you can read below. Hi team, What an incredible start to the year we’ve had at MGM+! Since our relaunch in the U.S. in January, we’ve seen significant growth in subscribers, awareness, and engagement. Given this success, we doubled down and relaunched our international service as MGM+ in several European countries last week. Our recent new content releases are delighting customers. In the U.S., Season 2 of “From” has quickly become one of our most streamed series ever. In Europe, our new