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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Amazon Move to Buy MGM Is Latest Big Media Deal' data-article-id='5665'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15729'>Online marketplace Amazon announced plans Wednesday to buy movie production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal valued at $8.45 billion.</span> <span data-start-time='15729' data-end-time='24333'>The deal has some observers concerned that a few media companies are getting too big.</span> <span data-start-time='24333' data-end-time='36000'>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, known as MGM, started making movies in 1924, before films had sound. </span> <span data-start-time='36000' data-end-time='46646'>The movie production company created well-known movies that include Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. </span> <span data-start-time='46646' data-end-time='51396'>But it no longer owns the rights to those films.</span> <span data-start-time='51396' data-end-time='58167'>MGM also shares ownership of the James Bond action movies. </span> <span data-start-time='58167' data-end-time='68958'>The release of the latest film in the series, No Time to Die, has been delayed by the coronavirus health crisis.</span> <span data-start-time='68958' data-end-time='81146'>In addition to films, MGM also produces television shows including Shark Tank and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.</span> <span data-start-time='81146' data-end-time='95000'>The movie studio has been for sale for a number of years and sought legal protection from its creditors in 2010 after having financial problems.</span> <span data-start-time='95000' data-end-time='105708'>Observers say Amazon is trying to compete with other large media and entertainment companies like Netflix and Disney.</span> <span data-start-time='105708' data-end-time='123646'>Earlier this month, AT&T and Discovery, owner of the Discovery Channel, said they would seek to form a new company that includes CNN, the Food Network and HBO.</span> <span data-start-time='123646' data-end-time='127771'>Amazon already has its own movie studio. </span> <span data-start-time='127771' data-end-time='137104'>But it is looking for more movies and shows to offer its Amazon Prime subscribers through online streaming.</span> <span data-start-time='137104' data-end-time='150896'>Some successful Amazon television shows and movies include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fleabag and The Sound of Metal, which recently won Academy Awards.</span> <span data-start-time='150896' data-end-time='159417'>Amazon is also developing a television version of the Lord of the Rings movies and books.</span> <span data-start-time='159417' data-end-time='170458'>However, the U.S. and other governments are concerned some media companies are getting too big and pushing out competitors. </span> <span data-start-time='170458' data-end-time='183083'>A report from the U.S. House of Representatives last year suggested that Amazon and other large, influential companies should be broken up.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17497 data-hint-location='81146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/what_is_one_definition_of_the_word_studio.wav'>What is one definition of the word studio?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='A company that makes movies or television shows'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/a_company_that_makes_movies_or_television_shows.wav'><span>A company that makes movies or television shows</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/a_car_with_a_folding_or_detachable_roof.wav'><span>A car with a folding or detachable roof</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/a_sport_of_unarmed_combat.wav'><span>A sport of unarmed combat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/a_fictitious_name_especially_one_used_by_an_author.wav'><span>A fictitious name, especially one used by an author</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17498 data-hint-location='137104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/which_of_the_following_is_not_one_of_the_mentioned_amazon_television_shows_in_the_article.wav'>Which of the following is not one of the mentioned Amazon television shows in the article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Mare of Easttown'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/the_marvelous_mrs_maisel.wav'><span>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/mare_of_easttown.wav'><span>Mare of Easttown</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/fleabag.wav'><span>Fleabag</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/the_sound_of_metal.wav'><span>The Sound of Metal</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17499 data-hint-location='170458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/a_report_from_the_us_house_of__blank__last_year_suggested_that_amazon_and_other_large_influential_companies_should_be_broken_up.wav'>A report from the U.S. House of <span class='blank'>Representatives</span> last year suggested that Amazon and other large, influential companies should be broken up.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Representatives'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/representatives.wav'><span>Representatives</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/film.wav'><span>Film</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/arts_and_culture.wav'><span>Arts and Culture</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5097/business.wav'><span>Business</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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