Jenny Groom, currently executive vp unscripted development at BBC Studios, will join Amazon MGM as head of MGM Alternative at the end of November. She’ll report to Jenn Levy, head of nonfiction at the studio.
“Bringing in someone with Jenny’s extensive experience, on both the buying and selling side of the business, positions MGM Alternative as a key creative asset for our unscripted ambitions, and reinforces our commitment to developing and selling shows all around town,” Levy wrote in a memo to her team Wednesday (the full note is at the end of this story).
As head of alternative, Groom will have oversight of long-running MGM shows Survivor , The Voice and Shark Tank . She’ll also lead development of new series for Amazon’s Prime Video and to license to other outlets.
At BBC Studios, Groom developed and executive produced Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro and Nation’s Dumbest , which had solid summer runs on ABC and Fox.…