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Amazon MGM Studios has tapped Matt Newman to serve as head of live-action for its new AI Studios division, TheWrap has learned. Newman most recently served as head of original sports content, where he greenlit docuseries featuring athletes such as Deion Sanders, Roger Federer and Jason Kelce. Before that, he served as co-head of movies. The AI Studios division is being led by former Prime Video U.S. chief Albert Cheng, who was tapped as its new head following a restructuring in the tech giant’s entertainment division in August. As part of that restructuring, global sports and advertising head Jay Marine took over Cheng’s oversight of the U.S. Prime Video business. More to come…
