Amazon brings in NBCU, BBC Studios alum Jenny Groom to lead MGM Alternative

Jenny Groom

Former NBCUniversal and BBC Studios executive Jenny Groom has been appointed as head of MGM Alternative, the US-based unscripted label sitting inside Amazon MGM Studios.

Groom, who begins the role on November 30, will be charged with overseeing legacy franchises including Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, as well as developing new formats and managing the format library.

Amazon MGM Studios head of non-fiction, Jenn Levy, announced the appointment in an internal memo.

Groom was most recently the executive VP of unscripted development at BBC Studios, where she worked on titles including Nation’s Dumbest and Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro and struck multiple development and pilot deals.

Prior to that, she spent almost 20 years at NBCUniversal, where she climbed to executive VP of unscripted programming and worked across shows like The Traitors, Love Island, The Voice, America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior.

This marks the latest appointment from Levy after Tiffany Faigus and Ariane Wu joined in the spring. Levy herself joined Amazon in January.

“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,” said Levy.