Tag: Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett, chairman of MGM’s worldwide television group, is exiting the company, which was recently acquired by Amazon for $8.5 billion.

The Innovative TV Conference (INTV) has confirmed more speakers for its sixth annual conference, including Mark Burnett, a television and film producer, author and chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group.

Amazon Studios has signed an overall TV deal with writer Neil Gaiman, in addition to working on an adaptation of the fantasy novels The Wheel of Time and teaming up with Mark Burnett for the competition series Eco-Challenge.

Mark Burnett, the chairman of the Worldwide Television Group at MGM, shares his strategies for the company's unscripted and scripted programming as well as the valuable salesmanship lessons he's learned through the years.

MGM has promoted Mark Burnett to chairman of its worldwide television group, and the executive has extended his contract with the company through 2022.