Amazon Prepares Movie Production Arm

(AllThingsDigital) - New job listings on Amazon's careers site show the company is looking to recruit at least two creative executives for the "People's Production Company," its movie and series production arm.

Specifically, it is seeking executives to quarterback its children's and comedy programming efforts.

Both jobs' top duty is "to help develop half hour comedies for online and traditional distribution."

It may mean Amazon's big digital push into the traditional television business is broader than just streaming video.

However hiring a couple executives, or even green lighting a couple of original shows or series, is not much of a commitment for Amazon, which generated nearly $4 billion in operating profit last quarter.

It may be similar to "Amazon Studios," a screenplay submission factory the company created in 2010, that has yet to result in very much.

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