In battle with Amazon, rival Walmart pushes deeper into entertainment

Walmart's foray into entertainment comes as the company, based in Bentonville, Ark., seeks to expand its business beyond brick-and-mortar retailing

Walmart is going Hollywood. The world’s largest retailer, in a constant battle with its rival Amazon, said this week that it was teaming up with two entertainment companies, one old school and the other on the industry’s cutting edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has agreed to create short-form original series for Walmart’s ad-supported streaming service, Vudu. Those are expected to debut early next year. It is the first of many studios that Walmart expects to work with in creating new content for Vudu, a spokesman for the retailer said Wednesday.
 
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