The Amazon companies will formally join the MPA on October 1, when together they will make up the first addition to the group since Netflix came aboard five years ago. The other current MPA members are Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Amazon MGM Studios will join the MPA, which already represents Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.

The Motion Picture Association, the Hollywood trade group that represents film and TV studios, is adding a high-profile new member. Amazon is joining the MPA, via its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios subsidiaries.

Amazon will become the newest member of the Motion Picture Association next month, adding its tech industry clout to the Hollywood lobbying group. Amazon is both a streamer and a traditional studio, operating Prime Video and MGM Studios,

Amazon's growing foothold in the entertainment industry is impossible to ignore. The company is joining the Motion Picture Association, Hollywood's top lobbying group, as its seventh member.