Amazon Inks Deal to Produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series

Bloomberg: After six movies that grossed almost $6 billion in theaters, Amazon thinks there’s still money to be mined in Middle Earth. The online commerce pioneer said Monday it acquired global TV rights to “The Lord of the Rings” and is working with Warner Bros., publisher HarperCollins and the J.R.R. Tolkien estate on a multi-season series.