Report: Amazon to Rename Epix Linear, Streaming Services as 'MGM+' in 2023 Amazon announced today that it is rebranding its Epix streaming service as MGM+, effective early next year. Amazon acquired Epix in 2021 as part of its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM. That deal included MGM's library of more than 4,000 films and 17,000 hours of TV, but also the goodwill and high reputation of MGM’s brand.