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The company released 19 new films and series under Amazon MGM Studios, with standout titles such as "Fallout", which became the second most-watched original title worldwide at launch on Prime Video. Also, the company earned 62 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Net sales for the company's online advertising unit grew to $134.4 billion, spiking amid the company's deal for "Thursday Night Football, the debut of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck film "Air," and the launch of 40 new local Amazon originals.

Blackburn joined Amazon in 1998, has worked on several initiatives at the company, and was once considered a successor to former Amazon president and CEO Jeff Bezos.

Amazon announced financial results for its second quarter of the year, a period which saw the company’s revenue increasing by 7.2% from a year earlier to US$121.2 billion.