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====MGM in the digital age====
Over the next several years, MGM launched a number of initiatives in distribution and the use of new technology and media, as well as joint ventures to promote and sell its products. In April 2007, it was announced that MGM movies would be able to be downloaded through Apple's [[iTunes]] service, with MGM bringing an estimated 100 of its existing movies to iTunes service, the California-based computer company revealed. The list of movies included the likes of modern features such as ''[[Rocky]]'', ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'', ''[[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]'', and ''[[Dances with Wolves]]'', along with more golden-era classics such as ''[[Lilies of the Field (1963 film)|Lilies of the Field]]'' and ''[[The First Great Train Robbery|The Great Train Robbery]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1290495.php/MGM_brings_classic_movies_to_iTunes |title=MGM brings classic movies to iTunes – Monsters and Critics |publisher=Tech.monstersandcritics.com |date=April 12, 2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321101458/http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1290495.php/MGM_brings_classic_movies_to_iTunes |archive-date=March 21, 2008 }}</ref> In October, the company launched [[MGM HD]] on [[DirecTV]], offering a library of movies formatted in Hi Def.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012749.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914074827/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012749.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |title=MGM bows first U.K. web |magazine=Variety |date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=July 20, 2014 }}</ref> MGM teamed up with [[Weigel Broadcasting]] to launch a new channel titled [[This TV]] on November 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080728mgm-weigel,0,4506974.story |title=Topic Galleries |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=July 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803223034/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-080728mgm-weigel%2C0%2C4506974.story |archive-date=August 3, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6608561.html |date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226095235/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6608561.html |archive-date=December 26, 2008 |title=Weigel, MGM Hope 'This' Thing's a Hit – 10/27/2008 – Broadcasting & Cable }}</ref> On August 12, 2008, MGM teamed up with [[Comcast]] to launch a new video-on-demand network titled Impact.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yao|first=Deborah|title=Comcast, MGM to launch action movie VOD channel|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-08-12-1906442833_x.htm|access-date=January 24, 2015|work=USA Today|agency=AP|date=August 12, 2008|archive-date=January 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113753/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-08-12-1906442833_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 10, 2008, MGM announced that it would release full-length films on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheng |first=Jacqui |url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081110-mgm-will-be-first-major-studio-to-put-full-movies-on-youtube.html |title=MGM will be first major studio to put full movies on YouTube |website=Ars Technica |date=November 10, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122113942/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081110-mgm-will-be-first-major-studio-to-put-full-movies-on-youtube.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On April 14, 2008, a South Korea government agency announced that MGM and Incheon International Airport Corporation agreed to build MGM Studio Theme Park. The selected site was a 1.5 million square meter [[Yeongjongdo]] island property near the [[Incheon International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Enter MGM Film Company's theme park Yeongjong Island |url= http://n123.ndsoftnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10940 |access-date= March 10, 2017 |work= ND Soft News |publisher= Korea News Newspaper Co., Ltd |date= April 15, 2008 |language= ko |archive-date= March 12, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055011/http://n123.ndsoftnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10940 |url-status= live }} [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&u=http://n123.ndsoftnews.com/news/articleView.html%3Fidxno%3D10940&prev=search Google Translate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508190257/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ko&u=http%3A%2F%2Fn123.ndsoftnews.com%2Fnews%2FarticleView.html%3Fidxno%3D10940&prev=search |date=May 8, 2021 }}</ref> Ultimately, the park was designed but never built.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Robot Land theme park planned in South Korea|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2011-nov-17-la-trb-robot-land-south-korea-11201117-story.html|access-date=March 10, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 17, 2011|archive-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329064724/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/17/news/la-trb-robot-land-south-korea-11201117|url-status=live}}</ref>