'America's Funniest Doorbell Cam Videos'? Amazon to launch Ring TV show

File: A doorbell device with a built-in camera made by home security company Ring is seen on August 28, 2019 in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Two Amazon-owned companies — Ring and Hollywood studio MGM — are teaming to create a TV show in the mold of "America’s Funniest Home Videos" using viral footage from Ring’s doorbell and smart-home cameras.The half-hour show, called "Ring Nation," will be hosted by actor and comedian Wanda Sykes and premier in syndication on Sept.

26, MGM said.The studio noted audiences should expect to see the usual things that go viral — marriage proposals, neighbors saving neighbors and silly animals.The series showcases Amazon’s fusion of its various business arms, this time to highlight what MGM called "interesting moments from communities across the country."But it also presents a branding and marketing opportunity for the Seattle-based e-commerce and retail giant, which bought Ring in 2018 for $1 billion and has dealt with rounds of privacy concerns around Ring and its relationship with police departments across the country.RELATED: ‘There are good kids out there’: Camera captures mysterious teen returning lost walletLast month, Amazon revealed it had provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission — all in response to emergency requests, according to the company.MGM, which Amazon purchased for $8.5 billion, said in a statement Thursday that "Ring Nation" will offer audiences "daily dose of life’s unpredictable, heartwarming and hilarious viral videos" shared by people from their cameras."Many of these have been previously shared online," Amazon spokesperson Nick Schweers said. "Others were sent.