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As ‘Vanderpump Villa’ Launches, Bunim/Murray & 51 Minds Boss Julie Pizzi Serves Up Optimism For Reality Industry, Including ‘Flavor Of Love’ Reboot
EXCLUSIVE: What do Sylvester Stallone, Lisa Vanderpump and Flavor Flav have in common? They all front reality shows produced by a Julie Pizzi-run company. Pizzi was named President of Bunim/Murray Productions in February 2021 and two and a half years later took over Banijay sibling company 51 Minds Entertainment. She has spent the last six […]
51 Minds is behind Below Deck and its slate of oceanic spinoffs and is plotting a comeback for Public Enemy star Flav (more below), while Bunim/Murray is behind series such as Paramount+’s The Family Stallone, The Challenge universe and CBS’ Buddy Games. In fact, she worked with Cris Abrego, who now runs Hyphenate Media with Eva Longoria, at Bunim/Murray before he co-founded 51 Minds Entertainment, which she is now in charge of. 51 Minds Entertainment has been moving into the renovation space in recent years with series such as HGTV’s Married To Real Estate and Netflix’s Hack My Home.
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