Private | |
Industry | Television |
Genre | Reality Television |
Predecessor | 51 Pictures Mindless Entertainment |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Key people
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Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
Products | Flavor of Love |
Number of employees
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200+ (2008) |
Parent | Endemol Shine Group (51%) |
Website | 51minds |
51 Minds Entertainment (or Fifty One Minds Entertainment) is a production company specializing in reality TV, known for their "celebreality" programs on VH1. It was created in 2004 as a merger between Cris Abrego's 51 Pictures (formerly Brass Ring Entertainment) and Mark Cronin's Mindless Entertainment. In 2005, the company signed a two-year, seven series production deal with VH1. The company has been credited in helping revive VH1 ratings during this time. In 2008, 51% in the company was purchased by Endemol.
In 2010, the company branched out in internet distributed programming, producing The Tester for the PlayStation Network.