The production company behind hit reality shows like Vanderpump Rules and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is caught up in the middle of some messy, corporate back-and-forth.
Evolution Media, which we’re all familiar with thanks to Alex Baskin, is owned by MGM Alternative as of 2017. MGM is owned by Amazon because all roads always lead back to Amazon. Allegedly, the megacorporation is looking to sell MGM Alternative, which could potentially have some major repercussions for our favorite reality shows.
How Amazon’s MGM deal could impact Vanderpump Rules
Of course, the future of Vanderpump Rules is already in jeopardy. Bravo confirmed the show would be on pause this summer when they would normally be in production. Plus, thanks to all of the Scandoval drama, the show has kind of reached a dead end. If the production company gets shuffled around in a corporate merger, however, that could put the show into an even weirder position.
Deadline reported the news about Amazon’s desire to tell MGM Alternative. That company is also behind other unscripted shows like The Voice and Shark Tank. They’ve gotten proposals to sell MGM’s assets for a while. Apparently, they have a new offer on the table that revitalized the conversations.
At first glance, this might all sound like a lot of legal mumbo jumbo. But, in the past, these types of corporate mergers have had devastating impacts on reality TV fans. Remember when Warner Brothers merged with Discovery and they deleted a bunch of shows off of HBO Max shortly after? Rest in peace, Legendary.
Now, we’re not saying that VPR is at risk of getting deleted out of existence because of this potential MGM sale. However, this does seem like something that could impact the show’s future and the money that helps bring it to life. Stay tuned for updates.
