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'''Vivid Entertainment Group''' is an American [[pornographic film]] production company,<ref name=Forbes>[https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0704/124.html "The (Porn) Player"] by Matthew Miller, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, July 4, 2005.</ref><ref name=digitaledge>[http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/adult-film-studio-blames-google-N1481.html Adult-film-studio-blames-Google] DigitalEdge, February 18, 2008.</ref> featuring <!-- a catalog of DVD? and --> [[Internet pornography|internet content]].
'''Vivid Entertainment Group''' is an American independent [[pornographic film]] production company,<ref name=Forbes>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050618235714/http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2005/0704/124.html "The (Porn) Player"] by Matthew Miller, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, July 4, 2005.</ref><ref name=digitaledge>[http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/adult-film-studio-blames-google-N1481.html Adult-film-studio-blames-Google] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313161947/http://digitaledge.excite.co.uk/adult-film-studio-blames-google-N1481.html |date=March 13, 2012 }} DigitalEdge, February 18, 2008.</ref> featuring <!-- a catalog of DVD? and --> [[Internet pornography|internet content]].


==Overview==
==Overview==


Vivid Entertainment is privately owned by Americans Steven Hirsch and Bill Asher, and Welshman David James.<ref name="PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC">[http://www.privco.com/private-company/Vivid-Entertainment-LLC PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC] – 'PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC'.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Porn in the USA|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/porn-in-the-usa-2413769|website=WalesOnline|access-date=January 8, 2017|date=December 31, 2004}}</ref>
Vivid Entertainment is privately owned by Americans [[Steven Hirsch]] and Bill Asher, and Welshman David James.<ref name="PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC">[http://www.privco.com/private-company/Vivid-Entertainment-LLC PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC] – 'PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC'.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Porn in the USA|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/porn-in-the-usa-2413769|website=WalesOnline|access-date=January 8, 2017|date=December 31, 2004}}</ref>


In 2006, Vivid Entertainment was described by [[Reuters]] as one of the handful of studios that dominate the [[pornography in the United States|U.S. porn industry]].<ref name=tvnz>{{cite news|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411423/646884 |title=Porn stars strut their stuff at awards|date=January 9, 2006|agency=Reuters|work=Television New Zealand|access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref> It is based in Los Angeles, California. Founder [[Steven Hirsch]] is Co-Chairman, along with Bill Asher, who is also a Co-owner.<ref name=BUSINESSWEEK1>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=959496 "Vivid Entertainment LLC: CEOs and Executives"], ''BusinessWeek''</ref>
In 2006, Vivid Entertainment was described by [[Reuters]] as one of the handful of studios that dominate the [[pornography in the United States|U.S. porn industry]].<ref name=tvnz>{{cite news|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411423/646884 |title=Porn stars strut their stuff at awards|date=January 9, 2006|agency=Reuters|work=Television New Zealand|access-date=November 30, 2011}}</ref> It is based in Los Angeles, California. Founder Steven Hirsch is co-chairman, along with Bill Asher, who is also a co-owner.<ref name=BUSINESSWEEK1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100918035451/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=959496 "Vivid Entertainment LLC: CEOs and Executives"], ''BusinessWeek''</ref>


In February 2006, Vivid changed its condom-only policy to a condom-optional policy that lets performers decide whether or not to use them.<ref name=LAWEEKLY_CONDOM>[http://www.laweekly.com/2010-01-28/news/rubbers-revolutionary-aids-healthcare-foundation-s-michael-weinstein Rubbers Revolutionary: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Michael Weinstein] by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010</ref><ref name=AIDSHEALTH>[http://www.aidshealth.org/news/in-the-media/la-weekly-profiles-ahfs.html "LA Weekly: Profiles AHF's "Adult Film Condom Campaign"] by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010</ref> In October 2010, Vivid stopped production as a precaution when an actor tested positive for HIV.<ref name=HIVscare>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/13/porn-actor-tests-positive-hiv|title=Porn actor tests positive for HIV|access-date=October 13, 2010 | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> An October 2012 open letter, from [[Steven Hirsch]], took aim at a Los Angeles County plan that would require performers to wear condoms on set. Hirsch said the proposal would be costly and ineffective and was an example of unnecessary government intrusion into private bedrooms.<ref name="Crime Scene Blog">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2012/10/vivid-entertainment-owner-says.html|work=Frank C. Girardot|title=Vivid Entertainment owner says condoms bad for porn biz|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>
In February 2006, Vivid changed its condom-only policy to a condom-optional policy that lets performers decide whether to use them.<ref name=LAWEEKLY_CONDOM>[http://www.laweekly.com/2010-01-28/news/rubbers-revolutionary-aids-healthcare-foundation-s-michael-weinstein Rubbers Revolutionary: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Michael Weinstein] by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010</ref><ref name=AIDSHEALTH>[http://www.aidshealth.org/news/in-the-media/la-weekly-profiles-ahfs.html "LA Weekly: Profiles AHF's "Adult Film Condom Campaign"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928065403/http://www.aidshealth.org/news/in-the-media/la-weekly-profiles-ahfs.html |date=September 28, 2011 }} by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010</ref> In October 2010, Vivid stopped production as a precaution when an actor tested positive for HIV.<ref name=HIVscare>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/13/porn-actor-tests-positive-hiv|title=Porn actor tests positive for HIV|access-date=October 13, 2010 | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> An October 2012 open letter, from Steven Hirsch, took aim at a Los Angeles County plan that would require performers to wear condoms on set. Hirsch said the proposal would be costly and ineffective and was an example of unnecessary government intrusion into private bedrooms.<ref name="Crime Scene Blog">{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvcrime/2012/10/vivid-entertainment-owner-says.html|work=Frank C. Girardot|title=Vivid Entertainment owner says condoms bad for porn biz|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>


==Divisions and ventures==
==Divisions and ventures==
*'''Alt-porn''': In 2009, the company won the AVN Award for Best Music Soundtrack for ''The Bad Luck Betties''<ref name=AVN09/> and in 2010, for the musical soundtrack of ''Live in My Secrets''.<ref name=AVN10/>
*'''Alt-porn''': In 2009, the company won the AVN Award for Best Music Soundtrack for ''The Bad Luck Betties,''<ref name=AVN09/> and in 2010, for the musical soundtrack of ''Live in My Secrets''.<ref name=AVN10/>
*'''Vivid Radio''': Vivid supplied content for a channel on the [[Sirius XM Radio]] network that features its various stars. The channel moved to online only on July 17, 2014.<ref name=2014VividRadio>{{cite magazine|title=Vivid Radio Hosts Want To Hit A Home Run With Alex Rodriguez|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Vivid-Radio-Hosts-Want-To-Hit-A-Home-Run-With-Alex-Rodriguez-594532.html |magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=May 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name=VividRadioSite>{{cite web|title=Vivid Radio hosts|url=http://vividradio.com/hosts/ |publisher=Vivid Entertainment|access-date=May 11, 2014}}</ref>
*'''Vivid Radio''': Vivid supplied content for a channel on the [[Sirius XM Radio]] network that features its various stars. The channel moved to online only on July 17, 2014.<ref name=2014VividRadio>{{cite magazine|title=Vivid Radio Hosts Want To Hit A Home Run With Alex Rodriguez|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Vivid-Radio-Hosts-Want-To-Hit-A-Home-Run-With-Alex-Rodriguez-594532.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=May 11, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529091332/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Vivid-Radio-Hosts-Want-To-Hit-A-Home-Run-With-Alex-Rodriguez-594532.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=VividRadioSite>{{cite web|title=Vivid Radio hosts|url=http://vividradio.com/hosts/|publisher=Vivid Entertainment|access-date=May 11, 2014|archive-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020175336/http://www.vividradio.com/hosts|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==List of Vivid Girls==
==List of Vivid Girls==
[[File:Sunny Leone- on set 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Sunny Leone]]]]
The following is a list of notable Vivid actresses (known as "Vivid Girls") during the first thirty years of Vivid.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jared Rutter|work=Vivid Entertainment LLC|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Vivid-s-25th-Anniversary-How-Steven-Hirsch-s-Company-Thrust-Porn-Into-Mainstream-America-359979.html |title=Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America: Meet the man behind the brand|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=2015-04-15}}</ref> The most recent Vivid Girl, Allie Haze, terminated her contract with Vivid in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Allie-Haze-Vivid-Part-Ways-Amicably-475493.html |title=Allie Haze, Vivid Part Ways Amicably|work=avn.com|access-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref>
The following is a list of notable Vivid actresses (known as "Vivid Girls") during the first thirty years of Vivid.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jared Rutter|work=Vivid Entertainment LLC|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Vivid-s-25th-Anniversary-How-Steven-Hirsch-s-Company-Thrust-Porn-Into-Mainstream-America-359979.html|title=Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America: Meet the man behind the brand|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=2015-04-15|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308003352/http://business.avn.com/articles/Vivid-s-25th-Anniversary-How-Steven-Hirsch-s-Company-Thrust-Porn-Into-Mainstream-America-359979.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The most recent Vivid Girl, Allie Haze, terminated her contract with Vivid in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Allie-Haze-Vivid-Part-Ways-Amicably-475493.html|title=Allie Haze, Vivid Part Ways Amicably|work=avn.com|access-date=September 30, 2015|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926093723/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Allie-Haze-Vivid-Part-Ways-Amicably-475493.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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* [[Asia Carrera]]
* [[Asia Carrera]]
* [[Barbara Dare]]
* [[Barbara Dare]]
* [[Briana Banks]]<ref name="avn.com">{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Tera-Patrick-Directs-the-Vivid-Girls-in-Vivid-Red-52763.html |title=Tera Patrick Directs the Vivid Girls in 'Vivid Red'|work=avn.com|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Briana Banks]]<ref name="avn.com">{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Tera-Patrick-Directs-the-Vivid-Girls-in-Vivid-Red-52763.html|title=Tera Patrick Directs the Vivid Girls in 'Vivid Red'|work=avn.com|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082446/http://business.avn.com/articles/Tera-Patrick-Directs-the-Vivid-Girls-in-Vivid-Red-52763.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Chasey Lain]]
* [[Chasey Lain]]
* [[Chloe Jones]]
* [[Chloe Jones]]
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* [[Dyanna Lauren]]
* [[Dyanna Lauren]]
* [[Ginger Lynn]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/06/magazine/tm-20634 |title=The Actress, the Producer and Their Porn Revolution |author1=Ralph Frammolino |author2=P.J. Huffstutter |date=January 6, 2002 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426152610/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/06/magazine/tm-20634 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |url-status=dead<!-- dead in the EU, not worldwide -->}}</ref>
* [[Ginger Lynn]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/06/magazine/tm-20634 |title=The Actress, the Producer and Their Porn Revolution |author1=Ralph Frammolino |author2=P.J. Huffstutter |date=January 6, 2002 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426152610/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/06/magazine/tm-20634 |archive-date=April 26, 2017 |url-status=dead<!-- dead in the EU, not worldwide -->}}</ref>
* [[Hanna Hilton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Vivid-Signs-Hanna-Hilton-52526.html |title=Vivid Signs Hanna Hilton|work=avn.com|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="avn.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/[[Hanna-Hilton]]-Named-Winner-for-July-Booble-Girl-of-the-Month-54031.html |title=Hanna Hilton Named Winner for July Booble Girl of the Month|work=avn.com|access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/Jack-Venice-Found-Guilty-of-Rape-55512.html |title=Jack Venice Found Guilty of Rape|work=avn.com|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Heather Hunter]]
* [[Heather Hunter]]
* [[Hyapatia Lee]]
* [[Hyapatia Lee]]
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* [[Kayden Kross]]
* [[Kayden Kross]]
* [[Kobe Tai]]
* [[Kobe Tai]]
* [[Laura Palmer]]
* [[Nikki Charm]]
* [[Nikki Charm]]
* [[Nikki Randall (actress)|Nikki Randall]]
* [[Nikki Randall (actress)|Nikki Randall]]
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* [[Sunny Leone]]<ref name="avn.com"/>
* [[Sunny Leone]]<ref name="avn.com"/>
* [[Sunrise Adams]]
* [[Sunrise Adams]]
* [[Tawny Roberts]]
* Taylor Hayes
* Taylor Hayes
* [[Tera Patrick]]<ref name="avn.com"/>
* [[Tera Patrick]]<ref name="avn.com"/>
* [[Tiffany Taylor (model)|Tiffany Taylor]]
* Tiffany Taylor
* [[Tori Welles]]
* [[Tori Welles]]
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==Legal controversy==
==Legal controversy==
On December 6, 2007, Vivid Entertainment filed a [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit against PornoTube.<ref name=LAT_PornoTube>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vivid11dec11,1,2232727.story |title= Porn producer sues YouTube knockoff | access-date=2007-12-11 | date=December 11, 2007 | author = Joseph Menn |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name=GuardianUK>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/16/film.usa "Home porn gives industry the blues"], guardian.co.uk, December 16, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2009.</ref> The lawsuit alleged that the YouTube-like site profits from the illegal posting of Vivid's copyrighted films, and failed to comply with the [[Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act]], a federal age-verification and record-keeping law that applies to the adult film industry.<ref name=FINDLAW>{{cite web|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/ip/vividaebn120607cmp.html|title=Adult Film Company's Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube|access-date=2007-12-11 | date=December 11, 2007 | publisher=FindLaw}}</ref> The case was settled out of court.<ref name=NEWTEEVEE>[http://newteevee.com/2008/10/24/copyright-lawsuit-against-pornotube-withdrawn Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube Withdrawn] by Janko Roettger. October 24, 2008.</ref>
On December 6, 2007, Vivid Entertainment filed a [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit against PornoTube.<ref name=LAT_PornoTube>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vivid11dec11,1,2232727.story |title= Porn producer sues YouTube knockoff | access-date=2007-12-11 | date=December 11, 2007 | author = Joseph Menn |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name=GuardianUK>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/16/film.usa "Home porn gives industry the blues"], guardian.co.uk, December 16, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2009.</ref> The lawsuit alleged that the YouTube-like site profits from the illegal posting of Vivid's copyrighted films, and failed to comply with the [[Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act]], a federal age-verification and record-keeping law that applies to the adult film industry.<ref name=FINDLAW>{{cite web|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/ip/vividaebn120607cmp.html|title=Adult Film Company's Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube|access-date=2007-12-11 | date=December 11, 2007 | work=FindLaw}}</ref> The case was settled out of court.<ref name=NEWTEEVEE>[http://newteevee.com/2008/10/24/copyright-lawsuit-against-pornotube-withdrawn Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube Withdrawn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831115915/http://newteevee.com/2008/10/24/copyright-lawsuit-against-pornotube-withdrawn/ |date=August 31, 2010 }} by Janko Roettger. October 24, 2008.</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
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* 1987 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Blame it on Ginger''<ref name=AVN87>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1987 1987 AVN Award] – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Blame it on Ginger''.</ref>
* 1987 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Blame it on Ginger''<ref name=AVN87>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1987 1987 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622053951/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1987/ |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Blame It on Ginger''.</ref>
* 1991 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Beat the Heat''<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1991 1991 AVN Award] – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Beat the Heat''.</ref>
* 1991 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Beat the Heat''<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1991 1991 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622054006/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1991/ |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Beat the Heat''.</ref>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Scarlet Fantasy''<ref name=AVN92>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1992 1992 AVN Award] – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Scarlet Fantasy''; Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''; 'Best Film' for ''On Trial''.</ref>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Scarlet Fantasy''<ref name=AVN92>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1992 1992 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622054011/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1992/ |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Vignette Release' for ''Scarlet Fantasy''; Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''; 'Best Film' for ''On Trial''.</ref>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN92/>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN92/>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''On Trial''<ref name=AVN92/>
* 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''On Trial''<ref name=AVN92/>
* 1997 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Bobby Sox''<ref name=AVN97>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1997 1997 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''Bobby Sox''.</ref>
* 1997 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Bobby Sox''<ref name=AVN97>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1997 1997 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622054032/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1997/ |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Film' for ''Bobby Sox''.</ref>
* 1998 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Bad Wives''<ref name=AVN98>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1998 1998 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''Bad Wives''.</ref>
* 1998 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Bad Wives''<ref name=AVN98>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1998 1998 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622001404/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/1998/ |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Film' for ''Bad Wives''.</ref>
* 2000 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Seven Deadly Sins''<ref name=AVN00>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2000 2000 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''Seven Deadly Sins''.</ref>
* 2000 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Seven Deadly Sins''<ref name=AVN00>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2000 2000 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510134104/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2000/ |date=May 10, 2010 }} – 'Best Film' for ''Seven Deadly Sins''.</ref>
* 2002 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Fade To Black''<ref name=AVN02>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/20022002 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''Fade To Black''.</ref>
* 2002 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Fade To Black''<ref name=AVN02>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/20022002 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202741/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/20022002 |date=March 3, 2016 }} – 'Best Film' for ''Fade To Black''.</ref>
* 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN03>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2003 2003 AVN Award] – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' and 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''.</ref>
* 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN03>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2003 2003 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617015331/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2003/ |date=June 17, 2010 }} – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' and 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''.</ref>
* 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN03/>
* 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''Brianna Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN03/>
* 2004 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Heart of Darkness''<ref name=AVN04>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2004 2004 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''Heart of Darkness''.</ref>
* 2004 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Heart of Darkness''<ref name=AVN04>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2004 2004 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130132827/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2004/ |date=November 30, 2009 }} – 'Best Film' for ''Heart of Darkness''.</ref>
* 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN05>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2005 2005 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''The Masseuse''; 'Best Video Feature' for ''Bella Loves Jenna''.</ref>
* 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN05>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2005 2005 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614005726/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2005/ |date=June 14, 2010 }} – 'Best Film' for ''The Masseuse''; 'Best Video Feature' for ''Bella Loves Jenna''.</ref>
* 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Bella Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN05/>
* 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for ''Bella Loves Jenna''<ref name=AVN05/>
* 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''The New Devil in Miss Jones''<ref name=AVN06>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2006 2006 AVN Award] – 'Best Film' for ''The New Devil in Miss Jones''; 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''.</ref>
* 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''The New Devil in Miss Jones''<ref name=AVN06>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2006 2006 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305182722/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2006/ |date=March 5, 2011 }} – 'Best Film' for ''The New Devil in Miss Jones''; 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''.</ref>
* 2006 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN06/>
* 2006 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for ''The Masseuse''<ref name=AVN06/>
* 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Gonzo Release' for ''Chemistry''<ref name=AVN07>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2007 2007 AVN Award] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622054052/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2007 |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Gonzo Release' for ''Chemistry''; 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for ''Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone''.</ref>
* 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Gonzo Release' for ''Chemistry''<ref name=AVN07>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2007 2007 AVN Award] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622054052/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2007 |date=June 22, 2010 }} – 'Best Gonzo Release' for ''Chemistry''; 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for ''Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone''.</ref>
* 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for ''Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone''<ref name=AVN07/>
* 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for ''Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone''<ref name=AVN07/>
* 2008 AVN Award – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for ''[[Debbie Does Dallas ... Again]]''<ref name=AVN08>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2008 2008 AVN Award] – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for ''Debbie Does Dallas...Again''; 'Best Film' for ''Layout''; 'Best Pro-Am Series' for ''Filthy's First Taste''.</ref>
* 2008 AVN Award – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for ''[[Debbie Does Dallas ... Again]]''<ref name=AVN08>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2008 2008 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171344/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2008 |date=March 3, 2016 }} – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for ''Debbie Does Dallas...Again''; 'Best Film' for ''Layout''; 'Best Pro-Am Series' for ''Filthy's First Taste''.</ref>
* 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Layout''<ref name=AVN08/>
* 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Layout''<ref name=AVN08/>
* 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Pro-Am Series' for ''Filthy's First Taste''<ref name=AVN08/>
* 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Pro-Am Series' for ''Filthy's First Taste''<ref name=AVN08/>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''The Bad Luck Betties''<ref name=AVN09>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2009 2009 AVN Award] – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''The Bad Luck Betties''; 'Best Educational Release' for ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2''; 'Best Film' for ''Cry Wolf''.</ref>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''The Bad Luck Betties''<ref name=AVN09>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2009 2009 AVN Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207200826/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/2009/ |date=December 7, 2009 }} – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''The Bad Luck Betties''; 'Best Educational Release' for ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2''; 'Best Film' for ''Cry Wolf''.</ref>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Educational Release' for ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2''<ref name=AVN09/>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Educational Release' for ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2''<ref name=AVN09/>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Cry Wolf''<ref name=AVN09/>
* 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for ''Cry Wolf''<ref name=AVN09/>
* 2010 AVN Awards – ''Throat: A Cautionary Tale'' won five awards<ref name=AVN10>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/201 2010 AVN Awards] – ''Throat: A Cautionary Tale'' won 5 awards; 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'; 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''Live in My Secrets''; Vivid Ed for 'Best Educational Release' – ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes''; 'Best Pro-Am Series' ''Brand New Faces''.</ref>
* 2010 AVN Awards – ''Throat: A Cautionary Tale'' won five awards<ref name=AVN10>[http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/201 2010 AVN Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173425/http://avnawards.avn.com/winners/201 |date=March 3, 2016 }} – ''Throat: A Cautionary Tale'' won 5 awards; 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'; 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''Live in My Secrets''; Vivid Ed for 'Best Educational Release' – ''Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes''; 'Best Pro-Am Series' ''Brand New Faces''.</ref>
* 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'<ref name=AVN10/>
* 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'<ref name=AVN10/>
* 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''Live in My Secrets'' – Vivid-Alt<ref name=AVN10/>
* 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – ''Live in My Secrets'' – Vivid-Alt<ref name=AVN10/>

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Vivid Entertainment
Company typePrivate
IndustryPornography
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
FounderSteven Hirsch
David James
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
ProductsPornographic films
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Vivid Entertainment Group is an American independent pornographic film production company,[1][2] featuring internet content.

Overview[edit]

Vivid Entertainment is privately owned by Americans Steven Hirsch and Bill Asher, and Welshman David James.[3][4]

In 2006, Vivid Entertainment was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry.[5] It is based in Los Angeles, California. Founder Steven Hirsch is co-chairman, along with Bill Asher, who is also a co-owner.[6]

In February 2006, Vivid changed its condom-only policy to a condom-optional policy that lets performers decide whether to use them.[7][8] In October 2010, Vivid stopped production as a precaution when an actor tested positive for HIV.[9] An October 2012 open letter, from Steven Hirsch, took aim at a Los Angeles County plan that would require performers to wear condoms on set. Hirsch said the proposal would be costly and ineffective and was an example of unnecessary government intrusion into private bedrooms.[10]

Divisions and ventures[edit]

  • Alt-porn: In 2009, the company won the AVN Award for Best Music Soundtrack for The Bad Luck Betties,[11] and in 2010, for the musical soundtrack of Live in My Secrets.[12]
  • Vivid Radio: Vivid supplied content for a channel on the Sirius XM Radio network that features its various stars. The channel moved to online only on July 17, 2014.[13][14]

List of Vivid Girls[edit]

Sunny Leone

The following is a list of notable Vivid actresses (known as "Vivid Girls") during the first thirty years of Vivid.[15] The most recent Vivid Girl, Allie Haze, terminated her contract with Vivid in 2012.[16]

Legal controversy[edit]

On December 6, 2007, Vivid Entertainment filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against PornoTube.[19][20] The lawsuit alleged that the YouTube-like site profits from the illegal posting of Vivid's copyrighted films, and failed to comply with the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, a federal age-verification and record-keeping law that applies to the adult film industry.[21] The case was settled out of court.[22]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • 1987 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for Blame it on Ginger[23]
  • 1991 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for Beat the Heat[24]
  • 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for Scarlet Fantasy[25]
  • 1992 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for The Masseuse[25]
  • 1992 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for On Trial[25]
  • 1997 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Bobby Sox[26]
  • 1998 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Bad Wives[27]
  • 2000 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Seven Deadly Sins[28]
  • 2002 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Fade To Black[29]
  • 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' for Brianna Loves Jenna[30]
  • 2003 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for Brianna Loves Jenna[30]
  • 2004 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Heart of Darkness[31]
  • 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for The Masseuse[32]
  • 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for Bella Loves Jenna[32]
  • 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for The New Devil in Miss Jones[33]
  • 2006 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for The Masseuse[33]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Gonzo Release' for Chemistry[34]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone[34]
  • 2008 AVN Award – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for Debbie Does Dallas ... Again[35]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Layout[35]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Pro-Am Series' for Filthy's First Taste[35]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – The Bad Luck Betties[11]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Educational Release' for Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2[11]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Film' for Cry Wolf[11]
  • 2010 AVN Awards – Throat: A Cautionary Tale won five awards[12]
  • 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'[12]
  • 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – Live in My Secrets – Vivid-Alt[12]
  • 2010 AVN Award – Vivid Ed for 'Best Educational Release' – Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes[12]
  • 2010 AVN Award – 'Best Pro-Am Series' Brand New Faces[12]
  • 2010 XBIZ Award Nominee – Studio of the Year[36]
  • 2010 XBIZ Award Nominee – Feature Movie of the Year for Faithless[36]
  • 2010 XBIZ Award Nominee – Feature Movie of the Year for Throat: A Cautionary Tale[36]
  • 2010 XBIZ Award Nominee – Feature Movie of the Year for Live In My Secrets (Vivid-Alt)[36]
  • 2010 XBIZ Award – 'Marketing Campaign of the Year' – Throat: A Cautionary Tale[37]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award – 'Marketing Campaign of the Year' – Spider-Man XXX[38]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award Nominee – 'Studio of the Year', 'Parody Release of the Year-Comedy' for Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody; also 'Parody Release of the Year-Drama' for The Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody and The Dark Knight XXX: A Porn Parody. Additional nominations include: 'All-Sex Series of the Year for Brand New Faces, 'Vignette Release of the Year' for Allie Haze: True Sex and Goddess[39]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award – 'Vignette Release of the Year' – Allie Haze: True Sex[40]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award – 'Parody Release of the Year – Comedy' – Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody[41]
  • 2014 XBIZ Award – 'Parody Release of the Year – Drama' – Superman vs. Spider-Man: An Axel Braun Parody and 'Couples-Themed Release of the Year' – Orgy University,[42]
  • 2015 XBIZ Award – 'Feature Movie of the Year' – Wetwork[43]
  • 2015 XBIZ Award – 'Best Art Direction' – Wetwork[43]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The (Porn) Player" by Matthew Miller, Forbes magazine, July 4, 2005.
  2. ^ Adult-film-studio-blames-Google Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine DigitalEdge, February 18, 2008.
  3. ^ PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC – 'PrivCo.com Private Company Financial Report on Vivid Entertainment LLC'.
  4. ^ "Porn in the USA". WalesOnline. December 31, 2004. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Porn stars strut their stuff at awards". Television New Zealand. Reuters. January 9, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  6. ^ "Vivid Entertainment LLC: CEOs and Executives", BusinessWeek
  7. ^ Rubbers Revolutionary: AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Michael Weinstein by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010
  8. ^ "LA Weekly: Profiles AHF's "Adult Film Condom Campaign" Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine by Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly. January 28, 2010
  9. ^ "Porn actor tests positive for HIV". The Guardian. London. October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  10. ^ "Vivid Entertainment owner says condoms bad for porn biz". Frank C. Girardot. October 2, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d 2009 AVN Award Archived December 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Music Soundtrack' – The Bad Luck Betties; 'Best Educational Release' for Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex 2; 'Best Film' for Cry Wolf.
  12. ^ a b c d e f 2010 AVN Awards Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – Throat: A Cautionary Tale won 5 awards; 'Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Company Image'; 'Best Music Soundtrack' – Live in My Secrets; Vivid Ed for 'Best Educational Release' – Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Threesomes; 'Best Pro-Am Series' Brand New Faces.
  13. ^ "Vivid Radio Hosts Want To Hit A Home Run With Alex Rodriguez". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  14. ^ "Vivid Radio hosts". Vivid Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  15. ^ Jared Rutter (September 30, 2009). "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America: Meet the man behind the brand". Vivid Entertainment LLC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  16. ^ "Allie Haze, Vivid Part Ways Amicably". avn.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d "Tera Patrick Directs the Vivid Girls in 'Vivid Red'". avn.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  18. ^ Ralph Frammolino; P.J. Huffstutter (January 6, 2002). "The Actress, the Producer and Their Porn Revolution". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
  19. ^ Joseph Menn (December 11, 2007). "Porn producer sues YouTube knockoff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  20. ^ "Home porn gives industry the blues", guardian.co.uk, December 16, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
  21. ^ "Adult Film Company's Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube". FindLaw. December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  22. ^ Copyright Lawsuit Against PornoTube Withdrawn Archived August 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine by Janko Roettger. October 24, 2008.
  23. ^ 1987 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Video Feature' for Blame It on Ginger.
  24. ^ 1991 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Vignette Release' for Beat the Heat.
  25. ^ a b c 1992 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Vignette Release' for Scarlet Fantasy; Renting Release of the Year' for The Masseuse; 'Best Film' for On Trial.
  26. ^ 1997 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for Bobby Sox.
  27. ^ 1998 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for Bad Wives.
  28. ^ 2000 AVN Award Archived May 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for Seven Deadly Sins.
  29. ^ AVN Award Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for Fade To Black.
  30. ^ a b 2003 AVN Award Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Top Selling Release of the Year' and 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for Brianna Loves Jenna.
  31. ^ 2004 AVN Award Archived November 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for Heart of Darkness.
  32. ^ a b 2005 AVN Award Archived June 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for The Masseuse; 'Best Video Feature' for Bella Loves Jenna.
  33. ^ a b 2006 AVN Award Archived March 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Film' for The New Devil in Miss Jones; 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for The Masseuse.
  34. ^ a b 2007 AVN Award Archived June 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – 'Best Gonzo Release' for Chemistry; 'Best Interactive CD-ROM – Game' for Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone.
  35. ^ a b c 2008 AVN Award Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – Top Renting Title of the Year – 2007' for Debbie Does Dallas...Again; 'Best Film' for Layout; 'Best Pro-Am Series' for Filthy's First Taste.
  36. ^ a b c d XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards, XBIZ, Wednesday, December 16, 2009
  37. ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, February 2011
  38. ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January 2012
  39. ^ XBIZ Nominees 2013 Archived January 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, XBIZ, January 2013
  40. ^ "2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  41. ^ XBIZ Award Winners 2013, XBIZ, January 2013
  42. ^ XBIZ Award Winners 2014, XBIZ, January 2014
  43. ^ a b XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January 2015

External links[edit]

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