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| Industry | Pornography |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Steve Matthyssen Mike Miller Greg Lansky [1] |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Pornographic films |
| Website | vixengroup |
Vixen Media Group, commonly referred to as Vixen, is an independent Internet pornography production company located in Los Angeles, California.
Vixen Media Group was founded in 2014 by French entrepreneur and director Greg Lansky, CEO of GL Web Media and Strike 3 Holding along with partners Steve Matthyssen and Mike Miller. [2]
Vixen Media Group owns and operates eight online adult film sites: Vixen, Tushy, Blacked, Blacked Raw, Tushy Raw, Deeper, Slayed, and Milfy. Slayed was launched in August 2021, and is the first all-girl brand, and was created as part of a mission to revolutionize female sex portrayals while attracting an audience of all genders and sexualities. [3] [4]
Greg Lansky sold his stake in Vixen Studios in January 2020. [5]
In 2017, Strike 3 Holdings, owner of Vixen Studios, filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against individuals who downloaded and distributed the copyrighted movies and placed them on file-sharing networks. [6] [7]
Vixen Media Group owns and operates eight sites, varying in subject matter and filming methods. All sites and movies produced under their brand have received numerous awards in the porn industry. Pulse Distribution distributes all of the company's films. [8]
| Website/Brand | Date of creation | Specialization |
|---|---|---|
| Blacked | May 2014 | Interracial pornography |
| Tushy | June 2015 | Anal sex |
| Vixen | July 2016 | Glamour pornography |
| Blacked Raw | October 2017 | Interracial pornography in RAW format |
| Tushy Raw | December 2018 | Anal sex in RAW format |
| Deeper | April 2019 | Various: from softcore to BDSM |
| Slayed | August 2021 | Lesbian pornography |
| Milfy | June 2023 | MILF pornography |
| Year | Title | Brands involved | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Psychosexual | Blacked, Blacked Raw, Deeper, Tushy, Vixen | starring Gianna Dior [9] |
| Jia | Blacked, Tushy, Vixen | starring Jia Lissa [10] | |
| Influence: Emily Willis | Blacked, Deeper, Slayed, Vixen | starring Emily Willis [11] | |
| 2023 | Hotel Vixen | Blacked, Tushy, Vixen | series [12] |
| In Vogue | Blacked, Tushy, Vixen | starring Kelly Collins [13] | |
| Influence: Vanna Bardot | Blacked, Tushy, Slayed | starring Vanna Bardot [14] |
Vixen has won several major awards in the adult-film industry, including:
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