Vixen Media Group

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Vixen Media Group
Industry Pornography
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
FoundersSteve Matthyssen
Mike Miller
Greg Lansky [1]
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Products Pornographic films
Website vixengroup.com

Vixen Media Group, commonly referred to as Vixen, is an independent Internet pornography production company located in Los Angeles, California.

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Company

Vixen Media Group was founded in 2014 by French entrepreneur and director Greg Lansky, who is also the 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, placing them on file-sharing networks. [6] [7]

Studios

Vixen Media Group owns and operates eight sites, each with varying subject matter and filming methods. All sites and movies produced under their brand have received numerous awards in the porn entertainment industry. Pulse Distribution distributes all of the company's films. [8]

Website/BrandDate of creationSpecialization
BlackedMay 2014 Interracial pornography
TushyJune 2015 Anal sex
VixenJuly 2016Glamour pornography
Blacked RawOctober 2017Interracial pornography in RAW format
Tushy RawDecember 2018Anal sex in RAW format
DeeperApril 2019Various: from softcore to BDSM
SlayedAugust 2021 Lesbian pornography
MilfyJune 2023 MILF pornography

Filmography

YearTitleBrands involvedNotes
2021PsychosexualBlacked, Blacked Raw, Deeper, Tushy, Vixenstarring Gianna Dior [9]
JiaBlacked, Tushy, Vixenstarring Jia Lissa [10]
Influence: Emily WillisBlacked, Deeper, Slayed, Vixenstarring Emily Willis [11]
2023Hotel Vixen (Season 1)Blacked, Tushy, Vixenseries [12]
In VogueBlacked, Tushy, Vixenstarring Kelly Collins [13]
Influence: Vanna BardotBlacked, Tushy, Slayedstarring Vanna Bardot [14]
2024Hotel Vixen (Season 2)Blacked, Tushy, Vixenseries [15]

Awards

Vixen has won several major awards in the adult-film industry, including:

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