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Brazzers

Brazzers

Brazzers (/ˈbræzərz/) is a pornographic production company based in Montreal, Canada. With an online network consisting of thirty-one hardcore pornography websites, the company's slogan is "The World's Best HD Porn Site!".[3]

Brazzers
Subsidiary
IndustryPornography
Founded22 June 2005[1]
Founders
Headquarters
Worldwide
ProductsPornographic films
ParentMindGeek(2010–present)
Website

History

Founded in 2005 by a group of Montreal investors, Brazzers became part of a larger group of pornographic sites under the corporate name of Mansef.

In 2010 Mansef was sold to Fabian Thylmann and rebranded as Manwin Inc.[4] [5] In December 2012 Thylmann was extradited from Belgium to Germany on suspicion of tax evasion.[6]

In October 2013 Thylmann sold Manwin's assets, including Brazzers, to an internal management group, Mindgeek, headed by CEO Feras Antoon and shareholder David Tassilo.[7]

In 2014 Brazzers celebrated its 10th anniversary with a billboard in Times Square in New York City. The digital billboard was located at the corner of 47th and 7th and viewable for the entire month of August.[8] In 2010 Brazzers had used a Times Square billboard to promote its safe sex campaign and to announce its "Get Rubber!" slogan and website.[9]

In September 2016 Vigilante broke the news of a database breach suffered by Brazzers, which affected almost 1 million users after the site was hacked in April 2013.[10][11][12][13][14]

Operations

Brazzers is currently headed by CEO Feras Antoon, and owned and operated by Mindgeek, a multinational officially registered in Luxembourg.[15]

Brazzers came under industry criticism for associating with streaming media sites like Pornhub. In response, in 2009 the company initiated an anti-piracy campaign.[16]

Litigation

In 2008, after being fired, producer Bobby Manila served Brazzers with a lawsuit for fraud and violation of the terms of his contract.

The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court.[17]

In February 2010 a lawsuit was filed by Pink Visual Studio accusing Brazzers' parent company, Manwin, of infringing on copyrighted content by distributing unlicensed video content on its free video-sharing sites. Brazzers' network has been accused of benefiting from unlicensed content by indirectly benefiting from traffic from sharing sites, but this was the first time a well-known studio had filed a lawsuit. A class action lawsuit was considered by other studios.[18]

Awards

  • 2009 AVN Awards – Best Adult Website[19]

  • 2009 AVN Award – Best New Video Production Company

  • 2009 AVN Award – Best Big Bust Release (Big Tits at School)

  • 2009 XBIZ Award – Affiliate Program of the Year[20]

  • 2010 AVN Award – Best Big Bust Series (Big Tits at School)[21]

  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Membership Site Network[22]

  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Big Bust Series (Big Tits at School)[22]

  • 2011 AVN Award – Best Vignette Release (Pornstar Punishment)[22]

  • 2012 AVN Award – Best Big Bust Series[24]

  • 2012 AVN Award – Best Membership Website[24]

  • 2013 XBIZ Award nominee – Vignette Release of the Year (Big Tits in Sports Vol 9 and Day With a H3R); Vignette Series of the Year (Big Tits in Sports and MILFs Like it Big); All-Girl Series of the Year (Hot and Mean)[25]

  • 2014 XBIZ Award – Studio Site of the Year (Brazzers.com)[26]

  • 2015 XBIZ Award – Adult Site of the Year – Multi-Genre (Brazzers.com)[26]

  • 2016 XBIZ Award – Adult Site of the Year – Video (Brazzers.com)[26]

  • 2016 AVN Award – Best Foreign Feature - The Doctor[28]

  • 2016 AVN Award – Best Director (Foreign Feature) - Dick Bush, The Doctor[28]

  • 2016 AVN Award – Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-shot Production - Victoria Summers & Danny D., The Doctor[28]

  • 2017 XBIZ Award – Best Art Direction for Storm of Kings [26]

  • 2018 AVN Award – Best Membership Site Network[29]

  • 2019 XBIZ Award - Marketing Campaign of the Year for Brazzers House[20]

References

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Citation Linkwww.cnbc.com"Meet The New King of Porn". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
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Citation Linkwww.xbiz.com"Fabian Thylmann Sells Stake in Manwin to Company Management". Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comSmithberg, Allen. "Brazzers Marks 10th With Times Square Billboard". AVN.com. Adult Vide News. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comJavors, Steve. "Brazzers Unveils Massive New York City Billboard". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.bbc.comBreach of Brazzers Forum (BBC) – https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37285715
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[11]
Citation Linkhaveibeenpwned.comBreach of Brazzers Forum (HIBP) – https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#Brazzers
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[12]
Citation Linkmybroadband.co.zaBreach of Brazzers Forum (MyBroadband) – http://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/178474-the-south-african-government-departments-exposed-in-the-brazzers-porn-forum-hack.html
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[13]
Citation Linkthenextweb.comBreach of Brazzers Forum (TheNextWeb) – https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/09/05/hackers-ejaculate-800000-brazzers-accounts-onto-the-dark-web/
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.lifehacker.com.auBreach of Brazzers Forum (LifeHacker) – http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/09/brazzers-porn-site-forum-hack-lead-to-80000-accounts-exposed/
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Citation Linkwww.xbiz.com"Webmasters Seek Solutions in Tube Site Wars". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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Citation Linkwww.xbiz.com"Manila vs. Brazzers.com Settles Out of Court". XBIZ. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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Citation Linkwww.afterdawn.com"Adult studio tackles 'tube sites'". AfterDawn.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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Citation Linkavnawards.avn.com"2009 winners". Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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Citation Linkwww.xbizawards.com"2009 XBIZ Award winners". XBIZ. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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