Brazzers (/ˈbræzərz/, company name: MG Premium Ltd.) is a Canadian pornographic video production and distributing company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and legal domicile in Nicosia, Cyprus. With an online network consisting of thirty-one hardcore pornography websites, the company's slogan is "World's Best HD Porn Site!" and features paid subscription-based content.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pornography |
| Genre | All |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Fabian Thylmann |
| Products | Pornographic films |
| Parent | Aylo |
| Website | Official website  |
As of December 2020, the company features 2,340 different models and publishes across 31 different sites.[1]
History
editFounded in 2004 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.[2][3] In December 2012, Thylmann was extradited from Belgium to Germany on suspicion of tax evasion.[4]
In October 2013, Thylmann sold Manwin's assets, including Brazzers, to an internal management group, MindGeek.[5]
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.[6] In 2010, Brazzers had used a Times Square billboard to promote its safe sex campaign and to announce its "Get Rubber!" slogan and website.[7]
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.[8][9][10][11][12]
Operations
editBrazzers is owned and operated by Aylo, a multinational officially registered in Luxembourg.[13] The company was formerly known as MindGeek.
Brazzers came under industry criticism for associating with streaming media sites like Pornhub. In response, in 2009 the company initiated an anti-piracy campaign.[14]
Litigation
editIn 2008, after being fired, producer Bobby Manila sued Brazzers for fraud and violation of the terms of his contract. The lawsuit was eventually settled.[15]
In February 2010, Pink Visual Studio sued Brazzers' parent company, Manwin, for copyright infringement 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.[16]
In 2018, the Government of India banned Brazzers, among other porn websites, after an order from the Uttarakhand High Court demanding the same in a rape case where the perpetrators stated they were motivated to do so after watching online pornography.[17]
Ranking
editAs of July 2021, Brazzers.com has an Alexa traffic ranking of 3,576.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Brazzers Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Pardon, Rhett (July 15, 2010). "Brazzers, Mofos, Tube Sites Acquired by Manwin". XBIZ Newswire. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Meet The New King of Porn". CNBC. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
- ^ "'Porn king' detained on suspicion of tax evasion". Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "Fabian Thylmann Sells Stake in Manwin to Company Management". Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ Smithberg, Allen. "Brazzers Marks 10th With Times Square Billboard". AVN.com. Adult Vide News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ Javors, Steve. "Brazzers Unveils Massive New York City Billboard". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ "Brazzers porn account holders exposed by hackers". BBC News. September 6, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Have I Been Pwned: Pwned websites". haveibeenpwned.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Breach of Brazzers Forum (MyBroadband) – http://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/178474-the-south-african-government-departments-exposed-in-the-brazzers-porn-forum-hack.html Archived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hughes, Matthew (September 5, 2016). "Hackers ejaculate 800,000 Brazzers accounts onto the dark web". TNW | Insider. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ Breach of Brazzers Forum (LifeHacker) – http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/09/brazzers-porn-site-forum-hack-lead-to-80000-accounts-exposed/ Archived April 27, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Manwin: opérations en coulisses" (in French). Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Webmasters Seek Solutions in Tube Site Wars". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Manila vs. Brazzers.com Settles Out of Court". XBIZ. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Adult studio tackles 'tube sites'". AfterDawn.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Here is the full list of 827 porn websites blocked by DoT". The Indian Express. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Brazzers Alexa Ranking". Alexa.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
External links
edit
- Official website
- Brazzers at the Internet Adult Film Database
- "Brazzers". Brazzers. Archived from the original on July 27, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2020.