VIVID STUDIO INSIDER

VIVID STUDIO INSIDER FOR JUNE 11, 2010

TWO VIVID MOVIES TOP THE COUNTRY’S BEST SELLER LISTS -- "Kendra Exposed," the controversial sex tape footage of E! Television Network star Kendra Wilkinson and "Batman XXX: A Porn Parody," a sexy spoof of the campy '60s show have the top spots on the AVN charts of best selling adult movies as of the week ending June 11, 2010. "We were immediately excited about our acquisition of the Kendra footage, knowing that she had a big following from 'The Girls Next Door' and her own current show 'Kendra,' both on the E! Network. And, we knew that the combination of Axel Braun with a revered comic character would create a winner and working on this movie with Axel motivated us to create a new imprint based on comic superheroes," said Vivid founder/co-chairman Steven Hirsch. "Batman XXX: A Porn Parody" was produced and directed by Axel Braun of Axel Braun Productions and distributed by Vivid. "We got unbelievable support for this movie from Vivid. They totally understood our detailed and faithful approach to the characters we were parodying," said Braun. AVN bases its statistics on rental figures from traditional retailers and sales from traditional and online retailers.

 

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HIRSCH TELLS MEDIA EXECS PORN CAN LEAD "SMART TV" ERA -- Steven Hirsch, founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, will tell film and digital media industry executives on Wednesday, June 16^th that porn can lead consumer acceptance of the new "Smart TV" era – just as it did with VHS, DVD and VOD. He will be speaking at The Next MEDIA Conference during The Banff World Television Festival at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in the Canadian Rockies . It’s the world's premiere television content creation event. Steven will point out that Vivid is "not waiting to see what happens; we're making sure that we are shaping what happens." As he hosts a panel on adult entertainment with Scott Coffman, President and CEO of VOD leader AEBN and Darren Roberts, CEO of AVN Media Network, Steven plans to reveal that Vivid is developing new tools to distribute its award-winning adult films, celebrity sex tapes and sex education videos through the web, mobile and VOD, channels that "will be crucial to the future of our company and for the entire adult industry. Because at this point an entire generation of consumers is used to getting so much adult content free, we are studying whether or not to change our online subscription model," he will tell an audience at the Banff conference. "We believe that we need to offer our consumers a variety of content that cannot be pirated. We've been preparing for Smart TV or true convergence for some time and we're making deals now that will position us for this development. This means working with TV manufacturers, cable companies, and other key players. The future of the adult industry is at stake and we are determined to make this work. In addition, since we were the first in the industry to create a profitable mobile program we will continue to develop this effort. We've been on top of 3D developments and are fully involved in this technology as a growing number of consumers gain access to 3D at home. "Because of our size and position in the industry, inventors of new technology come to us first. At any given time we have several pilot programs running that explore the feasibility of the latest innovations for the way we do business. Vivid has been a key driver for all types of technology – from VHS and early web-based content, to interactive DVDs, on to a full function interactive website to burning your own DVD. Today we are in a position to be early adopters of delivery vehicles and concepts that are not even off the drawing boards as yet."

 

G4 LOVES BATMAN XXX – Movie Reviewer Chris Gore gave Batman XXX: A Porn Parody a rave review last week on “Attack of the Show,” the popular G4 program. “It’s an incredibly authentic 60s adult parody, it is awesome…they are spot on.” Gore says “the guy that plays Adam West, he’s having things done to him that have never been done in any Batman film or comic before.” Gore also praised the 25-minute R-rated outtake of the movie, noting “you could even watch that with your mother.”

 

MARCI HIRSCH TO APPEAR IN AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY – Vivid’s VP for Production, Marci Hirsch, will appear in a documentary to be called “About Porn” that is being shot by an Australian documentary film company Looking Glass Pictures. The documentary will go behind the scenes of the adult industry to meet porn stars and producers to explore the impact pornography has on mainstream popular culture. Marci was asked to be part of the documentary both because of Vivid’s size and standing in the industry and because she is a member of a family that has worked in the industry for most of its contemporary existence. The documentary is being directed by Mitzi Goldman. A release date has not yet been set.