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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pornography |
| Predecessor | Anabolic Video |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Founder | Gregg Allan & Christopher Alexander |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Gregg Allan (owner & president) |
| Products | Pornographic films |
| Services | pay per view,video on demand,video streaming |
| Owner | Zero Tolerance Entertainment |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Diabolic Video Productions is an American independentpornographicmovie studio headquartered inChatsworth, California owned byZero Tolerance Entertainment.[2] The company was originally a sister-studio ofAnabolic Video. During their partnership the studios were a pioneer ofgonzo pornography, and are considered one of the most successful gonzo producers.[3]
Anabolic and Diabolic were originally headquartered inVenice, California for 10 years.[4] Diabolic was founded as a separate label in 1998 by Gregg Allan,[2][3] and Anabolic Video head Christopher Alexander. Alan had previously run the two companies sales department for 15 years, starting in 1992.[5][6] On January 15, 1998, Diabolic Video released its first video.
In 2001 Anabolic and Diabolic moved their headquarters to Chatsworth.[4] Vouyer's exit to formRed Light District Video in 2002 eventually led to the mass exodus of 2004, which saw Everhard, Steele and Mike John leave for Red Light, and Dough leave forDevil's Film, where the directors were able to own their own movies.
In May 2007 Anabolic and Diabolic announced they were ending their partnership, and would operate as separate companies.[3] Diabolic would be run and owned by Gregg Alan, who left his post as head of sales at Anabolic.[2][5][6] Diabolic Video updated theirDVD packaging with a hologram of the Diabolic logo to help establish themselves as a separate brand from Anabolic.[5] They now feature new videos shot inhigh definition, best-of collections andBlu-ray.[5] By 2007 the company had produced more than 280 films.[7]
In April 2008 Diabolic released its first Blu-ray title,Top Shelf, starring Amy Ried, Courtney Cummz,Jenna Haze, Sarah Vandella, Brianna Love, Audrey Bitoni and Shawna Lenee. It had begun filming in high-definition several years earlier.[1]
Anabolic and Diabolic originally used to share directors, but with the split that arrangement ended.[6] Current and former Diabolicdirectors include Sid Knox.[1] In 2007 Melissa Lauren became the studio's first female director, and directed a volume of theUnnatural Sex series.[5] The same year Ricky D resigned from Diabolic to sign a multi-year exclusive contract with Anabolic.[6] He had directed several film series for Diabolic, includingIncumming,2 on 1,Ass For Days andHot Sauce.[6]
In June 2006 gamelink.com added the complete Diabolic back-catalogue to itsvideo-on-demand library.[8] The same month it made its content available onAEBN's VOD service.[9]
In March 2007 SugarVOD began adding the complete Diabolic library to its video-on-demand service.[10]
In July 2007 the studio signed an exclusive agreement withHustler TV to bring worldwide digital distribution of the Diabolic library via Hustler'spay per view andvideo on demand services.[11]
Diabolic was the target of the first ever records-keeping inspection authorized by theChild Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act.[12]
In 2006,FBI agents visited the Diabolic office to inspect the records of 23 movies and their performers.[12] Producers of sexual content are mandated to keep specific records under 18 U.S.C. §2257. It was the first ever inspection since the rules requiring records was put into effect in 1988. The investigators did not require asearch warrant.[13] Diabolic passed its inspection.[14]
The following is a selection of some of the major awards Diabolic films have won.
