Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Zero Tolerance Entertainment is an American pornographic film studio. The studios Third Degree Films and Black Ice are divisions of Zero Tolerance.[1][2] The studio's films are generally classed as Gonzo pornography.[3]

Zero Tolerance Entertainment
TypePrivate
IndustryPornography
Founded2002 (2002)
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
ProductsPornographic films
DivisionsThird Degree Films
Black Ice
Websitewww.ztod.com

History

The company was founded in 2002.[1] The name was chosen because the company pledged to have "zero tolerance for bad porn".[4] The first title ZT released was Who's Your Daddy Part One.[5] In 2005, ZT introduced sister studio Black Ice, which specializes in all-black and interracial content.[1] In 2006, the company filed a lawsuit against AdultsAllowed.com, seeking more than $15 million in damages for copyright infringement.[6] In 2006 the company started included a bonus Spanish language track on all its DVDs, in an attempt to tap into the increasingly important Spanish speaking demographic in the US and Latin America.[7] In 2007, the company signed a deal with Hustler TV to provide its content on the channel in North and South America.[1] In 2008, ZT brought a lawsuit against DVD rental site Movixo Inc., alleging DVD piracy. The case was settled out of court for $15 million.[8] The same year ZT released the first pornographic High-Definition Interactive DVD release, Interactive Sex with Bree Olson [9]

Awards
  • 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Oral-Themed Series' for Blow Me Sandwich [10]
  • 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Oral-Themed Feature' for Blow Me Sandwich 7 [10]
  • 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Interactive Sex Movie' for Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz [11]
  • 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best Girl-Girl Vignette Series' for Girlvana 2 [11]
  • 2007 Adam Film World Guide Award – 'Best 2-On-1 Series' for Double Decker Sandwich [11]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for Girlvana 3 [12]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Interactive Sex with Jenna Haze [12]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best All-Girl Release' for Girlvana 4 [13]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award Nominee – 'Studio of the Year', 'All-Sex Release of the Year' for Chanel Preston: No Limits and 'All-Sex Series of the Year' for No Limits[14]

References
  1. "Zero Tolerance, Black Ice Expand Hustler TV Deal". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  2. "Zero Tolerance, Third Degree Ink Tanya James". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  3. "Zero Tolerance Debuts 4-Hour Compilations". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. "ZERO TOLERANCE ENTERTAINMENT". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. "ZERO TOLERANCE CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  6. "Zero Tolerance Files Copyright Infringement Suit". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  7. "ZERO TOLERANCE LANDS BILLBOARD AT THE BORDER". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  8. "Zero Tolerance Wins $15M in Piracy Settlement". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  9. "Zero Tolerance Launches Website for 'Bree Olson Interactive'". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  10. "AVN AWARDS PAST WINNERS". AVN. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  11. "Zero Tolerance, Third Degree Films Win Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  12. "2008 AVN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  13. "THE 2009 AVN AWARDS WINNERS". AVN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  14. XBIZ Nominees 2013 Archived February 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, XBIZ, January, 2013
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