However, after a court decision confirmed that R18 rated hardcore DVDs can only be sold via licensed sex shops in the UK, not mail order via the internet, Thomas decided to move his whole operation from Acton, West London to Portugal.

His contemporaries include the established pornographic director/producers Andrew Blake, Michael Ninn, and Marc Dorcel.

Thomas' more recent work has starred almost exclusively Hungarian, Czech, and other Central European models, although he does feature some British performers, such as Ian Tate, as well as Americans such as Penny Flame.

In early 2013 Viv Thomas Productions entered into an agreement with MetArt[6] for the management of his flagship web site, vivthomas.com.

[8] The company hosted a fan based voting competition to find the Viv Thomas Babe of the Year in 2011.