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FSC 2013: A Very Busy Year!
As 2013 closes and we look forward to a new year, I wanted to thank all of our members for their generosity and support
The A Team Heads to Wisconsin for Screaming O Show
Tony Batman and the A Entertainment Team are taking The Screaming O stage show to Wisconsin on Feb. 7 & 8.
COCKtails on the All Pleasure Network Gets a New Host
After a hiatus, COCKtails on the All Pleasure Network is returning to its Saturday night slot from 4 to 6 p.m. PST, but with a change in host —Jenna J Ross will be replacing Kimber James, but Allison Moore will remain.
Exec Seat: Q&A With Nalpac’s Glenn LeBoeuf
When he grew up in upstate New York and double-majored in mathematics and computer science, Glenn LeBoeuf never envisioned he would be climbing the corporate ladder at one of the adult industry’s juggernaut distributors: Nalpac Ltd., which has made a name for itself in 40-plus years of putting a smile on customers’ faces with adult novelties and sex toys.
Exec Seat: Q&A With SK Intertainment’s COO, Sam Rakowski
SK Intertainment is moving onward and upward to new naked heights, and the company’s COO, Sam Rakowski, is leading the charge. SK Intertainment — the celebrity nudity network behind Mr. Skin., Mr. Man and now Naked News, as well as affiliate program Mr. Skin Cash — has great plans for the coming year, and XBIZ World wanted to discuss its future with Rakowski in this Q&A.
Q&A With Private's CEO, Charles Prast
Private Media Group has one of the biggest distribution footprints in porn today with its iconic flagship Private brand. But it was only several years ago that the Barcelona-based company was on the verge of collapse after a long and contentious shareholder and creditor rights battle, which was highlighted by the firing of CEO Berth Milton, the son of the company’s original founder.
Asa Akira's Memoir 'Insatiable: Porn—A Love Story' Coming in May
Adult film star Asa Akira, the 2012 XBIZ Female Performer of the Year, will debut her memoir, "Insatiable: Porn—A Love Story," this May, Grove Press announced Friday.
Washington Legislators Aim to Make 'Revenge Porn' a Felony
Washington legislators have introduced not one — but two — house bills that would make posting so-called ‘revenge porn’ pics a felony.
Japan's Porn Appetite Fueling a Growing Industry
Porn Valley talent may be crying the blues, but in Japan’s burgeoning adult industry performers are literally working their assess off in an industry that’s producing twice as many films as the U.S.
Germany's Ministry of Justice: Viewing Is Not a Copyright-Infringing Act
Germany's Ministry of Justice, in a judicial declaration yesterday, said that the mere viewing of a copyrighted video stream without permission is not in itself an act of copyright infringement.
Israel Makes Revenge Porn a Sex Crime
Israeli lawmakers approved a new law that makes revenge porn a sex crime punishable by up to five years in prison
Exec Seat: Q&A With StarEdition's Alex Lecompte
Alex Lecompte is proud working in the adult space. In fact, the three-year adult biz veteran says he can’t even imagine working in mainstream anymore.
Dev Depot: Unslider, a jQuery slider that “just slides”
When it comes to maximizing the amount of content that can be squeezed into the minimum amount of screen real estate, using a slider script to shuffle through multiple images makes a lot of sense.
Exec Seat: Q&A With Adam & Eve's Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas, head of sales and marketing for Adam & Eve Pictures, was born and bred in North Carolina, the state where Phil Harvey Enterprises began. Now 41, he grew up in Durham, went to school in Chapel Hill and has been working for PHE for 12 years, eight of them as an independent contractor. Much of his time is spent on the road, working with clients, promoting the company’s movies, both big — like “Grease XXX: A Parody” and “Love Boat XXX: A Parody” — and regular-size.
Billing: Looking a Little Less ‘Alternative’ Every Day
While the estimated decline differs from one company to the next and across different industry sectors, there’s little question that for many online adult entertainment businesses, the last five or six years have been a rough ride.
Exec Seat: Q&A With NETbilling's Mitch Farber
In the ultra-competitive adult billing space, companies come and go. Many billing companies that were doing well — or at least appeared to be doing well — 10 or 15 years ago have since gone out of business. But NETbilling.com, which was founded in 1998, has endured, grown and prospered.
Journalist Spends Afternoon in a Pakistani Porn Cinema
Nestled in a bastion of devout Islamists lies the Shama, a popular porno theatre that has the served the region’s erotic needs for 30 years
Kulich Offers 'Ashamed' Ex-PR Exec a Porn Opp
Monarchy Distribution founder Mike Kulich has presented fired public relations executive Justine Sacco a porn offer of a lifetime.
James Deen Signs On for Jezebel Q&A
James Deen enthusiastically announced to the Twittersphere today that he will be helming an upcoming Q&A-based article for the pop feminist site, Jezebel.com.
Pure Play Releases Immoral's 'Fuck A Fan' Vol. 20
Pure Play Media has released the 20th volume of Immoral Productions’ “Fuck A Fan” series.