U.K.
U.K. Realtor's Site Hijacked by Rival, Redirected to Porn
A London real estate agency’s website was hijacked by a rival company and directed to hardcore porn sites.
U.K. Passes Digital Economy Bill
The British Parliament has passed the Digital Economy Bill which seeks to crackdown on Internet piracy and illegal file-sharing.
U.K. Bill Cracks Down on Filesharing
A bill is working its way through Parliament that would fight illegal filesharing, by in part, cutting Internet access to those engaging in the practice.
U.K. Webcam Model Market on the Rise, BBC Reports
The webcam market in the U.K. has grown to be worth more than $3 billion, according to BBC market analysts’ report.
LoveHoney Launches Interactive U.K. Sex Map
Online adult shop LoveHoney.co.uk has released the U.K. Sex Map, highlighting what areas and demographics spend the most on adult products. It will be updated monthly.
U.K. Mail-Order Operators Plead Guilty to Obscenity Charges
A London court on Monday found two entrepreneurs of an adult DVD-catalog mail-order business guilty on obscenity charges.
Loophole Invalidates U.K. DVD Age-Rating Law
A routine check of U.K. law has discovered a loophole that means retailers who sell restricted materials — like violent video games and 18-rated DVDs — to children cannot be prosecuted.
SDC Hosts Swinger Zone at Erotica U.K.
SDC.com, Swingers, Fetish and BDSM Date Club has announced its participation in the 12th annual Erotica Show U.K., set for Nov. 20-22 at Olympia in London.
U.K. Adult Stars, Fans to Gather at Harmony Films’ Penthouse Party
Harmony Films will host a Porn Star Party with U.K. adult performers and fans on July 15.
U.K. Regulators Fine Adult Companies Over Content, Age Verification
RHF productions and Portland Enterprises — both owned by media mogul Richard Desmond — have been fined over a lack of age-verification labels on websites and airing content that was too explicit for television.
TLA Releasing Gets U.S., U.K. Rights to 'Shank'
Directed by 21-year-old newcomer Simon Pearce and written and produced by gay creative team Christian Martin and Darren Flaxstone, "Shank" follows the life of a teenage gang member who hides his secret gay sex life.
CommerceGate Now Exclusive Processor for Playboy U.K.
XBIZ Award winning Internet Payment Services Provider CommerceGate has announced that Playboy U.K. has chosen the company as its preferred credit card processor.
Depth Inks U.K. Mobile Deal With Vertigo Agency
Adult production company Depth Entertainment Family has entered into a deal with U.K. based mobile content distributor The Vertigo Agency to distribute its interracial and ethnic titles.
U.K. Attacks Extreme Porn
Recently, the U.K. has begun a clampdown on "extreme porn." Meanwhile, across the rest of Europe, various countries are limbering up to clamp down on adults viewing what they deem to be unsavory material on the Internet.
U.K. Government Agency Accidentally Links to Porn
Information on terrorism led to Japanese porn thanks to a domain snafu in the British government.
Playboy TV Fined in U.K.
Government agency rules that repeated showing of unencrypted adult material in 2007 violated broadcasting codes.
Planet Earth Exclusively Carries Magnum Enlargement Products in the U.K.
Adult-products distributor Planet Earth Logistics recently announced that it is now exclusively carrying Magnum Enlargement products in the U.K.
U.K. Adult Distributor Apollo Wholesale Shuts Down
Company owners blamed a combination of factor including the current recession and high exchange rates.
Steve Miller Joins U.K.'s Planet Earth Logistics
Wakefield-based Planet Earth is a supplier of adult products to all sectors of the adult industry.
Playboy U.K. Relaunches Site, Offers Free Content
Playboy U.K. has relaunched its website, now moving to an advertiser-funded model that offers mostly free content to its users.