U.K.
Fox Launches U.K. Version of MySpace
MySpace.com, the social networking website of choice for the many in the adult entertainment industry, will be expanding its presence into the U.K., News Corp and subsidiary Fox Interactive Media announced Tuesday.
U.K. Is Europe’s Biggest Broadband Provider
Content plays looking to grow in Europe may want to focus on the U.K. The country just became the leading broadband provider in the area, besting former top gun France by adding nearly three million new broadband lines in 2005.
U.K. Porn Shop Owner Fined $7,000
CARLISLE, U.K. — A Carlisle sex shop owner was fined $7,000 this week after admitting possessing unlicensed sex videos after around 1,000 tapes were seized in a raid.
U.K. Study Shows No Link Between Child Porn, Abuse
A new study conducted by the U.K.’s Lancashire Constabulary and a Ph.D. student from the University of Liverpool has found there is no connection between viewing child pornography and sexual abuse of children, a senior U.K. police officer said this week.
U.K. Police Seize Pirated Porn from Chinese Triad Gangs
Police have seized roughly $1.75 million worth of DVDs being distributed by Triad gangs, illegal Chinese immigrants who have their hands in every aspect of the U.K.’s underground sex trade.
The U.K.'s R18 Rating
Great Britain has a long history of erotic expression — from the Skin Two Rubber Ball (one of the world's largest S&M/fetish gatherings) to London's notoriously decadent Hellfire Club of the 18th century to the dominatrix-like attire that actress Diana Rigg often favored when she portrayed sexy spy Emma Peel on "The Avengers" — and the country's demand for erotica may be at an all-time high.
U.K. to Ramp Up Extreme, Child Porn Prosecutions
The U.K. government announced this week it is beefing up prosecutorial efforts to indict individuals and companies that break obscenity laws or are involved in fraud schemes over the Internet.
U.K. Hotels May Violate Law With Porn
Hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom can only be purchased at licensed sex shops or watched in strictly-regulated cinemas, but a loophole in British law has allowed hundreds of hotels to show hardcore films, despite the fact that they are legally considered too hot for TV.
U.K. Proposes Ban on Extreme Online Adult
It took Liz Longhurst almost two years of campaigning, gathering signatures, speaking with public officials and crying silently on national television, but her dreams of seeing new anti-pornography law enacted in the United Kingdom are very close to coming true, according to official statements from the British Government Tuesday.
Hustler Goes U.K.
In October 2004, adult entertainment giant Larry Flynt's plans for a major expansion in the United Kingdom got underway in Birmingham, where Flynt himself was present for the grand opening of a 6,000-square-foot Hustler Hollywood store. That store, which marked Hustler Hollywood's debut in the United Kingdom, was followed by a store in Central London — and if things continue to go as planned, there may be many more Hustler Hollywood stores to come in England, Wales and Scotland. Last year, the BBC reported that Flynt hoped to open 10 Hustler Hollywood stores in the United Kingdom by 2012, but according to Roger Ede — Flynt's U.K. product manager — Hustler Hollywood may be opening more than 20 stores "in a shorter time."
New U.K. Laws Combat Violent Porn
Nearly three years after Jane Longhurst was strangled by a sex-addict in Britain, the British Government today announced plans for new laws to combat violent Internet pornography.
U.K. High Court Blocks Adult Video Sales Over Web
In a stunning legal decision, the United Kingdom’s highest court has ruled that explicit adult videos cannot be sold over the Internet. The ruling, however, may become a goldmine for websites and mail-order houses located elsewhere because the decision targets only those companies located in the U.K.
U.K. Pedophile Stings Strain Resources
British authorities are becoming overwhelmed by the growing caseload of child porn surfers as the result of a web sting and international intelligence-sharing.
Porndollar Offers Billing for U.K. Traffic
Porndollar announces they are replacing their dialer billing solution for UK traffic. With the announcement of Paycom.net accepting more UK card holders, Porndollar will now be offering Paycom’s solution to maximize webmasters revenue opportunities.
Playboy TV Fined By U.K. Broadcasting Watchdog
Playboy TV has been fined £25,000 by British media watchdog Ofcom for broadcasting a hardcore adult film on its encrypted satellite channel at the beginning of May last year.
U.K. Institutes Adult Satellite Channel Ban
The British government is now moving to ban all access to a European satellite channel accused of airing content that is potentially harmful to children, said United Kingdom Broadcasting Minister Andrew McIntosh this week.
U.K. Mobile Group Releases Adult Content Guidelines
A body of United Kingdom-based mobile service providers have released a classification system for commercial content providers aimed at providing rating systems to stop minors from looking at inappropriate content.
U.K. Porn Hoarder Sentenced to 10 Months
Apparently Warren Hutton had a lot of time on his hands. When police raided his home earlier this year, they found an extraordinary number of pornographic images on his PC. He had gathered 116,994 on his computer equipment, including 1,135 involving children.
U.K. Ranks Third in IT Sophistication
The Department of Trade and Industry has released its annual benchmarking report, and the results show that the U.K. has advanced four spots to become the third most sophisticated country in terms of information technology sophistication and use of e-commerce, lagging behind only Ireland and Sweden.
U.K. Watchdog Launches Porn Dialer Awareness Campaign
Forced to take action after it was deluged with complaints from dial-up Internet customers whose connections had been hijacked by porn dialers, a U.K. watchdog agency has issued guidelines for consumers who may be victimized.