Pure Play's Bauer Named Best Erotic Industry Manager

CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Pure Play Media's Tobias Bauer, President of their Hamburg, Germany-based European office, has been named the 2007 Best Erotic Industry Manage” by Sign Magazine and will receive a Sign Award at the upcoming Venus Fair in Berlin.

Sign is a professional journal launched in 2004 for the European adult industry and is highly regarded as a leading B2B trade magazine.

Bauer has steered Pure Play Media Europe GmbH since its inception in August 2006. In a relatively short time Bauer has utilized his experience and background in adult, advertising and new media to push Pure Play and its distributed studios to the forefront of the European adult market, the company said.

Exploring and exploiting all platforms of distribution, including DVD, online, mobile and VOD, a representative said, Bauer has raised the exposure and revenue of Pure Play’s various studio partners which consist of Naughty America, Homegrown Video, Seymore Butts, Swank, Asia Bootleg and Cousin Stevie.

“Sign is an outstanding media outlet for our industry and it’s an honor to be recognized by my peers," Bauer said. "I am fortunate to be surrounded by an extraordinary team at Pure Play Media Europe GmbH. We have a great staff that gives a 110 percent every single day. I’m also lucky to be able work with top-notch studios that create and produce such solid products.”

“Tobias has an exceptional business mind, is a strong leader and a key asset in the Pure Play Media organization," Pure Play Media CEO Richard Arnold said. "His efforts, day-in and day-out, have played an important part in the early success of our European office. I’m very pleased to see Sign take note of his achievements.”

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