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Texas Town Drags Out Attack on Adult Stores
A U.S. District Court in Forth Worth granted Dreamers Video a permanent injunction in March 2005 to halt enforcement of Kennedale's regulations on adult businesses, but the city is now appealing that ruling in a New Orleans court.
TVX Releases Classics on DVD
TVX Releases Classics on DVD
Studies Inconclusive on Mobile Video Acceptance
Mobile consumers will no doubt pay for short video scenes and snippets of television broadcast on their mobile phones, but whether or not they would pay for extended services like live TV or full-length movies is still up in the air, according to two conflicting studies conducted in the U.K. recently.
Porn Actress Accused of Rape Out on Bail
The 20-year-old porn actress facing charges in California for allegedly drugging and raping her 15-year-old male lover has been released from jail on $10,000 bail.
Pleasure Productions Titles Due on DVD
TRENTON, N.J. — Pleasure Productions is set to release five titles on DVD Jan. 26.
Harris Interactive Will Host ‘Webinar’ on IPTV, Other Issues
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Winter 2006 Technology Report based on a Harris Interactive survey will be presented Thursday, Jan. 19 from 2-3 p.m. ET.
Allure to Release Library of Classics on DVD
Allure Releasing, the distribution division of Allure Entertainments, is preparing two new DVD series based on original films and footage from the “golden age” of adult entertainment.
Adult AdWorld Serves Ads, Pays Publishers on CPM Basis
NEW YORK – New adult ad network, AdultAdWorld.com, is now available to serve ads and paying publishers for every impression.
UAE Extends Curbs on Internet Porn
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned telecoms operators from selling services below cost as part of a policy overhaul that will also extend curbs on Internet pornography.
Group Blasts L.A. County for Further Delays on Sex Club Regulations
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hosted a day-long event on Dec. 27 to respond to Los Angeles County’s latest delays regarding the implementation of public health regulations for local commercial sex venues (CSVs), including bathhouses and sex clubs.
Japanese Police Crack Whip on Sex Industry
In the battle to put an end to Saitama City’s illegal sex industry, Japanese police said landlords who rent their premises to sex shops will face criminal charges, regardless of whether or not they knew the occupant was running a sex shop.
Guccione Zeroes in on Penthouse, iBill and Others in Suit
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione has filed suit in New York County Court, claiming that Penthouse Media Group and its executives drove his empire into bankruptcy.
Georgia City Continues Debate on Adult Businesses
The newly incorporated city of Sandy Springs on Dec. 20 held the first of two public hearing to decide the fate of half a dozen adult-oriented businesses.
Expounding on Expectations
For some readers, the questions of "why would an adult industry trade publication want to run an article on 'expectations' and why should I care about it?" will be natural ones. The simple reasons include the facts that while we all deal with expectations on both personal and professional levels, the way in which we handle them can dramatically impact both our profitability at work – and our happiness at home – making a closer look at the subject a matter of "good business."
FTC to Report on Can-Spam
Dec. 23 marks the two-year anniversary of the Can-Spam Act, and, in lieu of a celebration, the Federal Trade Commission plans to mark the event with a report on whether or not the Act is effective.
If you want to cream on me/Baby there's a price to pay
Assuming that the genies aren't still in the bottle when the creaming is happening to them, we heartily endorse
Minnesota Gets Tough on Child Porn
In adopting new sentences for sex crimes Thursday, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission has determined that possessing or selling child pornography should be punished more severely than earlier proposed.
Theories on Webmastering
Every day, Millions of surfers make their way from mainstream sites to porn sites. Sometimes they do it directly, via direct navigation and bookmarks, and sometimes they make their way in steps, through a sequence of sites. This is what I call macro-scale "Spectrumming," which happens naturally all over the web, and refers to establishing a network of sites with different site obscenity levels.
Media Bureau Bears Down on Licensing
Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau Chief Donna Gregg this week said that one of her bureau's primary focuses in the coming months will be on "streamlining and expediting" the broadcast-licensing process.