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Struggling Porn Industry
No Longer Recession-Proof

Porn has become 'like potato chips,' frustrated actress says

Sep 12, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Previous recessions have been kind to pornographers, but this one has been a knee to the industry’s groin, the Economist reports. Revenues have plummeted by up to 50%—from $6 billion in 2007, by one estimate—performers are being forced to lower prices, and production has been nearly cut... More »

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Internet • California • pornography • recession • adult films • San Fernando Valley

(Newser) - The American porn movie biz is not so hot anymore, and the recession isn't the only reason. Porn entrepreneurs say free content on the Internet is horning in on their business, reports the Los Angeles Times. "The opportunities in this industry really are disappearing," said a star of... More »

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Internet • pornography • profits • piracy • adult films • porn.com • porn star • porn industry

OPINION

 Ladies, It's Time to Enjoy Porn 

Female audience for adult films is growing

Jul 24, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years, women have “been told that we won’t—or shouldn’t—be turned on by porn,” but that can, and should, change, writes Violet Blue for Oprah.com. If you just can’t get into the “hokeyness—the ridiculous costumes, the awful cinematography, the ludicrous... More »

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entertainment • women • pornography • adult films • trend • porn industry

(Newser) - In many ways, the life of a porn screenwriter is a breeze compared to Hollywood, Christopher Beam writes for Slate. “Your average 90-minute porn film will have between five and seven sex scenes,” he explains. “At five to 10 minutes each, that leaves only about a half-hour... More »

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pornography • adult films • screenwriters • movies • cinematographer • porn industry • script • sex scene

Porn Flicks Too Soft on Plot, Grumble Stars

Actors' fun vanishes with stories as porn kings cater to Internet

Jul 8, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Porn films with storylines are becoming a thing of the past as studios switch to filming content for the Internet, reports the New York Times. Earlier efforts to capture the DVD market led studios to create big-budget movies with narrative arcs connecting the sex scenes like 2005's Pirates—but the... More »

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(Newser) - Japan's mammoth 3G wireless network is beginning to buckle as users download world-record amounts of porn, Bloomberg reports. Mobile carriers have been forced to restrict the heaviest users of their "unlimited plans" to prevent outages. Privacy laws prevent the firms from saying what is being downloaded, but porn providers... More »

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cell phones • Japan • pornography • download • adult films • cell phone industry • DoCoMo

 Calif. Porn Actress 
 Tests Positive for HIV 

Health officials call for industry to improve safety measures

Jun 11, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - California's pornography industry has confirmed its first case of HIV since 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports. The female performer worked infrequently, according to a rep for the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, who denied rumors of an outbreak. LA County health officials said they planned to investigate and renewed... More »

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HIV • pornography • Los Angeles • adult films • HIV/AIDS • porn star • sexually transmitted diseases • Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation • Los Angeles County • San Fernando Valley

(Newser) - With unemployment rising, more women are moving on up by stripping down, the AP reports. The adult entertainment industry, is receiving a barrage of applications from women seeking good pay and job security in fields ranging from porno to exotic dancing. "You're seeing a lot more beautiful women who... More »

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women • pornography • recession • adult films • stripping • stripper • adult performer • adult magazines • strip clubs • economic crisis • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - Times are tough, and for cable and satellite TV companies, that means—more porn. Comcast is following DirecTV's lead and ramping up advertising for adult pay-per-view channels, reports Advertising Age. The spots will generally run on guy channels such as Spike TV and ESPN in the wee hours. Meanwhile, the... More »

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Internet • DirecTV • Comcast • cable TV • pornography • satellite TV • adult films • pay-per-view

(Newser) - Louisiana GOP Senator David Vitter will meet a substantial opponent in his 2010 bid for re-election: porn star Stormy Daniels, CNN reports. A grass-roots “Draft Stormy” campaign, unaffiliated with the state’s Democratic Party, has encouraged the buxom blond to run on a platform of the economy, women’s... More »

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Congress • Senate • DC Madam • pornography • Louisiana • David Vitter • adult films • Baton Rouge • Election 2010 • Stormy Daniels • porn star

Comcast Apologizes for Super Bowl Porn

Cable company blames 'malicious act' for randy interruption

Feb 3, 09 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Comcast has apologized to Tucson-area viewers whose Super Bowl coverage was interrupted by a porn clip, reports the Arizona Daily Star. The cable company blames a mysterious "malicious act" for the graphic content that flashed across viewers' screens, and is offering a $10 credit to those who saw the... More »

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Comcast • Arizona Cardinals • cable TV • pornography • Pittsburgh Steelers • adult films • Tucson, Arizona • Super Bowl XLIII

SUPER BOWL

Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast

TV station probes mystery switch from
gridiron to graphic

Feb 2, 09 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Tucson-area Super Bowl viewers were startled when coverage suddenly cut to a very different kind of action in the final minutes of the game, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The game was interrupted by some 30 steamy seconds from a porn channel, featuring full male nudity. Only Comcast customers were... More »

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Comcast • Arizona Cardinals • cable TV • pornography • Pittsburgh Steelers • adult films • Tucson, Arizona • Super Bowl XLIII

'Long Island Lolita' Does Another Porno

This time, Amy Fisher stars in an adult pay-per-view special

Jan 21, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A porn movie featuring “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher is making the rounds again—but this time it’s her idea, the New York Daily News reports. Fisher, 34, fought the release of a sex tape leaked by her husband before relenting last year. Fisher, whose real claim to... More »

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glossies

 So, Your Wife's a Porn Star?

Domestic bliss abounds, as long as you don't ask about the office

Aug 12, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Married life with a porn star has its downsides, husbands admit: Wives can talk about the day at work, appear odd to soccer mom friends, or even suffer the occasional vaginal tear on the job. Or, says Bill—husband to Ryder Skye—you can lie around thinking of how she... More »

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Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

Conservatives push Marriott to drop pay-per-view sex flicks

Jul 23, 08 9:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports. "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns... More »

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travel • pornography • conservative • children • Marriott • hotel • adult films • movies

Art or Smut? Bring Your
Own Popcorn

Prosecutors tell jurors it's fetish porn, make a federal case out of it

Jun 9, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles jury will watch hours of adult films in an effort to decide if they are art or obscenity, the LA Times reports. A Justice Department task force formed to battle smut has brought a case against a filmmaker whose works depict acts such as bestiality and defecation.... More »

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art • pornography • trial • obscenity • adult films • Ira Isaacs • fetish porn

 Girls Gone Wild
 Mogul Goes Free 

Coed video millionaire cops deal from Florida judge

Mar 13, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, who's been behind bars for nearly a year, is a free man today after cutting a deal with Florida prosecutors, E! News reports. He faced felony charges from filming underage girls for the raunchy videos that have made him millions. Francis blasted the "... More »

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Florida • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • adult films • Nevada • spring break

Porn Firm Sues YouTube Clone

Copyrighted raunch showing up on YouTube knockoff

Dec 11, 07 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Los Angeles porn producer Vivid Entertainment Group is suing one of the many pornographic knockoffs of YouTube, claiming copyright infringement, reports the Los Angeles Times. The action is similar to Viacom’s suit against YouTube last year, which claimed the video-sharing site isn’t doing enough to prevent users from... More »

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adult website • pornography • Los Angeles • adult films • YouPorn • Vivid Entertainment

YouPorn Is Killing the Porn Biz

Oct 21, 07 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - As with so many other industries, porn is under assault from the changes wrought by the internet. Claire Hoffman chronicles the challenge a free file-sharing porn site, YouPorn, poses to adult industry goliath, Vivid Entertainment, in Portfolio magazine. The ready availability of pornography on the internet has sent DVD sales,... More »

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adult website • pornography • adult films • YouPorn • Vivid Entertainment • Hustler • Penthouse

Will Lust, Caution Break NC-17 Taboo?

Producer lobbies theaters to show it despite kiss-of-death rating

Sep 29, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ang Lee, who turned taboo into gold with Brokeback Mountain, hopes theaters will show his new flick despite its NC-17 rating. And Hollywood is watching to see if the film — Lust, Caution, an erotic spy thriller — jumps hurdles for other filmmakers. NC-17 has been box office death for... More »

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violence • adult films • Ang Lee • Focus Features • NC 17 • film studio • movies

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