NEW YORK – Long-time gay activist and indie film producer G. Sterling Zinsmeyer’s Sterling Genesis International LLC has acquired Philadelphia-based TLA Entertainment Group. The deal includes all direct-to-consumer brands and digital properties, including TLA’s flagship website...

CYBERSPACE – Adult content is the second most common type of material uploaded to notorious file-sharing index The Pirate Bay, according to figures collated by TorrentFreak. Among the “tens of thousands” of new torrent files added to TPB monthly, 35 percent are porn. The leader...

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Imagine if you could add new adult websites to your company’s lineup, complete with high-definition video optimized for both desktops and popular mobile devices, all without hiring a single graphic designer, photographer, model, webmaster or coder. Now imagine...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Kelly Shibari has worn many hats during her career in adult entertainment: award-winning performer, producer, director, writer and social media maven are only a few. She added a new feather in her war bonnet when Feminist Porn Award-winning director Lynsey G...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – For the 14th year, Cybersocket presented movers and shakers in the gay adult industry with its annual Web Awards. This year’s gala took place at Eleven Nightclub. Each year, with help from the public, the online gay and lesbian resource recognizes...

CATSKILLS, NY – Deep in the serene woods of New York State, no one can hear you scream. Essentially, that’s the premise for Infernal Restraints’ first release of 2014, Safe House 2. Hazel Hypnotic stars in the feature, which juxtaposes innocence and evil in a pastoral setting.

LOS ANGELES – Adult film writer-director, magazine editor, and mainstream author and journalist Tony Lovett died at his home in Simi Valley, Calif., Sunday morning. The cause of death was unknown at press time, though Lovett’s wife indicated he died in his sleep. He was 52.

LOS ANGELES – The second major adult industry awards show of 2014 took place Jan. 24 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City, Calif. More than 150 people, companies and products received trophies commemorating their category dominance during the 2014 XBIZ Awards. Roughly half...

ATLANTA – Because their services are integral to a gentlemen’s club’s operation, a federal judge has ruled exotic dancers in Georgia are employees, not independent contractors. The ruling could have implications for the adult film industry. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas W....

LOS ANGELES – Hunter Moore, called both the “revenge porn king” and “the most hated man on the internet,” remained in custody without bail Friday morning, facing federal conspiracy and cybercrime charges that could send him and an alleged accomplice to prison for 72 years apiece...